What should we be coaching the Boks of tomorrow?

Thu, 20 Jul 2006

It is tragic that in the year we celebrate a century of Springbok rugby our beloved Boks reached a low point last Saturday with a historic loss to Australia. We appear to be in another of our now almost biannual downward spirals and an age-old debate has resurfaced. Various stakeholders, most notably Joel Stransky in the June edition of Rugby World South Africa, are getting on the bandwagon and claiming that the problem starts at schools, the boy

Basics of 'pod' technique

Fri, 07 Jul 2006

Our wise coaching guru discusses ways of putting loiterers to use in pods.

Coach: Two-on-one defence

Fri, 12 May 2006

Defence is so important in rugby now, and all manner of defensive coaches are employed. Here the Guru, the wisest coach on earth, talks about an aspect of defence.

Two games to improve counter-attack skills

Fri, 10 Mar 2006

After speaking this week about counter-attack in his response to some things he saw in the Super 14, the Guru, the wisest coach in the whole wide world, now gives two exercises to develop counterattacking.

The Guru's lament

Thu, 09 Mar 2006

The Guru, the wisest rugby coach in the whole wide world, reflects on changed attitudes in rugby football, prompted by thoughts of the Super 14 and the Stormers and counterattack.

Advanced kicking - the mental side of it

Mon, 06 Mar 2006

The Guru ponders S14 Week 3

Thu, 02 Mar 2006

This is a lovely time of year in the Southern Hemisphere when we begin to prepare for our local club season, school boys and their coaches sniff winter in the air and we all have the opportunity to watch the Super 14 matches as well as the Six Nations tussles, storing what we see and learn (if we are brave enough to learn) from these top-class games, good and bad.

A coach's view of the first match

Fri, 10 Feb 2006

A wise old coach takes a look at the first match of the Super 14 and does so from the perspective of a coach - an idealistic coach.

Phase play and all that goes with it

Thu, 08 Dec 2005

The Guru, the wisest coach in all the world, talks this week about phase play, unknown a few years ago but now an essential part of a coach's jargon.

Loose Forwards - the Game Sharks 

Thu, 03 Nov 2005

The Guru discusses the importance of loose forwards to a side.

The Guru and The Scrum

Wed, 24 Aug 2005

There has been lots of talk about scrumming recently, what with the Lions' tour and the Tri-Nations. Here our Guru, the wisest coach in Rugbydom, tells how to do it.

Drift Defence

Wed, 04 May 2005

There are all sorts of defensive theories now and defensive coaches and much is made of teams' defensive records. Here our wise Guru expresses thoughts on drift defence.

ICED LOLLIES, OR SOMESUCH!

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

The wise Guru talks about getting beneficially down and cold.

Pressure

Mon, 03 Jan 2005

As another year slips into the mists of time, the Grand Old Man talks about pressure, not without misty eyes. Nostalgia is such a precious commodity.