Shots, systems and psych: Making all levels of player better defenders
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Dan speaks to Bristol Bears defence coach, Omar Mouneimne. Omar has coached with the Springbok 7s, the Sharks and Stomers Super Rugby teams, the Italian national team, Stade Francais, Edinburgh, Worcester Warriors as well as plenty of consultancy work. He set up his coaching website, Whistle-2-Whistle during lockdown, which provides lots of defence coaching resources, plus support and growth leadership for coaches. In the podcast Omar and Dan cover these topics: What do you look for when you first arrive at a new clubHow do change weak tacklers into great tacklersHow do you energise players to become better defendersWhat are the key techniques good defenders needWhy do you NOT coach low tackles for young players when the start their tackle journeyWhat system do you use at the ruckHow do you change players into skilful defenders who make better decisionsWhy shouldn't use tackle tubes and ruck shieldsHow do you balance contact time in training with keeping fresh for games
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