Why Have Prize-Givings?
Is it time to scrap end of season prize-giving's? Most sports associations have them. Most teams have them. Schools have them, and even...
Kyle McLean
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Less Talk More Pictures
So this is how we often coach… “When a player is tackled, the first person to arrive at the ruck needs to look to see if there are any...
Kyle McLean
- Jul 20
- 2 min
Who Would Want To Be All Black Coach?
Now poor old Ian Foster, Sam Cane and the All Black camp have been put through the ringer the past week or so. Every man and his dog...
Kyle McLean
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Stop Repeating Answers
Coach: “So what can we do differently in this game?” Player A: “We need to get the ball to width.” Coach: “Ok, we need to get it to...
Kyle McLean
- Jun 29
- 2 min
Navigating Rep Programmes
The value of youth representative programmes is currently under the spotlight from many sporting organisations across the country and...
Kyle McLean
- Jun 22
- 2 min
What You Lookin At?
Do you find yourself just watching the ball? It’s an easy trap to fall into, but there is so much else going on in practices and/or...
Kyle McLean
- Jun 15
- 2 min
Great Players = Great Coach?
The great All Blacks (and now Black Ferns) coach Graham Henry was once asked, ‘what’s the secret to becoming a great coach?’ He simply...
Kyle McLean
- Jun 8
- 1 min
Kapa Haka And Coaching
“When you do kapa haka, you’ll be practising a bracket which is the full set of songs. So you’ll have haka, the poi, different waiata....
Kyle McLean
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Money For Tries, Goals, Points
“Do you know… my Dad gives me $5 for every try I score.” (8 year old kid) Sound familiar? Dishing out money is a common incentive parents...
Kyle McLean
- May 25
- 1 min
High 5’s And Fist Pumps
Did you know that the more touch that happens between players, the more likely they are to play well? In a study conducted at UC...
Kyle McLean
- May 18
- 3 min
Structure, System and Shape
Evidently New Zealand has a point of difference in unstructured attacking rugby, where teams and players have an ability to create stuff...
Kyle McLean
- May 9
- 2 min
Mana Enhancing Feedback
Do you enjoy drawing / doing art? The number of adults out there who say ‘I’m useless at drawing’ or ‘I can’t draw’ is stifling. When you...
Kyle McLean
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Dealing With Parental Judgement
“I’m not keen to coach as I feel so judged by parents.” (Mum of 10 year old) We’ve all been to BBQ’s and social events where the topic of...
Kyle McLean
- Apr 19
- 1 min
Leave The Whistle In The Pocket
How do you coach transition play? Do you coach transition play? Have you considered it? If not, it’s probably time you did, as in team...
Kyle McLean
- Apr 11
- 2 min
I Don’t Like A Yelly Coach
“I don’t like a yelly coach. The coach who stands on the side-line and says ‘do this, do that.’ That’s probably my biggest pet hate.” (18...
Kyle McLean
- Apr 5
- 1 min
If It Ain't Broke, Don’t Fix It
What do Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga have in common? Neither of them would have come to anything in a country like New Zealand...
Kyle McLean
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Fitness Games
As we head into their winter sport season, we most certainly want our players fit. Getting players to run laps, shuttles and hinemullas,...
Kyle McLean
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Running Against The Wind
“At training we would be just ‘running against the wind.’ There are no defenders, so we would score tries easily. It’s better when there...
Kyle McLean
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Managing Work Through Omicron
This is a shoutout to all the coaches out there who have taken on increased workload pressures due to the Omicron surge. Many workplaces...
Kyle McLean
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Returning to Play Following Covid
As we face a huge surge in the Covid outbreak, you and your team will no doubt be impacted as many of your athletes may have become...
Kyle McLean
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Whole Team Hug Fest
“I find myself looking to Tom to break the awkward silence after I ask a question. The rest of the team just don’t speak up in huddles.”...
Kyle McLean
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Hand Up, Not Out
The great thing about coaches like yourself is that you are a giver. You give your time, energy and commitment to an athlete or group of...
Kyle McLean
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Should “4 Corners” Be Banned?
While people park outside parliament protesting certain government mandates, passionate rugby coaches across the globe, who are focussed...
Kyle McLean
- Feb 9
- 2 min
We’re Just Having Fun, But There’s No Beer!
How cool is Zoi Sadowski-Synnott? She totally nailed that “Switch backside 900 Indie, to front double 1080 melon, to backside 1080” to...
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