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Category: Philosophy

Player-centred Coaching…

Posted on April 22, 2018April 29, 2018 by NickHillCoaching
“When it doesn’t feel right… Go left…” “The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one ... Read More

Sharing Knowledge…

Posted on April 16, 2018April 29, 2018 by NickHillCoaching
The first Blog of a new commitment to myself to stay true to one of my values of creating, launching and building my website… To share my knowledge and experiences with others… “When one person ... Read More

The $1,000,000 question…

Posted on July 12, 2017June 11, 2018 by NickHillCoaching
Last week I was invited up to Wilmslow High School by Matt Bebbington to carry out some CPD for their rugby coaches. Therefore, I thought I would share with you a few of the things that I asked the co... Read More

“Life after your PGCE year… My Journey…” Part 2

Posted on July 7, 2017July 12, 2017 by NickHillCoaching
What will you see… For the next part of the presentation I gave them a look into what they will see in the future… and some of the experiences that I have experienced over the last 15 years teachi... Read More

“Life after your PGCE year… My Journey…” Part 1

Posted on July 4, 2017 by NickHillCoaching
“Life after your PGCE year… My Journey…” (St. Luke’s, Exeter University, UK, June 2017) On arriving back in to the UK a couple of months ago from my time away teaching and coaching in Chile ... Read More

Being comfortable with being uncomfortable… #GAIN

Posted on June 28, 2017 by NickHillCoaching
Dear GAINers, 2 weeks post GAIN X and I have just retuned from visiting a school in the UK, Wellington School in Somerset, where I met the Director of Sport (Athletic Director in US schools) and we di... Read More

5 Takeaway Messages from GAIN VIII 2015

Posted on June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 by NickHillCoaching
     1. People: The PEOPLE made the experience! “Teaching/Coaching is about the Human Element” (Vern Gambetta) The willingness of people to share their knowledge, their experiences with everyon... Read More
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  • Home
  • Coaching Journey
    • Northamptonshire Grammar School
    • Denstone College
    • Nudgee College, Brisbane
    • Canterbury Crusaders
    • Ulster Rugby
    • Brian Ashton Kukri Academy
    • The Grange School, Santiago, Chile
    • The Greenhouse School, Temuco, Chile
    • GAIN VIII, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
      • GAIN VIII Mission 2015
    • Temuco Rugby Club, Temuco, Chile
    • Old Boys Rugby Club, Santiago, Chile
    • GAIN IX, Rice University, Houston Texas, USA
      • GAIN IX Reading List 2016
    • Brisbane Grammar School
    • Fiji 7s pre-Rio Olympic Games Training Camp, Santiago, Chile
    • England Rugby Training
    • GAIN X
  • Philosophy of Coaching
    • Long-term Player Development
    • The BETTER Performance Pyramid
    • The ‘360 degree’ Rugby Player
    • Player-Centred Coaching
      • Team Culture
      • ‘Teaching Games for Understanding’ (‘TGfU’)
      • Questioning
    • Principles of Play
    • Tactical Periodisation
    • Athletic Development
  • Principles of Coaching
    • Whole-Part-Whole
    • Purposeful Deliberate Training
    • ‘Questioning’
    • Constraints-led Coaching
    • ‘Teaching Games for Understanding’ (‘TGfU’)
    • Implicit Learning
    • Coaching Process
    • Conditioned Games
      • Attack Focus Games
      • Defence Focus Games
      • Counter Attack Focus Games
  • BLOG
  • Podcasts
  • Resources
    • Coaching
      • Conditioned Games
    • Proformas
    • Goal Setting Videos
    • Motivational Videos
    • Highlights Videos
    • Try Scoring Videos
    • Player Videos
    • Reading List
    • Websites
    • YouTube Videos/Channels
    • Match Analysis
      • Try Scoring Trends
      • International Matches
      • Heineken Cup Matches
      • Super Rugby Matches
      • Aviva Premiership Matches
      • Top 14 Matches
  • Services
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    • Individual Sessions
    • Positional Clinics
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