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Beyond Perfection: Coaching for Excellence with Lewis Hatchett
Rugby Coach Weekly
02/14/25 • 64 min
In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly Podcast, Dan Cottrell speaks with Lewis Hatchett—former professional cricketer, mindset coach, and creator of the MindStrong Sport app. They discuss perfectionism in sport, its benefits and drawbacks, and how it affects athletes and coaches.
Lewis shares his personal experiences with perfectionism, explaining how it can drive high performance but also lead to anxiety, self-doubt, and fear of failure. The conversation explores the impact of coaching environments, the role of perceived perfectionism, and how athletes can shift towards "excellencism"—striving for success without the pressure of unrealistic expectations.
Key topics include:
✅ How perfectionism impacts athletes and teams
✅ The psychological cost of chasing flawless performance
✅ Coaching strategies to build confidence, adaptability, and resilience
✅ How to help athletes embrace mistakes as part of growth
✅ Insights from Lewis’ research on coaching, perfectionism, and fear of failure
If you're a coach, athlete, or parent looking to understand the mindset behind elite performance, this episode offers practical advice and research-based insights. Lewis also shares how coaches can contribute to his ongoing research.
📩 Want to connect with Lewis? Find him at MindStrongSport.com or reach out via [email protected].
Link to our Live Free coaching the coaches events
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Roundup Rodeo Ep37: Reviewing the best content
Rugby Coach Weekly
02/07/21 • 84 min
Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.
This week's guests:
Danny Newcombe, Oxford Brookes senior lecturer in Sport, Coaching and PE, Coach Educator and Wales Men's Hockey national team head coach. Michael Ashford, Coventry University lecturer in Sport Coaching and Coach Educator. Luke Taylor, Oxford Brookes lecturer in Sport and Coaching Sciences and Physical Performance Coach for the FA.
The team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and say how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.
This week's content:
- The Varieties of Human Work – Steven Shorrock
- Attentional Focus and Cueing for Speed Development – Nick Winkelman
- What works in coach learning, how, and for whom? A grounded process of soccer coaches’ professional learning – Stodter & Cushion, (2017)
SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
- A Move Towards Reconceptulising Direct Instruction In Sport Coaching Pedagogy – Cope & Cushion, (2020)
- All Alone We Go Faster, Together We Go Further: The Necessary Evolution of Professional and Elite Sporting Environment to Bridge the Gap Between Research and Practice – Brocherie & Beard, (2021)
- Sports Principles – Sam Jarman
- How Learning Happens - Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick
To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly
Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

How to find players and play more rugby
Rugby Coach Weekly
06/14/24 • 48 min
Dan chats to Sean Phelan, the brains behind Fill Your Boots, the way that players and clubs can connect to fill the gaps on a Saturday.
In the podcast, they discuss:
- How Fill Your Boots works
- Why clubs struggle to find players and creative ways to solve this
- How clubs can welcome players
- How can the women's game grow now
- How do we help retain volunteers
If you want to find out more, go to the Fill Your Boots website, it's totally free!
To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly
Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Roundup Rodeo Ep50: Reviewing the best content
Rugby Coach Weekly
05/16/21 • 55 min
Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.
This week's guests: Richard Shorter, Baptist Church Minister and Non Perfect Dad and Sarah Murray, Senior Psychologist Brighton and Hove Albion FC (Men and Women teams).
This week's content:
- Motivational Interviewing – Professor Stephen Rollnick
- PsychWire Course
- The Long Win – Cath Bishop
SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
Listening Well: The Art of Empathic Understanding – William Miller
UK Coaching Reflective Essential – UK Coaching
Brene Brown with Simon Sinek – Brene Brown
Brene Brown with Pippa Grange – Brene Brown
Radical Candor – Kim Scott
The Cornavirus and Post Traumatic Growth – Steve Taylor
What Cognitive Mechanism, When, Where, and Why? Exploring the Decision Making of University and Professional Rugby Union Players During Competitive Matches – Ashford, Abraham & Poolton, (2021)
CALL FOR RESEARCH
Call for research participants –
Study 1
Survey “A Study on coaching philosophy in rugby union” John Widdowson
https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/a-study-of-the-artifacts-beliefs-values-and-philosophy
Study 2
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) - Global screening of high-performance and recreational athletes - All athletes (male and female, recreational to elite, able-bodied or para-athletes), over the age of 15 are invited to participate in this survey
https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/REDS-Global

Roundup Rodeo Ep44: Reviewing the best content
Rugby Coach Weekly
04/02/21 • 85 min
Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.
This week's guests:
Ian Davies, Director of Rugby Christs Hospital School, former Director of Rugby at Cornish Pirates, Neil Harris, Director of Rugby at St George's School, Harpenden and USA Eagles assistant coach and Paul Turner, Head Coach at Ampthill RFC, former coach at Dragons, Wasps, Saracens and Sale.
The team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and say how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.
This week's content:
- The Sports Psych Show Dr Oliver Eslinger - How to Turn a Losing Team into a Winning Team – hosted by Dan Abrahams
- The Magic Academy with Kevin Bowering and Nigel Redman – hosted by Russell Earnshaw and John Fletcher
- Inside the All Blacks – Robin McConnell
SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
- The Championship Clubs Podcast – Michael Case and Ben Gulliver
- Eighty Percent Mental – Hugh Gilmore and Peter Olusoga
- Running on Emotion Lawrence Dallagio – Alaistair Eykyn
- BF Analysis – Brian Fitzgerald (link will be shared when available)

Roundup Rodeo Ep84: Reviewing the best content
Rugby Coach Weekly
04/24/22 • 94 min
Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week.
This week's guests: Nick Ward, Altis Programmes Director, Dr Peter Olusoga, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Sports Psychology consultant with a specialism in the psychology of coaching in high-performance coaching environments, and Josh Fletcher, performance coach with Formula 3 and founder of Career Blueprint.
This Week's Content
Nick Ward Tweet Thread – Nick Ward/Josh Fletcher/Peter Olusoga
SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
- Desperate to Quit: A Narrative Analysis of Burnout and Recovery in High Performance Sports Coaching – Dr Peter Olusoga
- Altis – World Class Sport Performance Education (Coach Education, Mentoring, Resources)
- The Reflective Practitioners Journal – Josh Fletcher
- Career Blueprint – Josh Fletcher
- Disciplinary Power: recognizing some of the forces in coaching - a guest post - Joe Mills & Jim Denison
- Introducing a New Element to Coaching: Power ... a guest-post – Joe Mills and Jim Dennison
- Beginning to Coach with Power in Mind - a guest post - Joe Mills and Jim Dennison
Anyone wishing to attend the ALTIS Beta trial of their mentoring programme, please feel free to contact Nick Ward via his social media channels (mentioned in the pod) or vie email at [email protected]
To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly
Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Why a coaches' coffee club will make you a better coach
Rugby Coach Weekly
01/26/24 • 53 min
In this episode, Dan chats with Sean Lindersmith. They discuss how he created a coaches’ coffee club, and how he made it a genuine place to learn and support each other.
Sean is the Vice President of Operations at Premier Rugby Sevens and Silicon Valley Rugby - defence and forwards coach.
His past roles include University of MN Head Coach, US Coast Guard Sevens Head Coach, St Augustine High School Head Coach, MN Youth Rugby Youth and HS Director and USA Eagle’s National Team Manager (Men’s)
In the podcast, we cover
- Establishing the Coaches’ Coffee Club
- Mentorship and sharing initiative
- Practising vulnerability in coaching
- Coaching, trust, and celebration
- Creating supportive team dynamics
- Embracing change in coaching
- Coffee club vulnerability and connection
- Key concepts in coaching community
You can contact him on
LinkedIn: @SeanLindersmith
IG/X: @Snackattk
TikTok: @CoachSnackattk
To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly
Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

03/01/24 • 64 min
Ralph Knibbs, Head of Human Resources at UK Athletics and a Bristol rugby legend, chats with Samba Ceesay, Broad Plain RFC’s captain.
In an extraordinary podcast, Ralph first describes his journey as a black player from a non-traditional rugby background, why he turned down playing for England twice and how his children made him more self-aware about being a role model.
He then asks Samba about his journey. Coming to rugby late, Samba talks about how Broad Plain stood up for him, allowed him to become a better player, and what led him to lead the club.
As the podcast unfolds, you will hear how Ralph helps Samba acknowledge his crucial role in giving others the confidence to follow their ambitions.
They reflect on the challenges faced by black players, both professional and amateur, but also the development of leadership skills, camaraderie, and a sense of family and belonging.
Listen to find out how two humble sportsmen, who love their sport, want to make rugby a more inclusive and diverse environment.
Click here to find out more about the Star Scheme
Click here to find out more about the Rugby Black List
To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly
Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

The Why Behind Coaching: Developing Expertise and Decision-Making
Rugby Coach Weekly
03/07/25 • 56 min
In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell welcomes Jamie Taylor—Assistant Professor of Elite Performance at Dublin City University, Academy Coach with Leicester Tigers, and Senior Coach Developer at Grey Matters UK.
Together, they dive into the practical aspects of coaching, discussing session planning, skill acquisition, and what it truly means to develop coaching expertise.
Jamie challenges conventional ideas on coaching theory, explaining the importance of understanding "why" we coach the way we do and how we can design better learning experiences for players.
Whether you're a grassroots coach or working at the elite level, this conversation will make you think more deeply about your coaching intentions and the impact you have on your players.
- Understanding coaching expertise: Why coaching is more than just following a template.
- The importance of coaching intentions: Moving beyond "what" we coach to "why" we coach it.
- Session planning insights: How to design training sessions that truly develop players.
- Exploration vs. exploitation in skill acquisition: When to encourage players to try new things vs. refining existing skills.
- How coaches can improve: The role of reflection, questioning, and learning from mistakes.
- Theoretical perspectives on coaching: A look at cognitive, ecological dynamics, and predictive processing approaches.
- Measuring progress in coaching: How to assess whether training methods are effective.
- Understanding how session design affects player development.
- Common coaching misconceptions: Why making training look good doesn’t always mean it’s effective.
- Jamie’s personal coaching evolution: Lessons learned from years in coaching and academia.
To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly
Also, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!
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How many episodes does Rugby Coach Weekly have?
Rugby Coach Weekly currently has 352 episodes available.
What topics does Rugby Coach Weekly cover?
The podcast is about Training, Skills, Rugby, Podcasts, Education, Sports and Coaching.
What is the most popular episode on Rugby Coach Weekly?
The episode title 'Keep shooting: Mental toughness with Lisa Lane Brown' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Rugby Coach Weekly?
The average episode length on Rugby Coach Weekly is 53 minutes.
How often are episodes of Rugby Coach Weekly released?
Episodes of Rugby Coach Weekly are typically released every 3 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Rugby Coach Weekly?
The first episode of Rugby Coach Weekly was released on Feb 21, 2018.
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