I feel very grateful for this time of the year. It is a great chance to get around the region and meet plenty of coaches. As you would expect there is a vast mix of experiences and ambitions. First year coaches through to ten plus year vets. One of the common things I see no matter if I am in town or the country is the passion for helping our players get better, have a great experience and continue in the game that we love. 

Over the course of the season, I’m keen to get a weekly coach’s segment going. This will be a short piece on things I have seen in my travels around the region or random coaching thoughts. 

If you have any questions that you would like answered in this section, please email aaron.callaghan@orfu.co.nz

For those coaches looking to add to their knowledge base on how to coach decision making, build team culture, effective communication strategies, planning a world class session and much, much more, I would highly recommend The Coaches Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

As a region I feel our players are so lucky having so many great people involved. Keep up the awesome work. 

Cheers Azza 

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Article added: Friday 16 April 2021