The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast

Kris Stafford & Harrison Marshall•podcasters.spotify.com

Welcome to The Big Breakdown Podcast. A rugby coaching podcast hosted by UK Coaching award winning duo Kris Stafford and Harrison Marshall, aiming to help support coaches with what they deliver on the training field. #BigBreakdownhq is a fortnightly podcast, which is also available in a video format on YouTube, where we will discuss the latest sports coaching theories and concepts. We will also have some guests on from time to time, to provide some examples of their own environments which you can include in yours. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube via @bigbreakdownhq

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Season 2: Introduction

Season 2 of The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast is HERE! In this short introduction Kris and Harrison outline what is to come in the forthcoming season. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @bigbreakdownhq to get more information to develop your overall coaching. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bigbreakdownhq Twitter - https://twitter.com/BigBreakdownHQ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bigbreakdownhq/ Music Intro & Outro Heartfül of Kerøsene - Jeff II https://youtu.be/Zby...

Aug 30, 2021•9 min

Season 1: The Review Show

This week on The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast Kris and Harrison reflect on a fantastic season 1 of the podcast and how it aligns to the key principles of Who, What, and How. They discuss key messages from each of the guests over the season, and highlight some common themes between them. Kris also surprises Harrison at the end with his own version of Captain, Bench, Drop. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @bigbreakdownhq to get more information to develop your overall coaching. F...

May 26, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Implementing a Periodised Plan: A Coaching Case Study

This week on The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast Kris and Harrison share a case study of how they have implemented a periodised plan at Old Otliensians RUFC. They provide insight into how they took time to understand their players, how they implemented a scaffolding approach to their tactical periodised plan, and how they used reflection as a powerful learning tool to support their players development. You can see a visual presentation of the podcast on the YouTube channel in the link below - ...

May 12, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Amateurism to Professionalism: A Coaching Journey with Colin Stephens

This week on The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast we are joined by former Barbarian and Wales International Colin Stephens. Colin joins us to share his experiences coaching across the professional and amateur game, and about his current role at Leeds Beckett University where he is Director of Rugby. He offers some insight into what he has learnt during his coaching career, including a spell coaching Rugby League, and provides examples how university rugby union is now an important stepping ston...

Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Creating & Implementing the Wasps DPP Curriculum with Joe Cain

This week on The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast we are joined by Joe Cain DPP Manager for Wasps Academy. Joe joins us to share his experiences coaching in Malaysia and Belgium, and how important it was to understand his "who" working in a different language and culture. He also offers some insight into the Wasps player development pathway, and provides examples of how they shape their curriculum to create future players for the premiership club. Kris & Harrison also announce the winner of...

Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Building a Sports Curriculum with Stephen McKeown

This week on The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast we are joined by Stephen McKeown Course Director for Sports Coaching at Leeds Beckett University. Stephen joins us to share his experiences from coaching International Volleyball. He also offers up some insight into building a sports curriculum for your environment, but also the importance of understanding who you're coaching and understanding your sport. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @bigbreakdownhq to get more information to de...

Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 6

All Things Rugby Coach's Corner with Andy Plimer

This week on The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast we are join by extra special guest, Andy Plimer, host of The Rugby Coach's Corner Podcast. Andy joins us to share his learnings from interviewing some of the rock stars of the rugby coaching world, including International coaches such as Eddie Jones, Stuart Lancaster, Michael Cheika. As well as some top coaching influencers such as Richard Cheetham MBE, Russell Earnshaw (aka Rusty), and Warren Abrahams. Andy offers up some insight into how you c...

Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Understanding your 'WHAT'

On this episode of ‘The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast’, Kris and Harrison explain what mental and performance models are. They explore the benefits of coaches creating their own mental models of their sport, as well as breaking down this process. They also begin to share how they have implemented their ‘visions’ in their own environments and what this may look like. Kris Stafford’s Mental Model: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KtyqECFlBTrrSF9sHIviHd9dVDyaQxS9/view?usp=sharing Harrison Marsh...

Mar 03, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 4

All Things Yorkshire Rugby Academy with Stuart Dixon

This week on The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast we are join by extra special guest, Stuart Dixon of the Yorkshire Rugby Academy. Stuart joins us to share his experiences of being head coach of Darlington Mowden Park Durham Sharks of the Allianz Premier 15s and being the programme lead of the Yorkshire Rugby Academy. He offers us an insight into why understanding the 'who' is so important when it comes to developing young athletes and allowing them to progress up into an academy set-up. If you...

Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 3

All Things FUNdamental with Kristian Sharples of Bearface Conditioning

This week on The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast we are joined by an extra special guest, Kristian Sharples of Bearface Conditioning. He joins in discussing the importance of FUNdamental movement skills in youth and adolescent sports, and their impacts on athletes as they transition into the adult game. If you'd like to hear more from Kristian, make sure you give him a follow via the links below: Twitter - https://twitter.com/BF_Conditioning Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bearfaceconditio...

Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 2

The Big Breakdown A Coaching Podcast

Join us for our first EVER episode of The Big Breakdown - A Coaching Podcast. This week, we introduce the WHO, WHAT & HOW. Plus we are discussing the importance of understanding our WHO and how this differs when coaching a range of different age groups. For more information on the 5 principles of coaching children please follow this link: https://youtu.be/ulg_lA50Ot4 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @bigbreakdownhq to get more information to develop your overall coaching. ------...

Feb 03, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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