Performance Update of Uni-North 1st grade

Rugby Coaching

This is update post for thier performance.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/owls-win-with-firsthalf-flurry-20120428-1xs3z.html

This season has been a fantastic challenge for me to work with them.
I would like to transfer skills that I have learned from this unit for communication between players and myself, including game feedback.

What can I do?
How can I do it better?

Many fantastic challenges.

Japanese Rugby 2011, Performance Analysis Presentation

Rugby Union Performance Analysis

At early this year, I presented my research work at conference which I have never expected to happen in my whole life.
Life has a full of taste if we keep trying hard on what we do.
As a undergraduate student, it was one of my greatest challenges I have ever made in academic world.
Thanks Keane, for giving me the great challenge and helping me to present this research during your busy time period.



I analysed a performance in Japanese rugby union team in 2011, including rugby world cup in NZ.
By doing performance analysis in rugby union, I found interesting fact and knowledge that I might be able to transfer for my future coaching.

I am really not sure whether I can ever make this happen or not but it is worth to try again in my future.

During our Thailand visit, there was Thailand 7's competition and managed to see Japan 7's team.
I also had a few surprises in the venue.
1, I met a female referee who I met at the conference. Hope she will be leading Thailand referees in the future.
2, Japan played against Laos that Mr. Matsuo from JRFU has coached for.


3, Toda referee was here as one of the referees. While I was playing for Shokki Shuttles about 7 years ago in Japan, he was one of referees that we got quite a lot. Thanks Toda san, had a good chat.


Ipponsugi, H., and Wheeler, K. W. (2012) Attacking effectiveness of Japanese fast paced rugby in 2011, The Journal of Sports Science and Health (Supplement): (S42 - S54).

http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/health/courses/sport-studies/sport-studies-staff-profiles/wheeler-keane

Expert Padagogue "John Wooden"

Expert Padagogue

This week's coaching pedagogy lecture was about USA bascketball coach "John Wooden". http://www.coachwooden.com/

There are a few quotes of  John R. Wooden that I felt very important for my coaching.

1, Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best that you are capable of becoming

2, What you are as a person is far more improtant than what you are as basketball player

3, You haven't taught until they have learned

I personaly need to re-visit this website to see what the details are and what I can learn from his journey.

Every sports has principles of attack and defence.
Each unit I study at here UC has principle of something.

My journey is to look for the principle of coaching and how I can use this for helping young player to become confident as player and person.

Again, I am still far away from the expert pedagogues.
Keep challenging.

Kiama 7's with Uni-North Selects

Kiama 7's

At the beginning of 2012 season, we head to Kiama to play Kiama 7's competition.

In AUS, 7's is a part of pre-season training/trial game or possibly team bonding trip that rugby club can utilize. Especially, players in Canberra, including me do not play in a situation where sunny & warm weather with beach near rugby field.
Play a game and head to beach as recovery ? fun ? was our routine.



We succeeded to move on to knock out stage where we faced champion team "Kiama in" which was formed by all Fijian players.
Despite of audience's expectation, we defend really well and a quick counter attack with enough support which increased our chance of off-loading pass was effective enough to threaten the big Fijian units. Unfortunately, we lost the game by a little point but this competition (7's game) opened up boys' attacking sense to identify a space, also reaction ability from other supporters to attack the gap with the ball carrier to complete a lime-break was happened a lot during the game.

Supporters around the ground would be surprised by our performance and I am sure they enjoyed that fact about smaller guys from Canberra almost killed big Fijian power house.

As a coach, we had a little preparation but throughout the competition, players adopted well the situation where a space they have to cover/attack is massive and well sensed team can threaten defense line without hesitation. We headed to home with a great achievement and feeling.

I personally really enjoyed this environment where all challenges were accepted and players had no hesitation to give a shoot.
7s sharpens up player's decision making and as training process goes, this will be a great way to develop player's fitness and awareness of space and support.

Great competition with good weather!!