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A celebration edition of this ultimate classic rugby coaching manual.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction

PART 1 TOTAL RUGBY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
The Meaning of Total Rugby
Implications of Total Rugby for the Coach
Implications of Open Rugby for the Club
The Coach’s Responsibility to Rugby

PART 2 UNDERSTANDING THE GAME - ATTACK AND DEFENCE
Understanding the Game
Principles of Attack
Principles of Defence

PART 3 PRACTICAL COACHING
Coaching with Purpose
Team Selection
Coaching Methods
Exercise Forms
Pressure Practices
Coaching Sessions
Information Technology
Coach Recruitment

PART 4 THE INNER GAME OF RUGBY
Mobilising the Team
Evolving a Game Plan
Tactical Guide-lines

PART 5 BASIC PREPARATION - TECHNICAL
Personal Skills
Unit Techniques – The Forwards
Unit Techniques – The Backs
Team Defence
Varieties of Team Practice

PART 6 BASIC PREPARATION - PHYSICAL
Fitness for Rugby

Index

About the Author

Jim Greenwood was one of world’s most highly regarded rugby coaches and was a distinguished player before shaping the game internationally with his renowned coaching techniques. He was the first rugby coach to be elected to the National Coaching Foundation’s inaugural Hall of Fame, and was also elected as an official Legend of Scottish Rugby. His two books Total Rugby and Think Rugby are considered to be seminal works on the game of rugby.

Reviews

It's still the only rugby coaching book I regularly refer to ... In my opinion, this book is unrivalled – it sets out to give detailed solutions to coaching problems. It asks for technical excellence, without letting small mistakes slip by – demanding thorough preparation and attention to detail.
*Sir Clive Woodward, Rugby World Cup Winning England Head Coach*

I don’t feel I’d started coaching properly until I’d read Jim Greenwood.
*Ian McGeechan OBE, former British Lions Coach*

It took maybe 20 minutes t recognise that Jim's way of coaching was the most effective I'd come across. I was an All Black then, and when I became the All Blacks coach I was into his methods, helped by his books. I still turn to them and highly recommend them.'
*Wayne Smith, former All Blacks backs coach and Northampton Saints coach*

Jim Greenwood remains the most important influence in my career. He was ahead of his time in every respect … without him women’s rugby in the UK would not have been the same.
*Lisa Burgess, Wales Assistant Coach and former Welsh captain*

Jim Greenwood’s books are my inspiration; they are my “bible”.
*Bill Freeman, former Director of Coaching, NZ Rugby Football Union*