Lisa Rosen

The Outsourcing of American Rugby and this Weekends Congress Meeting

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Today it was announced that Ben Gollings, well known international rugby superstar, would be coaching the USA Youth Olympics 7s teams.  http://www.rugbytoday.com/national-teams/big-name-lead-team-usa-youth-olympics .    The article mentions Golling’s position as a member of the Serevi coaching stable, along with Matt Hawkins (Men’s 7s coach), Ric Suggit (Women’s 7s coach), Richie Walker (Women’s 7s Assistant Coach), and … Read more

Adaptive tackling: Changing how we teach the tackle

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Given that the referee community is themselves defining what is truly a “dangerous” tackle, it seems we have a responsibility as coaches to teach an more adaptive approach to tackling that allows tackled players themselves to adapt to a range of conditions and situations — without compromising our fundamental defensive principles. We’ve begun to teach … Read more