Rugby Coach Weekly
Rugby Coach Weekly
Dan Cottrell
50:22 Coaching Belief, Not Just Skill
8 minutes Posted Apr 29, 2026 at 8:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing holding your players back is not skill but belief? In this episode, Dan Cottrell, head coach at Rugby Coach Weekly and Stuart James, coach developer at Guildford RFC, unpack one of the most overlooked areas in coaching. While most sessions are built around skills and rules, belief is often left untouched, yet it may be the very thing that unlocks performance. They explore why belief is not just mindset or empty praise, but a player’s identity, ...