The RUGBY LEAGUE COACH Podcast

In this episode, Lee discusses technical and tactical patterns he has seen in the community game recently.  

He also discusses why the hip drop is confusing everybody and answers many of your coaching questions!    

Level up your coaching game with Episode 127 of the Rugby League Coach Podcast!      

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NOW!

➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 26-year career

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In this episode, Lee Addison is interviewed by former Canterbury Bulldogs, St George Illawarra and Redcliffe Dolphins player Taylor Brown!


Level up your coaching game with Episode 126 of the Rugby League Coach Podcast!  


➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 26 year career

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In this episode of Ashes Rugby League Podcast, hosts Lee Addison and Johnny Davidson delve into the upcoming Ashes Rugby League series, discussing the implications of Dom Young's recent drop from the Sydney Roosters and its potential impact on England's squad.

They explore Australia's depth in the fullback position, the challenges England face, and the influence of Rugby Union turning professional. The conversation also touches on historical performance between England and Australia, highlighting the significant decline in England's success since Rugby Union's professionalization. 

The episode concludes with a quiz on Ashes Rugby League history, adding a f...

In this episode, Lee once again gives a brief overview of his thoughts on the NRL. We look at the danger of over coaching and why coaching is not all about X’s and O’s.

We also share some other tips including answers to your coaching questions as well as our continual raising of issues that impact us in the community game.     

It’s time to level up your coaching game with Episode 125 of the Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  and author of Rugby League Coach - the...

The Rugby League Coach Podcast, where we break down the X’s and O’s of the greatest game of all!   

In this episode, Lee gives a brief overview of the NRL, we look at coaching play books, the role of halves and why teams often lose the ball from a set after a kick off! 

We also share some other tips including answers to your coaching questions   

It’s time to level up your coaching game with Episode 124 of the Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au and a...

Ashes Rugby League is a podcast dedicated to previewing the most anticipated international series in two decades! 


Join Lee Addison and John Davidson for analysis, news, interviews with guests, history lessons and lots more to help whet your appetite for the 2025 series between England and Australia!

Lee is an Englishman who has coached at NRL clubs and lived in Australia a LONG time.   John is an Australian journalist based in the UK for many a year!

You can find and reach out to Lee at rugbyleaguecoach.com.au and John on X at @joh...

The Rugby League Coach Podcast, where we break down the X’s and O’s of the greatest game of all!
   

Whether you’re coaching juniors taking their first steps or you’re working with elite professionals, this is your one-stop free resource for practical coaching insights, tactical analysis, and the latest developments in rugby league coaching methodology.  

In this week’s episode, we dive deep into attacking ideas that can be adapted to multiple levels, explore how to develop decision-making skills in young players, and we share some other tips including answers to your coaching ques...

On this week's Rugby League Coach Podcast....    

🏉How to make good coaching, GREAT!  

🏉Why the Rugby League Ashes is a great rugby league study for coaches  

🏉 How to trial and train under 12’s in a representative scenario  

🏉 EVEN MORE shocking junior transfer and dodgy trial tales….  




All this and MORE on the Rugby League Coach Podcast!   

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NOW!

➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and...

On this week's Rugby League Coach Podcast....  a big focus on ATTACK, plus....

🏉Why our players are past breaking point    

🏉 How the game and our coaching has evolved to where it is now  

🏉 The influence of the 1982 Kangaroos on our game to this day    

🏉 Yet more shocking junior transfer and dodgy trial tales….  

All this and MORE on the Rugby League Coach Podcast!   

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NOW!

➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, El...

On this week's Rugby League Coach Podcast....

A big focus on defence - plus....

More shocking junior transfer tales

The talent and commitment gap

Are our juniors suffering in terms of Long Term Athlete Development?

All this and MORE on the Rugby League Coach Podcast! 


Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NOW!

➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 26 year career

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The junior transfer system in Australia is causing lots of harm to kids and families and this podcast is highlighting the issues.

Also...

Words of advice for a 14 year old who missed out at a trial

The most misguided argument ever heard in the game

Putting structure into a smaller side

How to rotate a squad 


All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NO...

Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au interviews Alan Kilshaw, a coach with huge experience in both Australia and England. 

Kilshaw is currently the Head Coach and Director of Coaching and Development at Oakey Bears in the highly respected Toowoomba Rugby League.  He has already been Head Coach of professional sides Rochdale Hornets, Hunslet Hawks and Swinton Lions in the UK as well as Sarina Crocodiles in Australia.  He has also worked at Mackay Cutters and has an excellent track record. 

Enjoy this interview....even though Lee wrongly said it was episode 116....it's episode 118! 


Lee i...

The transfer system for juniors is flawed and needs a review.  

Trials for our juniors are also often corrupt and need reform

On this podcast, the host details a letter he has sent to QRL CEO Ben Ikin and also for the attention of NSWRL CEO Dave Trodden.

We also discuss:

How to use Assistant Coaches, A and B teams in juniors and other coaching tips

The podcast is hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NOW! 

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As a coach, what you let go is what you allow.

Coach your team to go where the defence don’t want you to 

How to start your session switched on

Why the NRL pathway changes might not work  


All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NOW!

➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 26 year career

The QRL and the NRL are changing things significantly with regards to the grassroots and we critically analyse the potential impacts and roadblocks ahead   

We talk about analysing the game in depth and how to approach the analysis of trials.   

Do good players make good coaches and how do you approach coaching players of different abilities?  

All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  



Hosted by Lee Addison....

Owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NOW!

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- Stop coaching robots!   

- How to get your team TALKING  

- How to coach ‘eyes up’ football      

All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  and author of Rugby League Coach - the new book OUT NOW!

➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 26 year career

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This week on The Rugby League Coach Podcast...


Junior transfersThe coach as a Change ManagerUsing the whole session as conditioningThe importance of planning


All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  




Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au and author of Rugby League Coach - new book OUT NOW!


➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 26 year career

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The Rugby League Coach Podcast is BACK for Season 3!

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  

➡️Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 26 year career


The pod includes:

·      Footy is BACK!

·      Why I owe Rugby League everything
·      Why having a coaching qualification and a playing background isn’t enough
·      Focus and sacrifice
·      The importance of coaching tackling
·      Pre-order the first Rugby League Coaching book in three decades!    

All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

It's a new season of The Rugby League Coach Podcast and it includes talk about:

WINNING!   

Get your players fit without flogging them!

Some things that coaches shouldn't do

Why we coach and what it means 

The coach's calling

It also includes exclusive details of pre-sale options for Lee Addison's new book "Rugby League Coach" 


All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast! 🔥

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au 

Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, El...

It's the final Rugby League Coach Podcast of the year and we celebrate two amazing community coaches on either side of the world.

We speak with Sam Smith of Hull Dockers and Zach Hoffman of Whitsunday Brahmans before announcing which one is the first ever Rugby League Coach, Coach of the Year.

We also answer two listener questions.

Celebrating the work of community coaches is a fitting way to end what has been a very successful year for The Rugby League Coach Podcast

Thank you !   May you have a blessed Christmas

The Rugby League Coach, Coach of the Year Award goes into it's final week and we hear from the assistant coaches to both finalists.  

Within these chats, there are lessons from both coaches about what makes their respective head coaches so good.  Coaches, just like you, who work selflessly in the game. The efforts of both Coach of the Year finalists will be an inspiration to you! 

Host Lee Addison also discusses how Ben Kennedy influenced an NRL Premiership victory, even in retirement.

He also raises the question of expansion and the things coaches shou...

Canberra Raiders, Queensland and Australia legend Mal Meninga is often labelled as ‘not a great coach’ by people who don’t know very much about coaching!  

Rugby League Coach Lee Addison examines his coaching record since the start and hopes to settle the debate once and for all!

We also go from Big Mal to little players!  How do you coach a side or a player that is smaller and does size still matter in RL?  

All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleague...

There are more opportunities to make a living out of rugby league than ever and this has caused issues for clubs and their coaches as not everyone has high hopes in the sport.  

This, and the growing emergence of high school academies is making coaching at club level harder than ever. It is becoming harder and harder for many clubs and coaches to cater for everyone.  

This podcast tackles this issue head on, giving practical advice on how to deal with this in the modern rugby league scene.  

We also announce the finalists of The...

The NEW Rugby League Coach Podcast, released Monday 25th November includes:

What sacrifices are required to be a top rugby league player?

What can recent NRL game stats teach us about coaching other levels of rugby league?

What simple things coaches get wrong

Some games to teach and condition players...


All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  


Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in...

Rugby League Coach Lee Addison talks about rugby league's obsession with strength and conditioning, sometimes and often at the expense of skills coaching.

Also in this episode….  

Mindset

What ‘flowing football’ looks like

4 key coaching principles

The state of international rugby league      

All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  


Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 25 year career

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Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au is joined by former QLD Cup referee Brendon Rose and former Qld Cup star Taylor Brown for an analysis of the Pacific Nations Final Australia v Tonga on 10/11/2024

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MAKE RUGBY LEAGUE COACHING GREAT AGAIN!  

In this episode….

What the US election result can teach us about coaching

Defensive techniques and structures

Controlling the controlables 

Coach messaging

A scary training story...

All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au  


Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 25 year career

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Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au is joined by former QLD Cup referee Brendon Rose and former Qld Cup star Taylor Brown for an analysis of New Zealand v Tonga on 2/11/2024

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Want to know more about

Training Periodisation?

Preparation for big games? 

Game Plans?

This episode of The Rugby League Coach Podcast has a huge focus on those things and more! 

Host Lee Addison, a coach who has been at 2 x NRL clubs, 3 x World Cups and 3 Elite High Schools (and more) outlines much of the game plan he employs with most of his teams, many of which have enjoyed huge success over a 25 year career.

He also talks to footy players about the need to periodise their training an...

Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au is joined by former QLD Cup referee Brendon Rose and former Qld Cup star Taylor Brown for an analysis of England v Samoa on 27/10/24

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Make your 2025 BETTER, not more of the same!


In this episode….

Why Coaches and Players should focus more on PROCESSES rather than OUTCOMES…

The host asks …What type of team are you going to build?  

He also explains why the type of props you pick is a big indicator of the game plan you need to employ and gives some excellent book recommendations for coaches.  

All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!  

Hosted by Lee Addison, owner of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au

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Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au is joined by former QLD Cup star Taylor Brown for an analysis of The Kangaroos in the 2024 Pacific Championships opener between Australia and Tonga on 18/10/24

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Ezra Mam of the Brisbane Broncos and the latest alleged off field discretion in October 2024 was the first real test of the Michael Maguire coaching era at the club.  

This episode of the Rugby League Coach podcast addresses the importance of installing discipline in football environments and how it can be achieved by both coaches and players, particularly in the modern game and at all levels. 

This episode also looks at how rugby league can be played differently rather than in the “cookie cutter” method employed by most NRL and Super League coaches.  

Hosted by Lee...

Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au is joined by former QLD Cup referee Brendon Rose for an analysis of both teams in the  2024 Super League UK Grand Final between Wigan and Hull KR on 12/10/24

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Episode 42 of season two of The Rugby League Coach Podcast, hosted by super experienced coach Lee Addison includes…  

Why coaching and coaches get NEGLECTED   

Why success is a journey and it’s only a destination when it’s over!  

Are you a rugby league purist?  

Why non-football people should leave the football stuff to the football people  

The evolution of the game through the years  

Why our players are at BREAKING POINT

All this and MUCH, MUCH MORE!!


Lee Addison is the owner of rugbyleagu...

What’s coming up on The RUGBY LEAGUE COACH Podcast? Lee Addison gives a quick rundown

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Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au, former Q Cup star and media identify Taylor Brown and former Qld Cup referee and administrator Brendon Rose review the 2024 NRL Grand Final between Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers.

The main weekly Rugby League Coach Podcast returns on Monday 14th October 2024    

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Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au and former Qld Cup referee and administrator Brendon Rose  tactically preview the 2024 NRL Grand Final between Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers  

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Why failure to understand the modern player means you’ll fail as a coach…  

Why there’s unnecessary pressure on our kids to reach the top when there doesn’t have to be….  

How to analyse games critically…..  

How to coach rep sides….  

Coaching book recommendations….   

All this and more on The Rugby League Coach Podcast!

Hosted by Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au

Lee has coached at NRL clubs, World Cups, Elite High Schools and so much more in a 25 year career

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A quick podcast to chat about the news that Kevvie Walters has been SACKED by the Broncos.

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