On this episode, it was absolutely brilliant to chat with Aldo Birchall.
Aldo is a former professional rugby player and is now defence and breakdown coach for Italian URC club Zebre.
This was a great chat with advice and insights on leaving your mark on a player and knowing when and how to have difficult conversations with your players.
Aldo's points on bringing energy and having positive body language as a coach really stood out to me, and how a player's attitude over talent usually prevails.
But it was Aldo's approach to coaching in having clarity in your messages and that less is more, along with creating moments and your principles as a coach which really landed with me.
As Aldo said, as a coach, 'having your north star' to lean into.
I really hope you enjoyed this chat as much as I did, and thanks very much for listening
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