On this episode of The Coaching Arena, it was awesome to chat with former international rugby player and now professional coach, David Sisi.
David has played for London Irish, Bath and more recently played over 100 times for Italian side Zebre.
On the international stage, he has played for England U20s and won 30 caps for Italy, playing in two world cups.
He is now on the coaching staff at URC club, Zebre.
This was a brilliant chat on clarity, honesty and purpose.
His advice on getting complex ideas across by messaging and adding narrative to help people learn was incredibly useful to me.
Adding emotional buy in for the players helps them retain information and calls at crucial parts of the game, even when incredibly tired.
It was also really useful to hear David's advice on feedback loops and how it works both ways between players and coaches, as well as how progress should be measured. Listening to the players and bringing the energy to them to foster the buy in is a lesson well worth taking on board.
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