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James Marshall

1. Garnet Mackinder- England under-20s

   18th November 2009 3:28 am

   Garnet has been selected as part of this year’s RFUW under-20s squad. I have worked more on speed training with Garnet than with any other athlete.
   

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2. Louise Helyer wins Swiss Open

   13th November 2009 7:52 am

   

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3. Fencing Champions

   11th November 2009 2:00 am

   

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4. Free Coaching HandBook for Youth Coaches

   9th November 2009 5:35 am

   Hi,
   it may be teaching some of you to suck eggs, but there are some useful points, especially on running parent orientation meetings. There are also some useful templates in the appendices for handouts to players and parents.

   You can download it here:
   http://www.americancoachingacademy.com/manifesto.pdf
   

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5. Coaching Resources

   2nd November 2009 6:02 am

   As a coach you may be asked to do things outside of your sporting expertise, such as writing contracts, dealing with the media or organising volunteers.

   A good place to start looking for advice is here: http://www.ausport.gov.au/supporting/clubs/resource_library/resource_library_-_topic_listing

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6. Rugby Weight Training

   23rd October 2009 9:20 am

   Simon Shaw was widely quoted in the press on Wednesday, talking about the number of injuries suffered by players:

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7. Forty Today

   21st October 2009 7:55 am

   
   Forty Today.

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8. Things I learnt in my thirties.

   20th October 2009 9:08 am

   With only 1 day left to go in this decade, I thought it might be useful to reflect on some things I know now, that I didn’t 10 years ago.

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9. Jenny McGeever- National Champion

   19th October 2009 2:13 am

   

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10. Where have all the girls gone?

    22nd September 2009 8:58 am

    We actually had a weekend at home where it was sunny, so I took my Daughter down to the park a couple of times each day to play. There were lots of kids down there playing: football; cops and robbers; bike races; some sort of medieval battle with toy axes , swords and bows and arrows; some climbing trees. Generally larking around, with various running, climbing, crawling, skipping and jumping movements being part of playing.
    

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