On this episode of The Coaching Arena, I spoke with professional rugby coach, Therlow Pietersen.

Therlow is a professional rugby coach with the University of Johannesburg and has worked within the academy system and has coached during the highly competitive Craven Week competition in South Africa.

This was a brilliant chat you could really sense Therlow's person centric approach from the get go.

His approach to belonging, identity and culture was something I have really taken onboard.

He spoke of three pillars, being physical, mental and emotional and the importance of building up relational capital with the group.

This authentic approach was clearly evident and that winning is not eh be all and end all, but rather as coaches, we should have intention in all aspects of coaching.

As a coach, we should create shared memories and connections, but it was his insights on how it is character not skill set which can help a player climb the rugby ladder.

His approach to peer to peer coaching and the feedback loop really landed with me, and how we as coaches need to give clarity as players learn differently.

But is really is Therlow's approach to the players and creating a sense of belonging first and then working on the game later which really stood out to me

Thanks very much for listening

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