Rugby Classics: Total Rugby

Name: Rugby Classics: Total Rugby
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781472918710
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Fifteen-a-side Rugby for Player and Coach

By Jim Greenwood

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Summary

Total Rugby is a classic coaching manual by Jim Greenwood, offering a radical and comprehensive examination of rugby. Celebrated as a seminal work, it promotes an open, dynamic style of play where each player is encouraged to excel in attack, defence, and support roles. The book provides detailed coaching solutions, emphasising technical excellence and thorough preparation for fifteen-a-side rugby.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for rugby coaches and players seeking to deepen their understanding and enhance their tactical skills. It is essential for those committed to a progressive and holistic approach to coaching and playing rugby union at competitive levels.

Previous edition: London: A. & C. Black, 2003.

A celebration edition of this ultimate classic rugby coaching manual.

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A celebration edition of this ultimate classic rugby coaching manual.

Total Rugby and Think Rugby are rugby classics—two of the most important and influential books ever written on the game of rugby. Thousands of players and coaches around the globe have benefited from the concepts and methods in these books, equipping them with the coaching skills and strategy to play the very best in fifteen-a-side rugby.

Total Rugby has become one of the game's most seminal coaching manuals. It highlights inspirational rugby coach Jim Greenwood's radical examination of every facet of the game and his ability to clearly convey the wealth of knowledge he accumulated over many years in the sport.

It is the antithesis of play-safe rugby—an open, ebullient game in which every player is encouraged to show what he can do as an attacker, defender, and supporting player.

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Esteemed coaches such as Sir Clive Woodward and Ian McGeechan praise Total Rugby as an unrivalled resource demanding attention to detail and technical excellence. Wayne Smith, former All Blacks coach, highly recommends Greenwood’s methods, calling them the most effective. Lisa Burgess credits Greenwood with significantly influencing women’s rugby in the UK, while Bill Freeman describes the book as his coaching "bible." This coaching manual remains inspirational across the rugby community.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472918710

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 January 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Sport

Edition: 6th edition

Illustration: Approx 10-20 b&w photographs

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Jim Greenwood was one of world’s most highly regarded rugby coaches and was a distinguished player before shaping the game internationally with his renowned coaching techniques. He was the first rugby coach to be elected to the National Coaching Foundation’s inaugural Hall of Fame, and was also elected as an official Legend of Scottish Rugby. His two books Total Rugby and Think Rugby are considered to be seminal works on the game of rugby.