Book 7: 101 Sports Coaching Snippets: Personal Skills and Fitness Drills
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It begins over a century ago, when Mr. George Holcroft, was given charge of Leigh St. Peters R.L.F.C. in 1889.
He married and when his family grew up, Jack, Harry, William and Tom all played for local teams. They married and George’s grandsons Bert and Bill also played.
Bert Holcroft has been a distinguished servant for the game of Rugby all his life. He holds coaching certificates from BOTH the Australian and British governing bodies - one of only a handful of men to achieve such an honour in the game’s history.
For 20-odd years Bert Holcroft has had one of the unlikeliest jobs in sport - teaching Australian Rugby Coaches how to coach!
Considering the Australian dominance of World Rugby in recent years, that might seem a par with taking coal to Newcastle.
But make no mistake, Bert Holcroft has done as much as anyone to ensure Australia’s re-emergence as a major Rugby power.
On the face of it, Australia wouldn’t seem to need any outside help, let alone from a Pom. Their record of only one Test defeat since 1978 speaks for itself. But Bert’s reputation is nation-wide “down under” - quite simply he’s one of the best in the business.
Bert, who played for Leigh between 1950-60, has spent much of his latter years Down Under lecturing to top-grade coaches in New South Wales.
Born and bred in Cameron Street, Leigh, Bert has few peers when it comes to teaching the basics of the 13 a side game. Since emigrating in the late 60’s, Bert has dedicated his life to coaching and fitness techniques. Teams in Queensland, New South Wales and Sydney have all come under his influence - often with spectacular results. Bert’s credentials are impeccable.
Last summer, he achieved the highest accolade in Australia - his Grade Three certificate personally signed by the then Australian league chairman Kevin Humphreys and the Director of Coaching, Peter Corcoran. Three years earlier, Bert has sailed through his Grade One and Two with flying colours. In 1953, he was awarded his senior coaching certificate in England.
Bert, who held a number of posts at Hilton Park before emigrating to Australia, has spent a lot of his time heavily involved with Rugby in the universities there. He became director of coaching for the University of New South Wales and later coach of the Combined Universities side.
Coaching Accreditation awarded by the Australian Institute of Sport, Department of Sport and Recreation NSW and the NSW Rugby League for administration, as well as being awarded National Coaching Certificates in both Britain and Australia - one of only a handful of people to do so.
Eventually the offer of a job in Sydney came - to coach Premiership glamorous club, Eastern Suburbs.
Bert Holcroft
My name is Bert Holcroft, I am a World Accredited Northern & Southern Hemisphere coach. I have spent a lifetime developing specialist fitness, dietry, coaching and training techniques for some of the worlds leading sports people in All Contact Sports
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Book 7 - Bert Holcroft
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CONTENTS
Master Class
Bumping Off, I.e. Push Defender Backwards
Bump The Tackler Off
Accept The Tackle
Take The Tackle, Turn And Pop
Modern Rugby
Scientific - Analysis
Tackle From Head On Contact
Front On Tackle
The Smother Tackle
Double Tackle. Front On & Smother
Pro T-Ball Intensity:
Sidestep Away From The Tackler
Step Around The Tackler
Step Into The Tackle
Break Through The Tackle
Hit And Spin Out Of A Tackle
Slip A Pass After Taking The Tackle
(Reverse)- Pass, Ploy.
The Smother Tackle
Double Tackle. Front On & Smother
Before Contact. Lining Up A Tackle On (Left Or Right)
Side-On Tackle
Introduction
Calisthenics For Warm-Up Abdominals
Mobility And Strength
Calisthenics For Warm Up Circuit
Factors Influencing Sports Performance:
Technical Proficiencies Illustrated
Training Techniques
7-Positions - Exercise Program
Muscles & Joints-Functional Tests
Muscle Function Tests
M.f.t. I.e. Muscular Function Test
Physical Exercise – See Exercise Charts
Progressive Resistance Exercises (See Exercise Charts)
Reaching A Peak
Futuristic-Soccer & Fitness Revelations Foreword By Jimmy Smith
Introduction
Ball Control In Soccer
Ball Control
Heading The Ball
Heading The Ball
Kicking The Ball
Types Of Kicks
Contents Of Manuals
Wrap-Around Ploy
Pro T Ball Total Defence Strategy Summary
Tackle From Behind
Diving Tackle: Pro Techniques
M.F.T. I.e. Muscular Function Test
Fitness Regime
Coaching Knowledge
Scientific & Fitness Rugby Revelations.
Introduction.
Introduction
Chart Speed Tests (Bert Holcroft)
Fitness Test Grids: Cont (6-12)
Mobility And Strength
Calisthenics For Warm Up Circuit
Technical Proficiencies Illustrated
Contents Of Manuals
Play The Ball: Training Techniques
Phases Of Play Relating To Thirteen-Man Expansive Rugby.
Nutritional Guidelines For Rugby.
Food And Fuel For Rugby.
The Demon Drinks
Match Day Nutrition
Care Of Common Rugby Injuries
Essential Nutritional Guidelines For Fat Loss – Somatotype
That Rugby Saga Of Family Holcroft
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