Conference Cbus Stadium, Gold Coast 4Th - 5Th November 2017 National Coaching Conference

2017 NATIONAL COACHING CONFERENCE CBUS STADIUM, GOLD COAST 4TH - 5TH NOVEMBER 2017 NATIONAL COACHING CONFERENCE

WELCOMES

2 Brian Canavan I NRL HEAD OF FOOTBALL WELCOMES I would like to personally welcome each of you to the NRL’s National Coaching Conference and congratulate you on your dedication to improve your knowledge of the game. This is the third annual conference that has been conducted, with the Gold Coast in 2015, and Sydney in 2016, hosting the event. In the room today we have coaches working with junior, senior, and elite players, both male and female, from all over the country. Each of you, irrespective of the level of the game you are involved with, play critical roles in ensuring that our game remains the Greatest Game of All. The role of the coach is one of the most significant roles within our game. Not only do you have an opportunity to help young people become better Rugby League players, you also have the unique chance to make a positive difference to people’s lives and inspire a lifelong love of our game. This weekend you will hear from an impressive line-up of speakers and experts who will aim to assist you in this role, and we also see this as a fantastic opportunity for you to learn from one another. Thank you for your attendance at this event and for your commitment to our game.

Brian Canavan NRL Head of Football

Mal Meninga I AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO’S HEAD COACH Welcome to the 2017 NRL National Coaching Conference. I’m sorry I can’t be there with you this weekend, but I’m still currently involved with the Rugby League World Cup. This is the largest single coach development event on the calendar. In the room there are coaches working with our youngest participants right through to our development pathways and elite level athletes. Each of you play an equally significant role in the development and future of the players in your care, on and off the field. Over the weekend you will get the opportunity to hear from some remarkable people who have made a career through Rugby League or sport, more broadly. I urge you to listen, learn, contribute and enjoy to each of the workshops. You will also have a fantastic opportunity to network, and share your knowledge with coaches from across the nation and overseas. The coach is the gate-keeper to the long-term participation and enjoyment of every person involved in the game. Creating a positive environment, where the players can have fun, enjoy time with their mates, and learn to be better athletes and better people is our job, at every level of the game. Remember… It’s not just what you coach… It’s HOW you coach! Enjoy the weekend, be good, and I’ll look forward to hearing about how the weekend went.

Mal Meninga Australian Kangaroo’s Head Coach

Andrew Voss I INTRODUCING THE MC Andrew Voss is one of Australia’s leading sports broadcasters. In 2017, Vossy will continue his role as NRL commentator every weekend on the all-new FOX LEAGUE channel. While 2017 marks his 26th year as a rugby league commentator, in his 30 years in the media Andrew has covered Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, major tennis and golf events, World Cups and championships. His first love however is rugby league. Andrew’s extensive media career began in radio. He then moved to the Nine Network in 1994 where he spent 18 years as a sports presenter as well as producing and hosting numerous shows including The Sunday Roast and Boots n All.

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SCHEDULE

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DAY 1 PROGRAM – 4th NOVEMBER

9.00am Registration Opens 10.00am Welcome and Introduction Andrew Voss (MC) Coast Room 10.30am Keynote: Developing Team Culture Bo Hanson (Athlete Assessment) Coast Room 11.30am Workshop 1 (choose 1 of the following) (1) Running an Effective Mini/Mod Training Session Steve Brown (NRL Game Development) Main Field

(2) Activities to Improve Team Attack Joe Grima (Parramatta Eels) Main Field

(3) Analysing Performance and Providing Effective Feedback Rohan Smith (Norths Devils) NRL Dressing Room 1

(4) Developing your team to be Athlete Tough Bo Hanson (Athlete Assessment) NRL Dressing Room 2 12.30pm Lunch Hinterland Room

1.30pm Presentation HUDL Coast Room

1.45pm Keynote: Avoiding Falling In Love With Your Own Coaching Steven Rynne (University of Queensland) Coast Room

2.30pm Workshop 2 (choose 1 of the following)

(1) Running an Effective Mini/Mod Training Session Steve Brown (NRL Game Development) Main Field

(2) Activities to Improve Team Attack Joe Grima (Parramatta Eels) Main Field

(3) Analysing Performance and Providing Effective Feedback Rohan Smith (Norths Devils) NRL Dressing Room 1

(4) Developing your team to be Athlete Tough Bo Hanson (Athlete Assessment) NRL Dressing Room 2

3.30pm Afternoon Tea Hinterland Room

4.00pm Keynote: Soft Skills – Hard Impact: How to Coach Commitment, Wayne Goldsmith Coast Room Confidence, Composure, Calm, and Concentration

5.30pm Networking Event - World Cup Matches Live Hinterland Room

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DAY 2 PROGRAM – 5th NOVEMBER

9.30am Doors Opens 10.00am Welcome Coast Room 10.10am Keynote: The Power of Positive Doing Dr Phil Jauncey Coast Room

11.15am Morning Tea Hinterland Room 11.30am Workshop 3 (choose 1 of the following) (1) Activities to Improve Team Defence Kim Williams (Central Capras) Main Field

(2) Coaching the Ruck Area Rohan Smith (Norths Devils) Main Field

(3) The Coach Parent Relationship Steven Rynne (University of Qld) NRL Dressing Room 2

(4) How can Clubs and Co-ordinators Develop and Kevin Thomson NYC Dressing Room 1 Support Coaches (Australian Sports Commission)

12.30pm Lunch Hinterland Room

1.30pm Keynote: Key Learnings from the Player to Coach Transition Adam Mogg, Clinton Toopi Coast Room 2.30pm Workshop 4 (choose 1 of the following)

(1) Activities to Improve Team Defence Kim Williams (Central Capras) Main Field

(2) Coaching the Ruck Area Rohan Smith (Norths Devils) Main Field

(3) The Coach Parent Relationship Steven Rynne (University of Qld) NRL Dressing Room 1

(4) How can Clubs and Co-ordinators Develop Kevin Thomson NRL Dressing Room 2 and Support Coaches (Australian Sports Commission) 3.30pm Closing Address Coast Room

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DEVELOPING TEAM CULTURE PRESENTATION I BO HANSON Company - Athlete Assessments About Bo: Bo Hanson has been working within sport and the business sector for over 20 years, delivering leadership, management and coach development. In addition to his own athletic career, comprising of four Olympics and including three Olympic medals, he has worked internationally with more than 30,000 coaches, athletes and sports administrators from more than 40 different sports to improve coaching strategies and performance. In 1992, at just 18, Bo Hanson became Australia’s youngest rower to compete at the Olympics. Bo went on to win bronze medals at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. During his Olympic career, Bo Hanson studied at the University of Technology Sydney and began his 15 years of experience in corporate training, development and facilitation. Utilizing the learning experiences from four Olympics and his training and development qualifications, Bo founded Athlete Assessments, with the aim to enable athletes, coaches and sports organizations to achieve peak performance. Almost a decade on, Bo has worked with more than 22,000 individuals in sports organisations including coaches, athletes, and sports administrators. This work has spanned over 40 different sports and several countries. Bo has spoken at more than 100 International Sporting Conferences on topics critical for coaches of all sports to understand. At the core of these presentations is the philosophy that building self-awareness enables people to develop productive relationships with those around them. Bo specifically discusses a modern approach to coaching and leadership, how to create improved team performances and how to use behavioral profiling to achieve sustainable success. With his practical experience from working with more than 700 teams, Bo discusses the behaviors of the best teams and identifies how to prevent your program from being derailed by “people issues”. Bo is highly educated and accredited in the use of DISC Profiling, Emotional Intelligence (Emotional Competence Inventory 360), the Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator plus several other personality and behavioral modelling tools. However, Bo has chosen to focus his work on DISC Behavioral Profiling and has developed the world’s only sporting version of DISC for use with Coaches, Athletes, Sports Managers and Officials. This sport specific behavioral awareness tool has consistently helped clients improve their performances on and off the field.

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Steven Rynne PRESENTATION I AVOIDING FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOUR OWN COACHING Company - University of Queensland About Dr Steven: Dr Steven Rynne gained his PhD in the field of sports coach learning from the University of Queensland, having been awarded the first Queensland Academy of Sport PhD research scholarship. Steven has worked with UQ HMS and the Australian Sports Commission as a research officer investigating coach learning in the National Coaching Scholarship Program and is currently involved as a research fellow on a Laureus Sport for Good Foundation project being run through the Indigenous Sport Program (Australian Sports Commission). Steven also works with Cricket Australia contributing to coach education and development projects. Steven teaches undergraduate and graduate students in sports coaching. He is a registered Health and Physical Education Teacher and also coaches junior and masters track cyclists.

Wayne Goldsmith PRESENTATION I SOFT SKILLS – HARD IMPACT: HOW TO COACH COMMITMENT, CONFIDENCE, COMPOSURE, CALM, AND CONCENTRATION Company - WG COACHING About Wayne: Wayne Goldsmith has been at the forefront of sports innovation, education and development for over 25 years. His unique “whole of sport” background - having worked across every level and aspect of sport around the world gives New Sport the insights to see the real problems in your sport and help you develop effective and efficient solutions. From USA Swimming to the Wallabies Australian Rugby Union team, from the Triathlon Australia World Championships and Olympic Games team to the North Melbourne Kangaroos AFL team, Wayne’s worked with professional football, professional tennis and a wide range of Olympic sports across Australia and around the world He’s helped local junior sporting clubs to improve their coaching programs and been in the locker room and in the coaching box with the Sydney Roosters on NRL Grand Final Day. He’s sat on the sidelines and talked with volunteer coaches and sporting parents at junior sporting events and walked in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Wayne has a knowledge and understanding of sport that’s rare: he has direct, first hand experience helping sport - at every level. Where other sports consultancies offer expertise in one aspect of the sports industry, Wayne’s ability to see your sport holistically - to see every piece of the sports participation and performance puzzle - allows him to generate bespoke presentations, plans, programs and packages that make a difference: New Sport works. Coaches, officials, sporting parents, sports administrators, sports scientists, researchers and sports leaders in local government, state and national government, Wayne’s extensive experience and client list is remarkable. In a sentence - Wayne Goldsmith knows sport - he knows your sport - and he can help you make your sport extraordinary.

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Phil Jauncey PRESENTATION I THE POWER OF POSITIVE DOING Company - Phil Jauncey – Performance Psychologist About Dr Phil Jauncey: Dr Phil Jauncey is one of Australia’s leading sports psychologists and performance psychologists. He works with Australian and international representative sports teams, elite sports people, successful corporates and families. Phil has been a sports psychologist to the Australian team at three Olympic Games. He has also been engaged by super coach Wayne Bennett to work with key team players. Dr Phil Jauncey facilitates corporate workshops, educates staff and managers, and mentors clients for personal success. A dynamic presenter, Phil is in demand as a keynote speaker throughout Australia and internationally. He is regularly asked to speak about parenting and counselling.

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Joe Grima PRESENTATION I ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE TEAM ATTACK Company - Parramatta Eels Joe Grima is the currently an assistant coach with the Parramatta Eels. Joe has a long-standing relationship with the Parramatta Eels, including coaching at District Representative and Under 20s level. Joe has also worked as an Assistant Coach at the Cronulla Sharks and St George-Illawarra Dragons. Joe has also been the Head Coach of the London Broncos team in the English Super League from 2014-2016.

Bo Hanson PRESENTATION I DEVELOPING YOUR TEAM TO BE ATHLETE TOUGH Company - Athlete Assessments Bo has been working within sport and the business sector for over 20 years, delivering leadership, management and coach development. In addition to his own athletic career, comprising of four Olympics and including three Olympic medals, he has worked internationally with more than 30,000 coaches, athletes and sports administrators from more than 40 different sports to improve coaching strategies and performance.

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Steve Brown PRESENTATION I RUNNING AN EFFECTIVE MINI/MOD TRAINING SESSION Company - NRL Steve is an NRL Game Development officer in the Ipswich area of South East QLD. Steve has over 10 years’ experience working with Junior League Coaches and delivering NRL Coach Education Courses. Prior to this, Steve has extensive experience working in Junior League Clubs and Coaching Junior League Teams.

Rohan Smith PRESENTATION I ANALYSING PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK Company - Norths Devils Queensland Cup Team Rohan has recently been appointed as the Head Coach of the Norths Devils Queensland Cup Team. Prior to this Rohan was the Head Coach of the Bradford Bulls in the English Super League and has also been an NRL assistant coach for the Sydney Roosters, New Zealand Warriors, Newcastle Knights, and Gold Coast Titans.

Kim Williams PRESENTATION I ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE TEAM DEFENCE Company - Central Capras Kim Williams is a career coach who has coached in all parts of Australia including New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria. He joined the Victorian Rugby League in 2009 as the High Performance Manager and was responsible for the management of the Victorian Rugby League representative programs and the Melbourne Storm Academy prior to working with the Cutters. Williams is known for being a player’s coach and someone who really gets to know the workings and personalities of those he coaches. He brings with him a strong work ethic, recruitment knowledge, and success.

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Kevin Thomson PRESENTATION I HOW CLUBS AND CO-ORDINATORS CAN DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COACHES Company - Australian Sports Commission Kevin Thompson is the Workforce Development Lead at the Australian Sports Commission. Kevin’s team is responsible for analysing the grassroots sporting workforce and providing insights and guidance to Sporting Organisations on how the y can build capacity within their own workforces. Coaching and Officiating has been a strong focus from Kevin and the ASC.

Steven Rynne PRESENTATION I THE COACH PARENT RELATIONSHIP Company - University of Queensland Dr Steven Rynne gained his PhD in the field of sports coach learning from the University of Queensland, having been awarded the first Queensland Academy of Sport PhD research scholarship. Steven has worked with UQ HMS and the Australian Sports Commission as a research officer investigating coach learning in the National Coaching Scholarship Program and is currently involved as a research fellow on a Laureus Sport for Good Foundation project being run through the Indigenous Sport Program (Australian Sports Commission). Steven also works with Cricket Australia contributing to coach education and development projects. Steven teaches undergraduate and graduate students in sports coaching. He is a registered Health and Physical Education Teacher and also coaches junior and masters track cyclists.

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