A lot has been said and written about what rugby is, how to play it, and how to coach it—the World Rugby laws book alone is 160 pages long—and maybe sometimes too much has been said.
Like an efficiently-run halftime talk (something he addresses), Loc Vetter gets at the heart of the game in less than 80 pages, with most of those pages not completely filled.
His booklet, Notes From and About Coaching College Rugby is a gospel or manifesto, but in a way puts this write in mind of Sun Tzu’s Art of War combined with Poor Richard’s Almanac.
It brings, through anecdotes and a deep understanding of the basics of the game’s value, quick lessons on how to play, how to coach, and how to grow.
Have you ever thought that a star player might feel pressure to know everything, and so never asks for clarification or to bridge gaps in his knowledge?
When you use an analogy like “Dive out of the pool” what does that mean, and why is it such a great image?