Dan chats with Dave Ellis, who has coached  Super Rugby with the Blues, at Connacht with Pam Lam, as well as working with New Zealand rugby as a resource coach.

With all these years in the game and a passion for skills coaching, Dave talks around the following themes:

• What young coaches often struggle with
• How to know your players
• Helping players understand the "why" and how important that is
• How to develop skills, from detail through to the scenarios
• What Sonny Bill Williams said to Dave which changed the way he coached
• How to keep square with your body angle
• Coaching strike plays
• Finding the right balance to develop skill detail

To find out more about Dave and his latest courses, visit https://www.ellisrugby.co.nz