Ged Hall coaches across a wide range of ages and abilities. A deep thinker about his coaching, he shares with us practical solutions and thoughts around what a good training session might look like.Ged is a DPP coach with Sale Sharks, youth development manager with Sandbach RFC and a coach at Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby School.In this podcast, we delve into:What does practice design really look likeGetting the right balance between planned and unplannedWhat mastery means for different age groupsDefining purposeWhat does your coaching plan look like on a piece of A4 paperHow long should run an activity for - getting your timings rightHow to use skills zones at the right timeCoach interventions: when, how and what should be saidThe detail of coaching the tackleContesting possession: what might a good practice session look likeWhat mistakes do you see your players making and how do you help them resolve themCreating "shape" even in a chaotic game - why that might work