Murray Harley - Atheletes don't know what they don't know

The Journey of a Grassroots Rugby Coach (More Tracksuits less Business Suits)

In this episode I chat with Murray Harley Murray is a retired professional loose head prop playing for the ACT Brumbies 1996-97, he is also a member of the C2K Rugby Academy Front Row Club coaching staff. He is a RugbyAU Level 2 accredited coach and has recently completed the World Rugby Coach Educator course. Only one of only five coaches trained and accredited to deliver RugbyAU’s pilot ‘Scrum Passport’ program across the QLD GPS Competition. Murray has also coached at all levels and states / territories in Australia. More recently Murray has had success with set piece and clubs at University of Queensland, Palmerston Crocs Darwin, Brothers Townsville Seniors, Brothers Juniors, Caloundra Lighthouse and Toowoomba Bears as well as St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe, Padua College, Downlands College and Toowoomba Grammar School. Internationally in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Irian Jaya, USA (Texas & California), Tonga and Fiji. Murray has coached QLD Schoolboys II and was Asst Coach of the Australian Schoolboys Development XV. As well as Australian Universities Rugby Union. In recent years Murray has volunteered his time with the C2K Rugby Academy along with 55 former international and provincial players where athletes attend up to nine sessions a year for position specific skills training. Murray is also the founder of Engage Mudang. Engage Mudang was established to provide set piece (scrum/lineout) specific training for junior and senior rugby clubs and schools with the aim of promoting safety and correct technique. So if you feel your school or club could benefit from Murray experience feel free to get in touch, his details will be in the show notes. During this episode we chatted about building relationships with players, thinking about doing things differently. We also spoke about scrums and ensuring the scrum remains safe while remaining a contest. I really enjoyed this chat with Murray and could of chatted for hours around the setpiece. I hope that you get something out of this chat and as always feel free to pass on to anybody you think will benefit from it. If you are new to coaching or have concerns around coaching the right technique around the scrum, remember there are a lot of good coaches out there that are willing to help you. Thanks for listening please feel free to subscribe and leave a rating. Please enjoy this chat with Murray Harley If you are interested in contacting Murray regarding Engage Mudang please email him on [e-mail] or through Engage Mudang on Facebook