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Dan Cottrell interviews Martin McTaggart about the EDGE framework and its implications for assessing young rugby players' potential.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell speaks to Martin McTaggart, RFU Playing Pathways Manager, about the EDGE framework, a way of helping coaches, selectors and pathway volunteers think more clearly about potential in young players. Martin explains why current performance can be a poor guide to future potential, especially when players arrive with very different rugby backgrounds, sporting experiences and levels of opportunity. A player who has had ...

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Host: Dan Cottrell

Guest: Martin McTaggart

Topics covered

• talent development
• rugby pathways
• coaching strategies
• youth sports
• potential assessment

Keywords

• rugby
• coaching
• EDGE framework
• youth players
• performance potential

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Organizations: RFU

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