Scottish Rugby
Paul came across to visit Scottish Rugby and deliver a few workshops to our club coaches and development staff. The sessions were excellently received. The content of the CARVER Framework is very apt for every coach in our community game regardless of age or stage. There will be something in the framework that resonates with every coach, the testament to this is looking at the engagement and notetaking around the audience!
Paul’s delivery style is excellent and engaging always humanizing the art of coaching with examples, anecdotes and some humour along the way. Our coaches left the room enthused and recharged, with lots of positive comments and feedback in the days that followed.
The CARVER Framework itself breaks down the art of coaching into a simple model that allows a coach to self-reflect on several areas of their practice. This model, I believe, is an excellent tool for all aspiring coaches out there and one that we will refer to a lot at Scottish Rugby.
We also had a day with Paul and our Training & Education team at Scottish Rugby. We wanted to match up some of our new T&E pathways for coaches to the themes of the CARVER Framework. Paul provided some great insight and knowledge from his past experiences working with many different organisations in sport and business. His ability to check and challenge us created some great conversations and deeper thinking. Again this was all done with Paul’s excellent delivery style making sessions with him productive and enjoyable.
I can honestly say that this has been one of the best and most relevant CPDs of my time at Scottish Rugby.
~Gordon Lyon