Sessions
Coaching sessions available in the UK and USA
The Coaching Hub
Join the IronBull Community for FREE
- Coach Profile – Build and showcase your professional coaching profile with bio, qualifications, experience, and philosophy.
- Coach Vault – A private space to log reflections, get AI-generated challenges, and track action plans
- Webinar Schedule – Book onto upcoming coach development webinars and access meeting links
- Coach Network – Connect and network with other coaches in the IronBull community
- Skills Assessment – Self-assess general and scrum-specific skills with AI-driven development plans and gap analysis
- Coach Feed – Interact and explore with other coaches. The social media of the scrum world
Group Scrum Session — Front Row Focus
Small group session (max 8) focused specifically on front-row technique. Work on engagement, body position, power angles, and live scrummaging with feedback.
Video Analysis Package
Send in your match footage and receive a detailed breakdown of your scrummaging. Includes a 30-minute follow-up video call to discuss areas for improvement.
Group Session - Back 5 Focus
Small group session focused on the back five forwards. Work on lineout lifting, mauling, carrying technique, and scrummaging from the lock and flanker positions.
Team Development
On-site team coaching session designed to elevate your club or academy's set-piece performance. Covers scrum unit work, lineout systems, and forward play principles.
Iron Mind Sessions
Mental performance coaching specifically for rugby forwards. Develop focus, resilience, game-day mindset, and the mental tools to perform consistently at your best.
Strength & Conditioning Programme
A bespoke S&C programme tailored to the demands of front-row and forward play. Covers power development, rugby-specific conditioning, and injury prevention.
Video Analysis Package
Send in your match footage and receive a detailed breakdown of your scrummaging. Includes a 30-minute follow-up video call to discuss areas for improvement.
Scrum Coaching Craft
Developing Better Coaches. Building Better Scrum Programmes. Creating Better Players.
Scrum Coaching Craft is Iron Bull SC's flagship coach development and mentoring programme, designed to help rugby clubs build confident, knowledgeable and highly effective scrum coaches across every age group.
This isn't simply a one-day coaching session.
It's a structured development programme that equips coaches with the technical expertise, coaching behaviours and mentoring skills required to create a consistent, club-wide approach to scrum development.
Whether your club has five coaches or fifty, our objective remains the same:
To build a coaching culture where every player benefits from confident, consistent and high-quality scrum coaching.
The Four Pillars of Scrum Coaching Craft
Technical Excellence
Develop a deeper understanding of scrum fundamentals, individual technique, body position, unit mechanics and the key principles that underpin safe and effective scrummaging.
Tactical Understanding
Understand how the scrum influences the wider game, enabling coaches to develop players who can recognise opportunities, solve problems and make better decisions under pressure.
Club Scrum Blueprint
Create a shared coaching philosophy, common language and player development pathway that aligns coaches from Minis through to Senior Rugby.
Scrum Performance
Develop the observation, communication and mentoring skills required to continually improve coaching practice and player performance through structured review and feedback.
Our Coaching Philosophy
At Iron Bull SC we believe successful clubs don't simply produce better players—they develop better coaches.
Our role is not to replace your coaches.
Our role is to mentor them, challenge them, support them and help them develop the confidence to coach the scrum long after our programme has finished.
Our aim is to leave your club stronger than when we arrived.
Our Three-Tier Partnership Programme
Every club is different.
Some clubs are looking for a strong foundation. Others want ongoing mentoring throughout the season. Some want a strategic partner to help shape the future of scrum coaching across the entire club.
That's why Scrum Coaching Craft is available in three partnership levels.
Foundation
Build the basics. Establish coaching standards.
Ideal for clubs wanting to establish a consistent approach to scrum coaching.
Discover
- Pre-programme Zoom consultation
- Club Scrum Craft 360 Review
- Coach self-assessment
- Identification of club strengths and development opportunities
- Coaching and player priorities
- Initial club action plan
Develop
One on-site club visit including:
- Scrum Coaching Craft Workshop
- Live coach observation
- Individual coach feedback
- Optional player coaching session
- Practical coach mentoring
Support
- Individual Scrum Craft 360 Development Record for every coach
- Access to The Coaching Hub
- Scrum Game Cards
- Coaching Cue Cards
- One online mentoring review following the visit
Outcomes
- Improved technical coaching knowledge
- Increased coaching confidence
- Individual coach development plans
- Initial Club Scrum Blueprint
- Clear priorities for continued development
Performance Partner
Season-long coach mentoring and implementation.
Designed for clubs committed to developing their coaching team throughout the season.
Everything included in Foundation, plus:
Enhanced Club Support
- Two on-site coaching visits
- Three online mentoring sessions
- Coach video analysis and feedback
- Monthly Scrum Coaching Craft mentoring sessions
- WhatsApp coach support throughout the programme
- Updated Scrum Craft 360 Review
- Development of a comprehensive Club Scrum Blueprint
- Age Grade Scrum Development Framework
- Coach progress reviews
Outcomes
- Consistent coaching language across the club
- Clear player progression from Minis to Seniors
- Stronger coaching behaviours
- Improved session planning and delivery
- Greater coach accountability
- Long-term coach development
High Performance Partnership
A strategic partnership to develop your club's complete scrum programme.
For ambitious clubs looking to create one of the strongest scrum coaching environments in the region.
Everything included in Performance Partner, plus:
Strategic Partnership
- Quarterly on-site development visits
- Unlimited online coach mentoring
- Priority WhatsApp support
- Annual Club Scrum Audit
- Club Scrum Strategy Workshop
- Head Coach and Director of Rugby mentoring
- Coach succession planning
- Season review and planning meeting
- Annual Club Scrum Performance Report
- Full access to all future Scrum Coaching Craft resources
- Discounted player masterclasses
- Parent education workshop (where appropriate)
Outcomes
- A sustainable club-wide scrum coaching culture
- A fully embedded Club Scrum Blueprint
- Confident, self-sufficient coaches
- Consistent coaching standards across every age group
- Measurable coach and player development
- Long-term strategic support from Iron Bull SC
Every Coach Receives
- Their own Scrum Craft 360 Development Record
- Access to The Coaching Hub
- Scrum Game Cards
- Coaching Cue Cards
- Practical mentoring from an experienced scrum coach
- Resources to continue learning beyond the programme
Tailored to Your Club
Why Clubs Choose Scrum Coaching Craft
Clubs don't partner with Iron Bull SC simply to improve their scrum.
They partner with us to develop coaches who can confidently teach, mentor and inspire players for years to come.
Our programmes create sustainable coaching environments, align coaching across the club and establish a shared philosophy that benefits every player, every coach and every team.
Foundation builds the platform. Performance Partner embeds coaching excellence throughout the season. High Performance Partnership creates a long-term strategic relationship focused on developing one of the strongest scrum coaching environments in the game.
Coach Mentor Programme
A Personal Mentoring Programme for Scrum Coaches
Developing confident, knowledgeable and influential scrum coaches.
Scrum Coaching Craft Mentor is Iron Bull SC's one-to-one coaching and mentoring programme, designed for coaches who want to develop their technical expertise, coaching confidence and ability to consistently deliver outstanding scrum coaching.
This is more than learning scrum technique.
It's about becoming the coach your players trust, your club values and your coaching team relies upon.
Whether you're new to scrum coaching or an experienced coach looking to refine your craft, this programme provides structured mentoring, practical support and ongoing accountability to accelerate your development.
The Four Pillars of Scrum Coaching Craft
Technical Excellence
Develop a deeper understanding of scrum fundamentals, individual technique, unit mechanics, fault identification and practical coaching interventions.
Tactical Understanding
Learn how the scrum influences the wider game and how to coach players to make better decisions before, during and after the set piece.
Coaching Identity
Develop your own coaching philosophy, coaching behaviours and communication style while building a personal Scrum Coaching Blueprint that reflects who you are as a coach.
Coaching Performance
Improve your observation skills, questioning techniques, feedback, session planning and ability to mentor players through effective coaching conversations.
Your Mentoring Journey
Step One – Discover
We begin with a personal online consultation.
Together we complete your Scrum Craft 360 Review, identifying:
- Current coaching experience
- Technical strengths
- Development opportunities
- Coaching confidence
- Session planning
- Communication style
- Coaching behaviours
- Personal objectives
This becomes your individual development roadmap.
Step Two – Develop
Over the programme we work together through a combination of mentoring and practical coaching.
This includes:
- One-to-one mentoring sessions
- Technical scrum coaching
- Session design support
- Coaching observations (live or video)
- Video analysis
- Coaching feedback
- Reflection and review
Every session is centred around your coaching goals.
Step Three – Embed
Between mentoring sessions you'll continue to receive ongoing support to ensure your learning becomes part of your everyday coaching.
This includes:
- Access to The Coaching Hub
- Scrum Game Cards
- Coaching Cue Cards
- Video reviews
- WhatsApp support
- Monthly coaching challenges
- Personal development tasks
- Session planning support
Your Scrum Craft 360 Development Record
Throughout the programme your personal Scrum Craft 360 document is continually updated. Together we record:
- Coaching strengths
- Areas for development
- Feedback from observations
- Session reflections
- Coaching behaviours
- Progress against objectives
- Next actions
Your development doesn't stop after each session—it continues throughout the mentoring journey.
Programme Outcomes
By the end of the programme you will:
- Coach the scrum with greater confidence.
- Deliver technically excellent coaching sessions.
- Build engaging, player-centred learning environments.
- Observe and analyse scrum performance more effectively.
- Ask better coaching questions.
- Develop your own coaching philosophy.
- Receive honest, constructive mentoring throughout your journey.
- Leave with a clear personal development plan for continued growth.
Investment
Scrum Coaching Craft Mentor
Includes:
- Initial Scrum Craft 360 Review
- Six one-to-one mentoring sessions
- Ongoing WhatsApp support
- Video analysis and coaching feedback
- Access to The Coaching Hub
- Scrum Game Cards
- Coaching Cue Cards
- Personal Scrum Coaching Blueprint
- Final development review and action plan
Who Is This Programme For?
This programme is ideal for:
Our Commitment
Our role isn't to tell you how to coach.
Our role is to help you become the best scrum coach you can be.
Through honest feedback, practical experience and ongoing mentoring, we'll help you develop the confidence, knowledge and coaching behaviours that will have a lasting impact on your players, your club and your own coaching journey.
Group Session - Back 5 Focus
Small group session focused on the back five forwards. Work on lineout lifting, mauling, carrying technique, and scrummaging from the lock and flanker positions.
Group Scrum Session — Front Row Focus
Small group session (max 8) focused specifically on front-row technique. Work on engagement, body position, power angles, and live scrummaging with feedback.
Team Development
On-site team coaching session designed to elevate your club or academy's set-piece performance. Covers scrum unit work, lineout systems, and forward play principles.
Iron Mind Sessions
Mental performance coaching specifically for rugby forwards. Develop focus, resilience, game-day mindset, and the mental tools to perform consistently at your best.
Strength & Conditioning Programme
A bespoke S&C programme tailored to the demands of front-row and forward play. Covers power development, rugby-specific conditioning, and injury prevention.
Scrum Coaching Craft
Developing Better Coaches. Building Better Scrum Programmes. Creating Better Players.
Scrum Coaching Craft is Iron Bull SC's flagship coach development and mentoring programme, designed to help rugby clubs build confident, knowledgeable and highly effective scrum coaches across every age group.
This isn't simply a one-day coaching session.
It's a structured development programme that equips coaches with the technical expertise, coaching behaviours and mentoring skills required to create a consistent, club-wide approach to scrum development.
Whether your club has five coaches or fifty, our objective remains the same:
To build a coaching culture where every player benefits from confident, consistent and high-quality scrum coaching.
The Four Pillars of Scrum Coaching Craft
Technical Excellence
Develop a deeper understanding of scrum fundamentals, individual technique, body position, unit mechanics and the key principles that underpin safe and effective scrummaging.
Tactical Understanding
Understand how the scrum influences the wider game, enabling coaches to develop players who can recognise opportunities, solve problems and make better decisions under pressure.
Club Scrum Blueprint
Create a shared coaching philosophy, common language and player development pathway that aligns coaches from Minis through to Senior Rugby.
Scrum Performance
Develop the observation, communication and mentoring skills required to continually improve coaching practice and player performance through structured review and feedback.
Our Coaching Philosophy
At Iron Bull SC we believe successful clubs don't simply produce better players—they develop better coaches.
Our role is not to replace your coaches.
Our role is to mentor them, challenge them, support them and help them develop the confidence to coach the scrum long after our programme has finished.
Our aim is to leave your club stronger than when we arrived.
Our Three-Tier Partnership Programme
Every club is different.
Some clubs are looking for a strong foundation. Others want ongoing mentoring throughout the season. Some want a strategic partner to help shape the future of scrum coaching across the entire club.
That's why Scrum Coaching Craft is available in three partnership levels.
Foundation
Build the basics. Establish coaching standards.
Ideal for clubs wanting to establish a consistent approach to scrum coaching.
Discover
- Pre-programme Zoom consultation
- Club Scrum Craft 360 Review
- Coach self-assessment
- Identification of club strengths and development opportunities
- Coaching and player priorities
- Initial club action plan
Develop
One on-site club visit including:
- Scrum Coaching Craft Workshop
- Live coach observation
- Individual coach feedback
- Optional player coaching session
- Practical coach mentoring
Support
- Individual Scrum Craft 360 Development Record for every coach
- Access to The Coaching Hub
- Scrum Game Cards
- Coaching Cue Cards
- One online mentoring review following the visit
Outcomes
- Improved technical coaching knowledge
- Increased coaching confidence
- Individual coach development plans
- Initial Club Scrum Blueprint
- Clear priorities for continued development
Performance Partner
Season-long coach mentoring and implementation.
Designed for clubs committed to developing their coaching team throughout the season.
Everything included in Foundation, plus:
Enhanced Club Support
- Two on-site coaching visits
- Three online mentoring sessions
- Coach video analysis and feedback
- Monthly Scrum Coaching Craft mentoring sessions
- WhatsApp coach support throughout the programme
- Updated Scrum Craft 360 Review
- Development of a comprehensive Club Scrum Blueprint
- Age Grade Scrum Development Framework
- Coach progress reviews
Outcomes
- Consistent coaching language across the club
- Clear player progression from Minis to Seniors
- Stronger coaching behaviours
- Improved session planning and delivery
- Greater coach accountability
- Long-term coach development
High Performance Partnership
A strategic partnership to develop your club's complete scrum programme.
For ambitious clubs looking to create one of the strongest scrum coaching environments in the region.
Everything included in Performance Partner, plus:
Strategic Partnership
- Quarterly on-site development visits
- Unlimited online coach mentoring
- Priority WhatsApp support
- Annual Club Scrum Audit
- Club Scrum Strategy Workshop
- Head Coach and Director of Rugby mentoring
- Coach succession planning
- Season review and planning meeting
- Annual Club Scrum Performance Report
- Full access to all future Scrum Coaching Craft resources
- Discounted player masterclasses
- Parent education workshop (where appropriate)
Outcomes
- A sustainable club-wide scrum coaching culture
- A fully embedded Club Scrum Blueprint
- Confident, self-sufficient coaches
- Consistent coaching standards across every age group
- Measurable coach and player development
- Long-term strategic support from Iron Bull SC
Every Coach Receives
- Their own Scrum Craft 360 Development Record
- Access to The Coaching Hub
- Scrum Game Cards
- Coaching Cue Cards
- Practical mentoring from an experienced scrum coach
- Resources to continue learning beyond the programme
Tailored to Your Club
Why Clubs Choose Scrum Coaching Craft
Clubs don't partner with Iron Bull SC simply to improve their scrum.
They partner with us to develop coaches who can confidently teach, mentor and inspire players for years to come.
Our programmes create sustainable coaching environments, align coaching across the club and establish a shared philosophy that benefits every player, every coach and every team.
Foundation builds the platform. Performance Partner embeds coaching excellence throughout the season. High Performance Partnership creates a long-term strategic relationship focused on developing one of the strongest scrum coaching environments in the game.
Coach Mentor Programme
A Personal Mentoring Programme for Scrum Coaches
Developing confident, knowledgeable and influential scrum coaches.
Scrum Coaching Craft Mentor is Iron Bull SC's one-to-one coaching and mentoring programme, designed for coaches who want to develop their technical expertise, coaching confidence and ability to consistently deliver outstanding scrum coaching.
This is more than learning scrum technique.
It's about becoming the coach your players trust, your club values and your coaching team relies upon.
Whether you're new to scrum coaching or an experienced coach looking to refine your craft, this programme provides structured mentoring, practical support and ongoing accountability to accelerate your development.
The Four Pillars of Scrum Coaching Craft
Technical Excellence
Develop a deeper understanding of scrum fundamentals, individual technique, unit mechanics, fault identification and practical coaching interventions.
Tactical Understanding
Learn how the scrum influences the wider game and how to coach players to make better decisions before, during and after the set piece.
Coaching Identity
Develop your own coaching philosophy, coaching behaviours and communication style while building a personal Scrum Coaching Blueprint that reflects who you are as a coach.
Coaching Performance
Improve your observation skills, questioning techniques, feedback, session planning and ability to mentor players through effective coaching conversations.
Your Mentoring Journey
Step One – Discover
We begin with a personal online consultation.
Together we complete your Scrum Craft 360 Review, identifying:
- Current coaching experience
- Technical strengths
- Development opportunities
- Coaching confidence
- Session planning
- Communication style
- Coaching behaviours
- Personal objectives
This becomes your individual development roadmap.
Step Two – Develop
Over the programme we work together through a combination of mentoring and practical coaching.
This includes:
- One-to-one mentoring sessions
- Technical scrum coaching
- Session design support
- Coaching observations (live or video)
- Video analysis
- Coaching feedback
- Reflection and review
Every session is centred around your coaching goals.
Step Three – Embed
Between mentoring sessions you'll continue to receive ongoing support to ensure your learning becomes part of your everyday coaching.
This includes:
- Access to The Coaching Hub
- Scrum Game Cards
- Coaching Cue Cards
- Video reviews
- WhatsApp support
- Monthly coaching challenges
- Personal development tasks
- Session planning support
Your Scrum Craft 360 Development Record
Throughout the programme your personal Scrum Craft 360 document is continually updated. Together we record:
- Coaching strengths
- Areas for development
- Feedback from observations
- Session reflections
- Coaching behaviours
- Progress against objectives
- Next actions
Your development doesn't stop after each session—it continues throughout the mentoring journey.
Programme Outcomes
By the end of the programme you will:
- Coach the scrum with greater confidence.
- Deliver technically excellent coaching sessions.
- Build engaging, player-centred learning environments.
- Observe and analyse scrum performance more effectively.
- Ask better coaching questions.
- Develop your own coaching philosophy.
- Receive honest, constructive mentoring throughout your journey.
- Leave with a clear personal development plan for continued growth.
Investment
Scrum Coaching Craft Mentor
Includes:
- Initial Scrum Craft 360 Review
- Six one-to-one mentoring sessions
- Ongoing WhatsApp support
- Video analysis and coaching feedback
- Access to The Coaching Hub
- Scrum Game Cards
- Coaching Cue Cards
- Personal Scrum Coaching Blueprint
- Final development review and action plan
Who Is This Programme For?
This programme is ideal for:
Our Commitment
Our role isn't to tell you how to coach.
Our role is to help you become the best scrum coach you can be.
Through honest feedback, practical experience and ongoing mentoring, we'll help you develop the confidence, knowledge and coaching behaviours that will have a lasting impact on your players, your club and your own coaching journey.