Yorkshire RFU

The Art and Science of Coaching with Tony Smith & Dr Pete Holmes

Coaching Conversations around winning and losing, creating successful cultures and winning teams, leadership development and supporting individuals to be at their best.

Tony Smith is a former Great Britain Rugby League head coach and has had a successful career as a Super League Head Coach at several clubs (Huddersfield Giants, Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves, Hull KR and Hull FC). Within that coaching career Tony has steered teams through promotions, Super League Champions, Challenge Cup Winners and World Club Challenge Champions. He now mentors coaches and football managers, provides consultancy services to businesses and sporting organisations.

Dr Pete Holmes is a Senior Lecturer in Coaching at Nottingham Trent University. He is a coach developer at UK Coaching: exploring the complexities of coaching & coach development through research & helping coaches across a range of contexts to develop their practice.

This coach development session brings together Tony's experience from the professional game alongside Pete's insight into coaching. Whilst it explores some of the cornerstones of Tony's philosophy and success it also provides useable tools and information for coaches at all levels to implement these concepts - relative to the participants being coached.

Location: Keighley RUFC

Date: Wednesday 8th April 2026

Time: 6:30 pm

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