Ordinary Joe by Joe Schmidt (English) Paperback Book

Description: Ordinary Joe by Joe Schmidt Hes a great coach. He lives and breathes the game. Theres nothing he doesnt know Brian ODriscollThe best coach Irish rugby - arguably Irish sport - has ever had Malachy Clerkin, Irish TimesIn the autumn of 2010, a little-known New Zealander called Joe Schmidt took over as head coach at Leinster. He had never been in charge of a professional team. After Leinster lost three of their first four games, a prominent Irish rugby pundit speculated that Schmidt had lost the dressing room.Nine years on, Joe Schmidt has stepped down as Ireland coach having achieved success on a scale never before seen in Irish rugby. Two Heineken Cups in three seasons with Leinster. Three Six Nations championships in six seasons with Ireland, including the Grand Slam in 2018. And a host of firsts: the first Irish victory in South Africa; the first Irish defeat of the All Blacks, and then a second; and Irelands first number 1 world ranking.Along the way, Schmidt became a byword for precision and focus in coaching, remarkable attention to detail and the highest of standards. But who is Joe Schmidt? In Ordinary Joe, Schmidt tells the story of his life and influences: the experiences and management ideas that made him the coach, and the man, that he is today. And his diaries of the 2018 Grand Slam and the 2019 Rugby World Cup provide a brilliantly intimate insight into the stresses and joys of coaching a national team in victory and defeat.From the small towns in New Zealands North Island where he played barefoot rugby and jostled around the dinner table with seven siblings, to the training grounds and video rooms where he consistently kept his teams a step ahead of the opposition, Ordinary Joe reveals an ordinary man who has helped his teams to achieve extraordinary things.Rugby obsessives and amateur coaches will revel in the insight that Schmidt offers into his training methods, tactics and preparation ... Full of insight, emotion and considered analysis Irish Daily MailAn insight into the fascinating personality of the man who has been the single most influential figure in Irish rugby over the last decade Irish TimesHe is clearly more than an ordinary coach, the winning of two Heinekens, beating New Zealand twice, the 2018 Grand Slam and reaching no.1 in the World Rankings are positive brushstrokes, marking Irish rugby for ever ... A rocky read about exceptional deeds, told in extraordinary fashion Irish Daily StarUndoubtedly the greatest coach in Irish rugby history Daily Telegraph FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Joe Schmidt was born in the Far North of New Zealand in 1965, the third of eight children of a district nurse and a postmaster. As a young man, he played on the wing for Manawatu in the National Provincial Championship, and worked as a schoolteacher, administrator and coach at schools around the North Island - and, for a year and a half, in Co. Westmeath. After making a name for himself as an innovative schools rugby coach, he worked as an assistant coach with Bay of Plenty, the Auckland Blues in Super Rugby, and Clermont-Auvergne. In 2010 he became head coach of Leinster, where he won two Heineken Cups in three seasons. As Ireland coach from 2013 to 2019, he achieved unprecedented success, including three Six Nations championships in six seasons, and was World Rugby Coach of the Year in 2018. He and his wife Kelly have four children, and live in Dublin. Review Rugby obsessives and amateur coaches will revel in the insight that Schmidt offers into his training methods, tactics and preparation ... Full of insight, emotion and considered analysis * Irish Daily Mail *An insight into the fascinating personality of the man who has been the single most influential figure in Irish rugby over the last decade * Irish Times *He is clearly more than an ordinary coach, the winning of two Heinekens, beating New Zealand twice, the 2018 Grand Slam and reaching no.1 in the World Rankings are positive brushstrokes, marking Irish rugby for ever ... A rocky read about exceptional deeds, told in extraordinary fashion * Irish Daily Star *Undoubtedly the greatest coach in Irish rugby history * Daily Telegraph * Review Text Rugby obsessives and amateur coaches will revel in the insight that Schmidt offers into his training methods, tactics and preparation ... Full of insight, emotion and considered analysis Review Quote Undoubtedly the greatest coach in Irish rugby history - - Daily Telegraph Details ISBN0241981093 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2020 ISBN-10 0241981093 ISBN-13 9780241981092 Language English Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-09-10 Author Joe Schmidt DEWEY 796.333092 UK Release Date 2020-09-10 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-09-10 NZ Release Date 2020-09-10 Pages 352 Alternative 9781844884100 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129754872;

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