Head Coach
On the 7th September 2012, it was announced that Trent Robinson had been appointed as Head Coach of the Sydney Roosters for a three year term, starting in 2013. At 35 years old, he was the youngest coach in the NRL. He became only the 2nd rookie NRL coach to claim a minor premiership after the Roosters defeated the Rabbitohs in round 26 of 2013. He claimed the Coach of the Year at the 2013 Dally M Awards, becoming the youngest ever winner and only the second coach in NRL history and just the sixth since the Dally M awards started in 1980 to be named the league's best coach in his first season. He topped this historic season by leading his team to the Premiership title and to the Grand Final victory, becoming only the sixth rookie coach Premiership winner. At the end of the 2013 season he received the Rugby League International Federation's coach of the year award.
Newest recruit
The newest recruit in The Roosters coaching staff is recently retired club legend, Anthony Minichiello. Minichiello's responsibility is to look after the fullbacks. Coach Robinson values the communication skills of fullbacks of vital importance, he has the them filmed and wired for sound during training. Minichiello pays close attention to this before calling the fullbacks in to explain what he looks for with them. Robinson wants Minichiello to replicate his glory days in the up and coming stars.
Organic food
Every day, an organic food van arrives at Moore Park to ensure the players are sticking to a healthy diet and to assist in maintaining their fitness. The van is catered with a kitchen where the players might cook a fresh steak or chicken and salad. Many players found this as a bit of a shock when they first arrived at the club, especially five-eighth James Maloney who rarely ate any vegetables. All players chip in a bit of money and in return are provided with three or four of these healthy meals a week.
Recruitment
High profile chairman, Nick Politis, often plays an active role to help recruit new players to the club and manager Peter O’Sullivan gets the deals over the line. “Sully’s got a great eye and he’s confident enough to know his footballers. Some people can hesitate and say ‘oh what do you think’, but he backs his opinion.” said Robinson.
Psychology and Lifestyle
Grant Brecht is a clinical psychologist and full-time consultant. Coach Robinson believes you need to get their life right before you can get their footy right. Mr Brecht makes sure that any issues within their private lives are okay as well as supporting them with sports psychology.
Wrestling coach
The Roosters hired Larry Popadoplos who is a former wrestling champion to improve players tackling skills. Popadoplos has worked with Storm, GWS Giants and now the Roosters. He trains with the team twice a week but only during the off-season and these sessions are supervised by assistant coach Craig Fitzgibbon. Robinson believes that hiring a wrestling coach is just like having a specialist tackling coach, it is about good tackling methods and body awareness.
Skills
Robinson has employed former Swans star Tadgh Kennelly, whose sole responsibility is to ensure the Roosters wingers can take high balls.
Braith Anasta also recently returned to the Roosters as a skills coach. Coach Robinson and his assistants Steve McNamara, Craig Fitzgibbon and Justin Holbrook share the rest of the workload on skills. Robinson mainly looks after the back-rowers, halves and outside backs.
Four physios
The Roosters have four physiotherapists on site full-time. “They’re here to reduce the risk of injuries, not just treat them,” Robinson explains. When a player walks in the morning, the physio puts them through tests before they do anything else. If they're tight, they start working on them." says Robinson in his interview. Roosters pride themselves on looking after their players.
Strength and conditioning
The Roosters recently signed Scott Campbell (strength and power) from St George Illawarra and Hayden Knowles (speed and agility) from the Eels. They both report to Travis Touma, who is head of performance. Then there’s young sports science expert Pierre Austury, who specialises on GPS.
On the 7th September 2012, it was announced that Trent Robinson had been appointed as Head Coach of the Sydney Roosters for a three year term, starting in 2013. At 35 years old, he was the youngest coach in the NRL. He became only the 2nd rookie NRL coach to claim a minor premiership after the Roosters defeated the Rabbitohs in round 26 of 2013. He claimed the Coach of the Year at the 2013 Dally M Awards, becoming the youngest ever winner and only the second coach in NRL history and just the sixth since the Dally M awards started in 1980 to be named the league's best coach in his first season. He topped this historic season by leading his team to the Premiership title and to the Grand Final victory, becoming only the sixth rookie coach Premiership winner. At the end of the 2013 season he received the Rugby League International Federation's coach of the year award.
Newest recruit
The newest recruit in The Roosters coaching staff is recently retired club legend, Anthony Minichiello. Minichiello's responsibility is to look after the fullbacks. Coach Robinson values the communication skills of fullbacks of vital importance, he has the them filmed and wired for sound during training. Minichiello pays close attention to this before calling the fullbacks in to explain what he looks for with them. Robinson wants Minichiello to replicate his glory days in the up and coming stars.
Organic food
Every day, an organic food van arrives at Moore Park to ensure the players are sticking to a healthy diet and to assist in maintaining their fitness. The van is catered with a kitchen where the players might cook a fresh steak or chicken and salad. Many players found this as a bit of a shock when they first arrived at the club, especially five-eighth James Maloney who rarely ate any vegetables. All players chip in a bit of money and in return are provided with three or four of these healthy meals a week.
Recruitment
High profile chairman, Nick Politis, often plays an active role to help recruit new players to the club and manager Peter O’Sullivan gets the deals over the line. “Sully’s got a great eye and he’s confident enough to know his footballers. Some people can hesitate and say ‘oh what do you think’, but he backs his opinion.” said Robinson.
Psychology and Lifestyle
Grant Brecht is a clinical psychologist and full-time consultant. Coach Robinson believes you need to get their life right before you can get their footy right. Mr Brecht makes sure that any issues within their private lives are okay as well as supporting them with sports psychology.
Wrestling coach
The Roosters hired Larry Popadoplos who is a former wrestling champion to improve players tackling skills. Popadoplos has worked with Storm, GWS Giants and now the Roosters. He trains with the team twice a week but only during the off-season and these sessions are supervised by assistant coach Craig Fitzgibbon. Robinson believes that hiring a wrestling coach is just like having a specialist tackling coach, it is about good tackling methods and body awareness.
Skills
Robinson has employed former Swans star Tadgh Kennelly, whose sole responsibility is to ensure the Roosters wingers can take high balls.
Braith Anasta also recently returned to the Roosters as a skills coach. Coach Robinson and his assistants Steve McNamara, Craig Fitzgibbon and Justin Holbrook share the rest of the workload on skills. Robinson mainly looks after the back-rowers, halves and outside backs.
Four physios
The Roosters have four physiotherapists on site full-time. “They’re here to reduce the risk of injuries, not just treat them,” Robinson explains. When a player walks in the morning, the physio puts them through tests before they do anything else. If they're tight, they start working on them." says Robinson in his interview. Roosters pride themselves on looking after their players.
Strength and conditioning
The Roosters recently signed Scott Campbell (strength and power) from St George Illawarra and Hayden Knowles (speed and agility) from the Eels. They both report to Travis Touma, who is head of performance. Then there’s young sports science expert Pierre Austury, who specialises on GPS.