Description
From 1980 Ian King began training athletes professionally, including rugby players. This was noticed and in 1986 Ian was approached by an Australian Wallaby to train his provincial team, the Queensland Reds. The inaugural Rugby World Cup was held in 1987, the first of many that Ian was involved in contributing to. In 1988 Ian was approached to train rugby players in the about to be created Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Rugby Unit. In 1989, Ian was approached to train the Australian squad for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. This meant Ian was working with every talent-identified rugby union player in Australia post high-school. Following the creation of the ACT Brumbies in late 1995, the players also asked Ian’s guidance in shaping their journey during the next decade. During Ian’s contribution to provincial and Australian rugby union spanning decades, Australian teams won five Super Tittles and two Rugby World Cups. This is Ian’s story of the trials, tribulations and successes during that period of time, giving you an untold insight into what it takes to dominate in rugby.
This book includes 113 Chapters and over 310 pages, including:
Introduction
Chapter 1 – The Holy Grail
Chapter 2 – Welcome to Rugby
Chapter 3 – Looking for Answers
Chapter 4 – Injury Lessons
Chapter 5 – Would you help us?
Chapter 6 – Changing the Game
Chapter 7 – The South Pacific Championship
Chapter 8 – Learning by Doing
Chapter 9 – 1987 World Cup
Chapter 10 – Country Rugby
Chapter 11 – Talent Development
Chapter 12 – Slower to Judge
Chapter 13 – Parents weren’t Kind
Chapter 14 – New Kids on the Block
Chapter 15 – Expanding Nationally
Chapter 16 – No Thanks
Chapter 17 – This is Bullshit!
Chapter 18 – Big Fish Little Pond
Chapter 19 – Shove That!
Chapter 20 – 1991 World Cup
Chapter 21 – Challenging Coaches
Chapter 22 – We’ve Got This
Chapter 23 – Changing Gears
Chapter 24 – New Conditions
Chapter 25 – Caring for the Asset
Chapter 26 – Noddy’s Car Park
Chapter 27 – No More Injuries
Chapter 28 – Super 6
Chapter 29 – Mind Your Own Business!
Chapter 30 – You Have the Legs
Chapter 31 – Super 10
Chapter 32 – Get Paid?!
Chapter 33 – Saving Coach Robert
Chapter 34 – An Empty Cup
Chapter 35 – Helping Harlequins
Chapter 36 – Refining the Systems
Chapter 37 – Winning in Durban
Chapter 38 – Taking Responsibility
Chapter 39 – Gone Surfing
Chapter 40 – Helping Natal
Chapter 41 – Winning in Joburg
Chapter 42 – Against the head
Chapter 43 – You Can’t Say That
Chapter 44 – What May Have Been
Chapter 45 –1995 World Cup
Chapter 46 – Anyone but Connolly
Chapter 47 – Killing the Goose
Chapter 48 – Chicken or Pig?
Chapter 49 – The Hidden Faces
Chapter 50 – Look in the Mirror
Chapter 51 – That Fucking Ian King
Chapter 52 – We Want to Win
Chapter 53 – Lifts and Escalators
Chapter 54 – The Asian Dragon
Chapter 55 – No Experience Needed
Chapter 56 – Please Come Back
Chapter 57 – Double Standards
Chapter 58 – Tail Wagging the Dog
Chapter 59 – The No-Rules Culture
Chapter 60 – Shaping Culture What happens off the field
Chapter 61 – Changing Weight Decisions about body composition
Chapter 62 – Less in the Circle The less moving parts the better
Chapter 63 – Cats and Pigeons That’s throws the cat amongst the pigeons
Chapter 64 – HMB The final strategy
Chapter 65 – Non-random Testing
Chapter 66 – Missed Opportunity
Chapter 67 – Momentum Again
Chapter 68 – Proving Commitment
Chapter 69 – Stop with King!
Chapter 70 – Before and After Pics
Chapter 71 – No Ball Needed
Chapter 72 – 1999 World Cup
Chapter 73 – As You Sow
Chapter 74 – No, Don’t Train!
Chapter 75 – He Runs like a Giraffe!
Chapter 76 – Hypocrites
Chapter 77 – Lazy and Unfit
Chapter 78 – The Turning Point
Chapter 79 – 2003 World Cup y
Chapter 80 – Reconnecting with the UK
Chapter 81 – 2007 World Cup
Chapter 82 – The Common Denominator
Chapter 83 – Winning and Losing
Chapter 84 – Transplant Coaches
Chapter 85 – Transplant Resistance
Chapter 86 – 2011 World Cup
Chapter 87 – The Blue Bulls
Chapter 88 – Optimal Junior Development
Chapter 89 – 2015 World Cup
Chapter 90 – We are the Fittest
Chapter 91 – Young Bro’s Jersey
Chapter 92 – Strength in Context
Chapter 93 –No Play-Offs
Chapter 94 – Short Memories
Chapter 95 –The Forgotten Era
Chapter 96 – Robot Rugby
Chapter 97 – Muscle Rugby
Chapter 98 – Giving Back
Chapter 99 – Making it to the Final
Chapter 100 – Winning the Title
Chapter 101 – Staying a Champion
Chapter 102 – Just Win a Game
Chapter 103 –10 in 16 years
Chapter 104 – It’s not about Winning
Chapter 105 – In Rod we Trust
Chapter 106 – They Aren’t Fit Enough
Chapter 107 –54 Points in 48 Minutes
Chapter 108 – Bledisloe Disaster
Chapter 109 – Losing Touch
Chapter 110 – Risking Relevance
Chapter 111 – Injuries are Optional
Chapter 112 – Golden Era’s
Chapter 113 – Solutions
Conclusion
Kingy, we were blessed you were there when you were. You took many of us to a level we wouldn’t have got to, and we will always be in your debt. One of your greatest skills which you never speak of is the mindset you helped create. You were part psychologist and gave us the discipline and the confidence in equal measures. The confidence by doing the hard and smart work and reinforcing we were doing things others wouldn’t, and so we were ahead. The 1-1 stretching, painful flick massages, personalized weights, speed and nutrition programs, booking specialist surgeons and physicians… there wasn’t anything you wouldn’t do for us to ensure we performed at our best. You were and always will be ‘the master’.—Daniel Herbert (67 Australian Wallaby Caps, 124 Queensland Reds Caps, Queensland Reds Captain, Australian Wallabies Vice-Captain
Thank you for all your help during my rugby career. You have had the single biggest influence in allowing me to achieve my goals and for that I am forever grateful. Your ability to place the athlete ahead of all else is one of your greatest qualities. Thanks again.– Brett Robinson (16 Australian Wallaby Caps, 43 ACT Brumbies Caps, Inaugural Brumbies Captain)
I have had over a dozen different trainers in my career. Ian King ‘The Master’ was the only one that put his athlete’s optimal preparation first. This more often meant quality and not quantity. Ian’s scientific research and credibility, combined with his high-standards and peer credibility commands his address as ‘The Master’. For each team that Ian King was involved with in strength and preparation, there was a couple of similarities:
- The athletes a very low rate of injuries
- The athletes had a higher success rate that their peers under other programs
- The athletes went into competition with an uncompromising attitude and preparedness that was noted by the players themselves, coaches, and opposition.
–Andrew (Ox) Heath (8 Australian Wallaby Caps, 8 NSW Waratahs Caps, 17 Qld Reds Caps)
Master, you had the single biggest influence in my career. Thank you as always. You will continue to influence others. It has always been your way.—Rod Kafer (12 Wallaby Caps, 89 ACT Brumbies Caps)
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Liam Keats (verified owner) –
This book gives the reader raw insights into the history of Australian rugby and what it takes to win and lose. Ians commitment to putting the athlete first is incredible and rarely delivered beyond lip service. This artefact gives the reader raw and real experiences from a coach who sparked change in Australian Rugby in late 80’s to late 90’s and early 00’s. A time some will remember (and forget) as the ‘golden era’ of Australian Rugby.
Thank you Ian for sharing your insights into what it takes to win , and what it takes to lose.
Don Cameron (verified owner) –
This is a book which goes beyond the usual media chat and coaching tips and provides a genuine and unique insight from success in sport from recreational to international level. There are easy to understand professional guidelines for winning, while still maintaining good health and generally enjoying playing.