EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
10/9/2018 | Core skills
Make your players transfer the ball into the correct hand and use footwork before contact so they can get to the edges of defenders and keep the ball secure. This activity combines simple ball manipulation with footwork to build good habits in contact. MORE
07/22/2018 |
Ensure your players have the right detail in the contact area to make sure, if they are tackled, they can win the contest and present the ball back cleanly and quickly. MORE
07/18/2018 | Attack
Create chaotic starts for the attack and defence so they have to play heads-up rugby, make decisions, connect and win the situation. MORE
08/28/2018 | Mini tag
Participation and fun are the core outcomes for under 7s. However, concentrate on: Evasive running to score tries - that is running forward but able to step to the side of a defender. Catching and passing - probably when the players are static. Don’t worry about defence. MORE
07/20/2018 | Mini tag
Use simple “house” rules in training and games to help reduce the chance of selfish players dominating your team’s possession and preventing you scoring more tries. MORE
06/29/2018 |
Use this quick attack-defence-evasion game to improve your players' awareness and speed. It can easily be developed to include other elements like self-organisation and decision making. MORE
08/24/2018 | Scrums & Lineouts
A simple game that integrates the scrum within a competitive context and teaches the huge part scrums play in retaining or regaining possession. MORE
08/23/2018 | Small-sided games
Games that require all the players to participate develop all abilities. In drop-off touch, defenders have to fill in and attackers have to support, involving the whole group. MORE
08/19/2018 | Small-sided games
Use this simple game to build complex skills of realignment, changes of angle and pace onto the ball by letting the players discover the best solutions themselves. MORE
10/17/2018 | Core skills
10/13/2018 | Passing & Handling
10/11/2018 | Core skills
10/10/2018 | Core skills
10/6/2018 | Warm Ups
10/3/2018 | Core skills
10/15/2018 |
This session looks at the ball carrier attacking the weak shoulder but is more about defenders avoiding this problem. A weak shoulder is where the defender is attacked on the side he is not set up to tackle on so normally the attacker can step inside. The two activities will help players gain better balance before making a tackle. MORE
10/15/2018 |
Passing “chains” rarely run in straight lines. A series of passes might have players attacking from different angles and require different types of pass. Players can develop their feel for the right passes with this exercise. MORE
10/8/2018 |
There will always be poor kicks for your team to return or chase. This session works on running and/or kicking the ball back with purpose as well as thinking about what the defence might do to counter this. MORE
09/5/2018 | Warm Ups
Get ready for a contact or tackling session by using wrestling drills. They’re great for conditioning and bring a competitive edge to training – watch our video and then try it with your team. MORE
08/15/2017 |
In this warm-up game, passing and catching are important, but vision and awareness are paramount. When the player is lining up to run, he needs to know who is going, when he needs to go, who he’ll receive from, who he’ll pass to and where he’ll line up next. MORE
08/15/2017 |
This simple game is an excellent warmup exercise that will get your players thinking about their core skills, communication and, most importantly, decision-making. MORE
10/15/2018 | Team Management
The best and worst time in the week for a coach is telling a player who is in or out of the team. It is a people business and we have only a certain amount of slots on the field at any one time. MORE
10/12/2018 | Tips
Using triggers in your coaching may seem new and novel but you have probably been using trigger words or phrases without realising it. Here’s why they help… What are triggers? Triggers are words or phrases that might change the player’s behaviour from performing a technique poorly to focusing on the technique and what he has... MORE
10/7/2018 | Team Management
You may think you prefer to learn through a particular style – visual, auditory, by doing and so on. This is a myth and here are the four real reasons players learn at different speeds. MORE
10/5/2018 | Tips
A simple drill might look the best way to get your players handling the ball – but does it meet its aim of being Active, Purposeful, Enjoyable and Safe? MORE
10/16/2018
There can be 20 plus lineouts in a match. They are the most competitive set-piece in a game, and tactically crucial if you want to take advantage of penalties you can’t kick at goal. The top teams target a 90% plus completion rate. That means, not just winning the ball, but winning it cleanly. MORE
07/5/2018
The basic principles of defence are: Go forward Provide support Apply pressure Regain possession As you can see, they don't explicitly say tackling. So, if we really want to improve our defence, we have to look at the whole, not just one of the parts. MORE
07/3/2018
Excellent technique in the scrum often outdoes a larger opposition team. Add to that a cohesive effort and your scrum should deliver clean ball when it matters. MORE
“The boys have really enjoyed the drills from Rugby Coach Weekly. It's been great having them at my fingertips and every training session this season we tried new things, which I believe helped keep the boys interested and enthusiastic.”
Phil Hopkins, Perigueux, France
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