EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
12/11/2018 |
The low tackle is the best way to neutralise mismatches in size and power. It relies on a tackler closing down space to restrict the attacker’s speed and momentum – use this scoring game to get it right. MORE
12/14/2018 |
Your younger players need a little extra confidence to make low tackles – and as the coach you must supply it. So give them a helping hand by moving the initial focus from the legs to the hips. MORE
12/13/2018 | Rugby drills
Use this intense activity to develop your rucking options under pressure. MORE
11/13/2018 | Email Newsletters
Need to inject some new ideas in training. Sometimes the old games have run their course. Well, for the time being anyway. Here are some fun games which are quick to set-up and, with few rules, give the players new challenges. Though they are primarily aimed at mini-tag, you can easily adapt them for older players. I think you find the energy generated quite uplifting. 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
10/18/2018 |
Pull the core skills of contact together with an age-old game with a twist. 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
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12/10/2018 |
Winning the space over the tackled player is a key factor in winning quick ruck ball or disrupting an opponent’s attacking ball. Reaction training comes from creating slightly unusual positions for players to work from, so they have to make more quick decisions. MORE
12/10/2018 |
Players love simple targets such as moving the ball from one end of a box to another. This session works on the ball carrier and his support making progress while a defender attempts to stop them. This expands into a game where “power ball” might be used. MORE
12/3/2018 |
Support runners need to know the line a ball carrier is likely to run and predict where they will need a team mate to pass to. Players can only learn this by following their team mates in training. They must also weave through busy defences. MORE
11/4/2018 | Warm Ups
Use this agility, handling and decision-making activity as a way of getting players thinking, moving and interacting. It comes from our Skills Conditioning and Fitness DVD. MORE
11/3/2018 | Rugby drills
Use this simple warm-up as a way of getting players thinking, moving and interacting in short bursts of time. It comes from our Skills Conditioning and Fitness DVD. MORE
10/6/2018 | Warm Ups
Use this kneeling down passing exercise to work on good upper body style for passing, where the players use their shoulders and hip rotation to generate power in the pass, and elbows and wrist to create acceleration and accuracy. It's also good for working on catch and pass techniques in isolation. MORE
12/12/2018 | Blog
If you coach youth rugby, you’re depriving children of valuable Xbox and PlayStation time. I know this as sometimes I have had to drag my own son off the machine to go to training. I wish I had a quick solution to this situation. I’ve tried various tactics. First is the five-minute warning, so he... MORE
12/5/2018 | Rugby coaching
There’s a lot more to being a backs coach than telling the three-quarters to practise a few moves. So when you split the squad into forwards and backs, what are the essentials that you must cover? MORE
12/5/2018 | Blog
Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of rock band Nirvana, played hard and died young. He said: “If practice makes perfect and nobody’s perfect, why practise?” MORE
11/26/2018 | Tips
When the whistle goes to play, young players tend to shut up. So how can you make them talk more and work better as a team? Follow these golden rules and reinforce them with some monkey fun… MORE
12/13/2018
An accurate pass from the base of a scrum or ruck is crucial to maintain the pace of your attack. This puts a lot of pressure on the player who often performs this role, the 9. But it can be more than just a pass. MORE
12/11/2018
Last week, we looked at the third principle of attacking rugby, which is support. It comes after gain possession and go forward. MORE
12/6/2018
The first two principles of attacking rugby are: Gain possession Go forward The third principle is Support. That means plenty of different things, depending on the relationship of the supporting player to the ball carrier. And then, the relationship of the ball carrier to the defence. MORE
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