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Behind the scenes with: Bath Academy

RCW editor Dan Cottrell goes to Bath to see how their Academy operation works. In this special, he outlines eight key takeaways for coaches ...

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Wicked warm-ups

Get your session buzzing with these warm-up activities. By using games, chaos and movement, players use the key physical literacy skills in ...

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Being authentic, player relationships and 'why?'

Tom Page, coach with the University of Bath and Midsomer Norton, shares his three key lessons from 10 years of performance and grassroots ...

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Challenging players of differing abilities

Jake John explains how you can utilise ’attribution theory’ in your coaching.

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Create a positive day one climate

Why a good game doesn’t always work

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Get organised with Russian dolls

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Create a positive day one climate

Ever get the sense that your players are finding practice to be more of a chore than an opportunity for development? Joe Harris outlines ...

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Why a good game doesn’t always work

Grant Wrigglesworth on adapting the challenge to the players. Dan Cottrell highlights the lessons from his experience.

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Video games for your toolbox

A Digital Video Games Approach is more than putting points and levels into your training. Let’s start to unlock their power. By Dr Amy ...

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Poach or leave: make better decisions

Ruck decision-making isn’t straightforward, so your players need to have plenty of opportunities to test out their actions in and around ...

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Rugby Warm-Ups

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Warm-up games for contact

Get your players ready for contact with these games. They’ll warm up your players’ shoulders and upper bodies in a fun way to prepare for ...

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My three go-to warm-ups

"When asked what my three go-to U12s warm-ups are, I have no hesitation in listing them out", says Dan Brockhurst, owner of DB Sports ...

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7 great ways to warm up

Make the best use of your precious pre-training warm-up time to ensure you get the best from your players. Here are seven ways to make sure ...

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Warm-up Rondos

Originating in football, the rondo is a small sided game that encourages many touches of the ball and can be easily constrained to impact ...

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Halfway to the tackle

Learning to tackle isn’t an all-or-nothing process. Take it in stages by first tackling when already in contact with the ball carrier, then ...

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How low should you go? Tackle techniques and activities

Younger players need extra confidence to make low tackles – and you must supply it. Give them a helping hand by moving the initial focus ...

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Narrow and wide breakdown scenarios

Use this scenario to create decision-making opportunities around attacking the edge of a defence. The edge is where the end of the line of ...

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Decoy havoc

Create chaos within an organised defensive line by using your decoy runners and inside support players to stress their tacklers.

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Small-sided Rugby Games

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Do or die game

Use this blocked attack game (one team attacks for a period of time) to challenge players to apply the principles of play under pressure. ...

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Use scenarios to engage players

Tom Brocklebank, DPP coach at Leicester Tigers introduces his scenario cards.

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Scenario games to solve problems (Under 9s)

Four small-sided games, the outcomes to look for, and the two problems each game quietly asks your players to solve. Aimed at under 9s, but ...

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Drop-off touch

Games that require all of the players to participate develop all abilities. In drop-off touch, defenders have to fill in and attackers have ...

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Real rugby speed

Develop players who are used to running on to - and delivering - passes at pace. This will leave defenders behind and allow you to make the ...

Go forward from the lineout

The session looks at running and support lines from the back of the lineout. There is a run up of around 10-15m for the ball carrier before ...

Long pass plays

Develop long passing for specific plays. This session works on running lines and timing as well as improving accuracy of passing in match-...

Four-man contact pods

This session works on players taking the ball into contact in groups of four. This is most likely in a game when you know the opposition is ...

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