EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
03/24/2020 |
With lockdowns across the world, what can you do meaningfully at home to keep players engaged, motivated, healthy and unskilled. We are going to share as many of the great ideas that are out there. MORE
03/28/2020 | Core skills
We've curated a collection of some of the latest YouTube coaching at home stars. MORE
11/8/2019 | Tackling
We've got over 600 drills, activities, tips, tactics and games on the site about tackling. So, while we love all of them, here's our top ten. MORE
12/7/2019 | Rugby coaching
Your side will have its fair share of stars, good players and not-so-good. Keep all the players involved and happy, and make each one feel they are a world-beater. MORE
11/24/2019 | Rugby drills
"There’s not much incentive to be a third receiver. The Law of the Jungle suggests that if you want to touch the ball, you get close to it." MORE
05/4/2019 | Small-sided games
We know what a challenge getting youngsters to listen can be. So how do you get them motivated and having fun? It starts with the warm-up, when you need to set the tempo for your session… MORE
04/1/2020 | Kicking & Catching
Because kicking is a feature of the game, we have to find ways to include it in our sessions. Use this game to focus on one aspect of kicking – landing the ball on top of the foot. MORE
03/15/2020 | Rugby drills
If you are nearing the end of a long hard season your players will be tired in all sorts of ways, physically and mentally. It’s not a good time to take on new ideas so small adjustments can make a big difference. MORE
03/8/2020 | Rugby drills
If the ball is on the ground, then players need to react, and react aggressively. This activity works on what happens immediately after the ball is won. MORE
04/4/2020 | Kicking & Catching
03/31/2020 | Kicking & Catching
03/30/2020 | Core skills
03/30/2020 | Core skills
03/28/2020 | Core skills
03/27/2020 | Core skills
03/16/2020 |
The “slide pass” has been used to good effect recently by a number of international teams. It is a flat pass to a player who is drifting outside his defender. Introducing the move also lets your team practise some good basic passing and running skills. MORE
03/9/2020 |
Defending is not just about stopping the opposition from scoring, it is about trying to regain possession. To achieve that you need a defence that moves forward as a unit and puts the opposition under pressure. “Up together” gives you the tools to develop your defensive organisation so all your players understand their roles in it. MORE
03/2/2020 |
Even the top teams recognise that they don’t practise side on tackling enough. In this session you can also challenge the players to think of their finishing position first and then work backwards to see why the side on tackle is so effective in winning turnover ball. MORE
03/10/2020 | Warm Ups
Here is how you can integrate ACTIVATE Pogo jumps into a 1 v 1 evasion activity. MORE
03/3/2020 | Warm Ups
Integrate ACTIVATE activities into your warm-ups with ski-jumps and with 2 v 1s. MORE
01/19/2020 | Warm Ups
Set your players up for the session with this competitive warm-up game which helps them use footwork, communication and in the development, passing skills. MORE
04/3/2020 | Rugby coaching
Reward charts are a tried and tested way to improve behaviour. Not because of the reward. Instead the framework, shared goals and targets allow kids to develop long-lasting good habits. Our print-off charts give you a rugby theme. And your player can make them their own with their own decorations as well. There's a chart for girls and boys. MORE
04/2/2020 | Rugby coaching
How do you make certain your end of season performance review makes real difference to next season and is not a waste of time, energy and money? Here are my 8 essential rules... MORE
03/29/2020 | Rugby drills
Bill Walsh won three Superbowls with the San Francisco 49ers. When he took over as head coach in 1979 they were arguably the worst team in American football history. Within two years they were the best. This sympathetic and honest book, published after Walsh’s death in 2007, but largely in his own words, explains in detail the methods he used to achieve extraordinary success. MORE
03/22/2020 | Rugby coaching
These are uncharted times. No team training, many players stuck at home. Here are some priorities to help you and your players make the most of the challenging situation. MORE
03/31/2020
With over 40 great podcasts on our site, here are some of most popular experts on learning, coaching and getting more from your sessions. MORE
03/26/2020
With some time on your hands, why not devise a tactical plan for next season. MORE
03/19/2020
Right...let's get a grip. We encourage our players to be resilient, positive and look forward, not back. We now to do that ourselves and then communicate that energy to our players. What can we do to plan, prepare and develop ourselves? 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
72 of the Game's Tactical Concepts in Simple, Plain Language MORE
With so much to cover when coaching young players, it can be a daunting task to know the basics... now there's help MORE
