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Turnover try

Turnover try

Help your players understand the importance of keeping low in contact and funnelling in behind the ball carrier to maintain go forward.
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7 great ways to warm up

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 su...
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More wins for a 4 v 3

More wins for a 4 v 3

Follow these simple strategies to pose more questions of the defence and maximise your chances of beating them in 4v3 situations.
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Three-step guide to coaching first scrums

Three-step guide to coaching first scrums

A bunch of eager but slightly scared young players face their first full scrummage session. Teach them the three steps to scrummaging hea...
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Attack blindside from a scrum

Attack blindside from a scrum

The 8-9-14 move from a right-hand scrum close to the line is excellent for scoring tries but needs variation depending on the strength of...
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Stay low!

Stay low!

Help your players understand the importance of keeping low in contact and funnelling in behind the ball carrier to maintain go forward.
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Blindfolded

Blindfolded

“Blindfold” your players to encourage quick reactions to changing situations, testing their teamwork skills.
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The grid game

The grid game

Use this game to raise the heart rate, develop finding space, footwork and practise applying skills under increasing degrees of difficulty.
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 270

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  • Turnover: 1-2-3 try!
  • Three-step guide to coaching first scrums
  • great ways to warm up
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    Beat the rush: Draw then kick

    Beat the rush: Draw then kick

    Outfox rush defences by drawing them onto you, then kicking front foot ball (good running possession) behind them to win back possession ...
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    NFL touch

    NFL touch

    Using an NFL theme of gaining ground for each attack, this skills game focuses on the principle of support. It encourages players to focus ...
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    Warm-up Rondos

    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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    Ball touch Kabaddi

    Ball touch Kabaddi

    Use this ball touch version of the popular Bangladeshi game to warm up your players and give them decision making opportunities.
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    Support pockets

    Support pockets

    Urgency to get to the ball carrier is essential in keeping the ball alive when executing an offload. Get the support player into the pocket ...
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    Hard and fast miss pass

    Hard and fast miss pass

    A hard and fast flat miss pass can cut out defenders before they have a chance to change their running angles. It can lead to clean breaks ...
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    Aerial noughts and crosses

    Aerial noughts and crosses

    Improve your kicking with a game of aerial noughts and crosses. Teams take it in turns to kick the ball and aim to drop it in a square ...
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    Run straight - create overlaps

    Run straight - create overlaps

    Show your players why straightening up rather than running across the pitch makes it easier to set up and execute overlaps.
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    Create Superheroes at the ruck to win quicker, cleaner ball

    Create Superheroes at the ruck to win quicker, cleaner ball

    Use superhero memes to help your players understand their roles to create better ruck ball.
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    Rucking good fun

    Rucking good fun

    Get serious about winning games by working on active and successul rucks to recycle good ball to attack with - but use fun activites to ...
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    Transition mission

    Transition mission

    Challenge players’ decision-making during transitional phases of play. The game presents lots of opportunities to work against a broken ...
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    Realistic 2v1s

    Realistic 2v1s

    To make your players fully understand how to execute 2v1s, you must have a try line and a touchline to make them match-like. Keep the ...
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    The 5 Fs for ball carriers

    The 5 Fs for ball carriers

    The battle that takes place after the tackle is one of the most underappreciated areas of the game. The 5 Fs give you some ideas as to what ...
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    The fall guys

    The fall guys

    When players are tackled they need to give their own players a chance to retain the ball – so teach them the art of going to ground ...
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    Megafit

    Megafit

    Sharpen minds and bodies by reducing defensive numbers and replacing entire attacks when things go wrong - and do it all at an intense pace.
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    Pyramid scheme

    Pyramid scheme

    Run this non-stop pyramid game, which keeps attack and defence alert. With lots of repetitions, it works on fitness, decision-making, ...

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