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Video games for your toolbox

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 Pr...
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Why a good game doesn’t always work

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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Let's have a ball

Let's have a ball

This great fun way to introduce the right body positions to drive in rucks encourages the correct use of shoulders and best placement of ...
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7 coaching risks worth taking

7 coaching risks worth taking

Sometimes you have to be bold when coaching. Take a risk that can change something for the better. Nothing ventured, nothing gained – so ...
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Poach or leave: make better decisions

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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Reduce penalty count for jacklars

Reduce penalty count for jacklars

Let’s concentrate on the role of the second player at the tackle – the poacher – and how they can make a real difference, without infring...
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Help parents to help players

Help parents to help players

Whether you are coaching kids or adults, one of the key people in your players’ lives are their parents. Guide them into making the best ...
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Decision-making for forwards at rucks

Decision-making for forwards at rucks

Nominate fitter, more powerful players to concentrate only on ruck clearing to ensure opponents never get their hands on the ball after a...
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 287

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  • Get organised with Russian dolls
  • Long, short or contact
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    Better box kicking

    Better box kicking

    Turn a defensive kick into an attacking kick by changing your mindset and look to force errors. Our four-point guide shows how easy it is ...
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    What if you’re training the wrong 30 seconds?

    What if you’re training the wrong 30 seconds?

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    Extra edge for front

    Extra edge for front

    Here are three simple pointers to give your props and hooker a stronger starting position and then be ready to secure your scrum ball.
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    The hooker strikes back

    The hooker strikes back

    This activity will help you develop your hooker’s ability to strike the ball in the scrum and deliver quicker ball to play from. This is ...
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    Beat the drift defence

    Beat the drift defence

    Using a simple passing tactic - passing the ball back inside - when the opposition defence drifts across the field can carve huge holes in ...
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    6 ways to deal with big egos

    6 ways to deal with big egos

    We all have players who think they know it all or are better than they are.
    Our guide shows you the best way of making sure egos don’t ...
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    Better backfield kick cover

    Better backfield kick cover

    The back three need to achieve a good blend of defence against running and kicking types of attack. The full-backs and wingers must be ...
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    Why you should be thinking more about metacognition

    Why you should be thinking more about metacognition

    In simple terms, metacognition is thinking about thinking. It’s reflecting on a decision, working out how to make it better next time. What ...
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    Continuity algorithm

    Continuity algorithm

    An algorithm is a set of rules to solve a problem. Here is my continuity algorithm where the problem is what the ball carrier does when ...
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    Improve outcomes in the contact area, both in attack and in defence

    Improve outcomes in the contact area, both in attack and in defence

    If your players are first to the tackle contest and in the right body position, they will either give you quick ball in attack or slow down ...
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    4 milliseconds for contact decision making

    4 milliseconds for contact decision making

    We’ve five key elements to our club coaching philosophy, one of which is “Protect”. This refers to each other and also to protect. Here’s ...
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    Break down strong

    Break down strong

    A good defence can be broken down with the right pass and the best support lines. Here are two simple ways to nail that pass and break ...
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    How can you win without tactics?

    How can you win without tactics?

    Use a philosophy rather than a set game plan to score more tries than the opposition. Tactics will often confuse children but ideas for ...
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    Transfer lineout throw-ins from training to games

    Transfer lineout throw-ins from training to games

    You want to nail your lineouts every time with an accurate throw from your hooker. Here are the four key things and one reaction to give ...
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    What are tactics?

    What are tactics?

    The word “tactics” is used so often that we tend to forget what it means and in the end we confuse players. Know your tactics by knowing ...
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    5 ideas for training on hard, dry ground (video and notes)

    5 ideas for training on hard, dry ground (video and notes)

    Baked-out pitches don’t have to mean a session of touch and nothing else. Here are five ways to keep the shape of the game, work contact ...

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