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Small group overlap challenges

Small group overlap challenges

Should an attack be successful at a 2 v 1 every time? At the top level, most of the time you would have thought, yet you would be surpris...
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Help 10 learn to control

Help 10 learn to control

How do you put your 10 in the right situations in training to allow them to feed their team mates at the right times with the right sorts...
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Increase your options for 10

Increase your options for 10

The fly half (10) has a controlling position to launch his team away from the opposition and into open spaces. He needs to be comfortable...
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Attack-a-palooza

Attack-a-palooza

It is an oft-used mantra to ‘play what you see’. With this in mind, here's a fun way to ask your players to read a defence and react in a...
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When one is better than two

When one is better than two

While we want players to carry the ball in two hands more, they are plenty of times when one-handed carries are important. But the hand h...
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Second receiver options

Second receiver options

The second receiver from a ruck or set piece needs to act as a ball carrying option or a support player for a close contact in the 10 cha...
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ASK DAN: Help! We are too bunched and can't exploit space

ASK DAN: Help! We are too bunched and can't exploit space

At Under 10s, players struggle to recognise that a couple of passes open up the game. Instead of passing to space they simply run there. ...
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Break or not: What next?

Break or not: What next?

Too often we try to practise backs moves until they are perfect forgetting to consider what happens next. Mix up training so you spend ti...
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    30 minute upskill booster session

    30 minute upskill booster session

    Here’s a 30 minute upskill booster for either senior or junior players. It’s aimed to fit into your whole session.
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    Backs blast

    Backs blast

    Work on the backs’ fitness while working on their running lines and drift defence. It’s competitive and they will make every effort to ...
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    Three lessons from Gallagher Premiership strike moves

    Three lessons from Gallagher Premiership strike moves

    What have I learnt from the strike moves of the Premiership teams?
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    Blindside mismatches game

    Blindside mismatches game

    Mismatches happen quickly and players need to judge when to go for it and when not to. There’s no better way to create lots of these ...
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    Realign fast, attack hard

    Realign fast, attack hard

    If you win quick ruck ball you want your backs into position quickly to exploit any spaces. Here’s how to work in threes and find the gaps…

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