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Recovering from poor set pieces

Recovering from poor set pieces

Not every set piece works out. This session looks at some recovery strategies.
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9 to 6 scrum defence

9 to 6 scrum defence

With defences and attacks set 5 metres back from the scrum, you need a cohesive defensive strategy between your back row and scrum-half.
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Two ways to contesting your own kick-off

Two ways to contesting your own kick-off

Kick-offs are opportunities to win the ball but need a plan. Here are two kick-off strategies to enable your teams to do just that.
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Match intensity for good habits

Match intensity for good habits

Practising like you want to play is a good way to prepare for matches. However, you need to make sure you get the balance right so that s...
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Practise set-piece horrors

Practise set-piece horrors

Though you aim for perfection, you know perfectly well that there will be times in the game when your team have to clear up the mess from...
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Simple ruck and drive skills

Simple ruck and drive skills

Use this series of exercises to build up simple skills for rucking. It starts with low impact techniques before upping the level of conta...
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Prevent the “catch and drive”

Prevent the “catch and drive”

The defence is free to use any ploy here as they try to stop the lineout drive before it has a chance to get going. But make sure they so...
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Learn to lift in the lineout

Learn to lift in the lineout

The move to lifted lineouts can be a daunting one for players because of the dynamic movements involved. But the basics can be learned ve...
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 161

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    Introducing the lineout: Crouch, stand and lift

    Introducing the lineout: Crouch, stand and lift

    Lifted lineouts require dynamic, synchronised movements. This introductory session starts your lifters on simple exercises and progresses ...
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    The lineout and kick-off game

    The lineout and kick-off game

    Use a simple game of touch with some modifications to the restarts to work on both kick-offs and lineouts. In both cases the catcher should ...
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    4 ways to win a lineout without jumping

    4 ways to win a lineout without jumping

    What should you do if the opposition are just too good in the air? Or if you don’t have any jumpers? Instead of throwing the ball several ...
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    The two-man fire drill

    The two-man fire drill

    Use this two-man lineout move to win ball if your lineout isn’t functioning or you want to change things up. Executed well, it will be a ...
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    Put a man in the hole

    Put a man in the hole

    Use the receiver – that is, the player in the 9 position – to create an extra man in the lineout. Regardless of how the opposition reacts, ...
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    Shifting the drive

    Shifting the drive

    A good shift drive doesn’t happen by accident. Build it with this session, in which players have to execute the lift and jump under ...
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    Hinge to the trigger

    Hinge to the trigger

    This is a great high-energy drill to use before moving on to lineout plays later in your unit session. It’s a competitive activity to ...
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    Coach lineouts: Tactics

    Coach lineouts: Tactics

    In this section, we have a range of tactical to win lineouts, whether in attack or defence.
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    Target 90%+: Coach better lineouts, with great techniques, sessions and tactics

    Target 90%+: Coach better lineouts, with great techniques, sessions and tactics

    There can be 20 plus lineouts in a match. They are the most competitive set-piece in a game, and tactically crucial if you want to take ...
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    Coach lineouts: Sessions

    Coach lineouts: Sessions

    Keep your lineout sessions active and purposeful. Avoid having players standing around too long. Start with our lineout session builder ...
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    Coach lineouts: Technique

    Coach lineouts: Technique

    They are lots of moving parts in a lineout and plenty of scope for error because the players are very reliant on each other to perform ...
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    Create a deadeye hooker

    Create a deadeye hooker

    Nail your lineouts every time with an accurate throw from your hooker. Here are the five key things to make accurate throws the norm rather ...
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    Clearing up the mess

    Clearing up the mess

    Both hookers can challenge for the loose ball from the lineout, especially if it bounces inside the 5m area next to the touchline. Here’s ...
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    Throw and react

    Throw and react

    Improve the accuracy of the throw into the lineout and the communication and timing of thrower and jumper (or jumper and lifters).
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    Clever reload move from a lineout to attack the blindside

    Clever reload move from a lineout to attack the blindside

    Bring your quick winger into the game by hiding him at the back of a ruck and then unleashing him down the blindside. Run a play into the ...
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    Floor the jumper

    Floor the jumper

    Stop the maul at the lineout before it starts by focusing on the role of the defending player who is facing the opposition jumper. By Ian D...

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