EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
Improve different types of ball placement with the added bonus of work-rate to get back into the game. You can see how much Dylan enjoys the challenge. Dad Mark is on the camera and stick.
Mark said that once he had watched this first attempt back, the definite work-on was more secure ball placement. That means the ball isn’t rolling away.
Ideally the stick should fall away from kid.
Either stipulate beforehand what types of ball placement you want to use or kid can chose the one that makes most sense.
For more on ball placement techniques, look at the following:
in Core skills, Kicking & Catching
Work on your kickers’ specific technique so they can develop their natural kicking ability into a repeatable, accurate skill under pressure. An ideal session to run and then encourage players to use as homework. Challenge the players to practise with their stronger and their weaker foot. MORE
in Contact, Return to play, Rugby drills
In this session, we are going to combine the work we’ve done in the previous two sessions to check for understanding and finally build more of a live rucking situation. To do this we will use two elements from previous sessions to check for understanding (part three from sessions one and two) and to ensure safety is still paramount. MORE
in Contact, Email Newsletters, Return to play
Here are some activities to support your stage D ruck training. Using small groups (no more than four), they look at rebuilding ruck skills in a low impact environment and developing a game-related understanding at the same time. MORE
in Contact, Kicking & Catching, Rugby drills, Small-sided games
This session thrives on the odd directions a rugby ball takes when it rolls along the ground and how the players react to it. It will improve footwork and reaction skills. The players are reacting to a bobbling ball that might shoot out of the side of a ruck or be knocked back from a lineout, or be because of a dropped pass. MORE
We want to improve all the players’ skills in equal measure, but there’s never enough time. Instead, work on specific core skills to match the roles and responsibilities of each position. MORE
How to coach 9s to be better passers and decision makers, my Super Rugby experience. MORE
