EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
Tony, with his sons, Charley and Harry show us how to work on some core fitness, using a ball and a garden chair.
in Contact, Core skills
There are eight key factors for the ruck (attack breakdown) but if you had to concentrate on just one, here’s which would make the most difference to your players. MORE
in Core skills, Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
There are five key factors for catching the ball, but if you had to concentrate on just one, here’s which would make the most difference to your players MORE
Nic Dolly, from Build U Fitness, gives us a full body workout that your players can do at home, which will help test your cardiovascular and strength endurance. MORE
in Core skills, Email Newsletters, Rugby drills
In Jason Tee and Mike Ashford's e-learning course, Turn your game model into a training session, they set out how you can solve a performance problem. For example, how would you improve your double tacking or quick ruck ball or passing out of the tackle. They suggest you break down coaching the problem into four stages. Depending on your current players' understanding, you can start your next training session at any one of those stages. MORE
in Core skills, Rucking & Mauling
Jono Farrell says, having researched the top teams and their success rate around the ruck, it’s clear the players have defined roles. By creating the mindset and system, you can develop the skills you need for quick ball. MORE
in Attack, Core skills, Rugby drills
Putting a defender into a weak tackling position allows the attacker to either win the contact situation or fix them to pass onto a player in a better position. Here’s how to “sit down” a defender. “Sitting down” is where an attacker makes a defender plant their feet and stop moving forward. In other words, the defender rocks back onto their heels and looks as if they are “sitting down” on a chair. MORE
