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Turn and tackle

Turn and tackle

This defensive reaction activity develops footwork skills so players can get close to the ball carrier and encourages good teamwork.
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Target practice

Target practice

Avoid aimless kicking. Give your kickers targets and, as they develop, make them look to kick to space and adjust before they kick.
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Contestable kicks

Contestable kicks

Develop your players’ ability to jump to catch a high ball under pressure. This activity aims to give your players more confidence.
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Bounce out: how a 9 attacks from the ruck

Bounce out: how a 9 attacks from the ruck

This is the action of a scrum-half running away from a breakdown. Here is how it works and how to practise it. By Wales under-20s coach R...
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Tackle, turnover, attack

Tackle, turnover, attack

Develop your players’ ability to recognise and exploit any opportunities to counter attack from a turnover of possession. By COLIN IRELAND.
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Handling booster

Handling booster

A session ideal for pre-season or in-season if you need to reconnect your players with their handling skills and pace onto the ball. By D...
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Contestable kick-offs

Contestable kick-offs

If you concede a score, why not put the pressure back on the opposition by winning the kick-off? MATT BEBBINGTON on how the top teams ach...
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Hip, twist or turn?

Hip, twist or turn?

These are the three main options the ball carrier has when taking the ball into contact. Help players decide which is the best choice to ...
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    A need for rugby speed

    A need for rugby speed

    A circuit to train core running skills – changing direction and pace, accelerating and running backwards or sideways. By PAUL TYLER and DAN ...
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    Tackling training: the defence coach's guide

    Tackling training: the defence coach's guide

    How to identify the right areas to improve your players’ defensive capabilities. By Queensland Reds head coach and former Ireland defence ...
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    Into the step zone

    Into the step zone

    An activity designed to develop players’ ability to make extra yards by moving to the side of their opponent while still moving forward.
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    Find the bib – playing in four dimensions

    Find the bib – playing in four dimensions

    Adapted from a game called ’drop-off touch’, this challenges players to look for and create mismatches. By Loughborough U...
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    2v3 tackle tester

    2v3 tackle tester

    Develop tacklers’ decision-making on whether they are the tackler, the assist or not involved, and whether they can assist at the right ...
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    Attack the ruck session

    Attack the ruck session

    Any practical module on a coaching course requires excellent preparation. Here is a session plan to deal with “developing technique at the ...
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    Developing positional speed

    Developing positional speed

    Speed training needs to be specific to the player’s position. Here are three training ideas for different positions.
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    Bull ring continuity game

    Bull ring continuity game

    Use a variation of a popular warm-up game to build up your continuity.
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    Effective multi-phase rugby

    Effective multi-phase rugby

    Good shape in rugby means your players are into position quickly to attack from the next phase. The shape refers to threatening alignments, ...
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    Defending the front lineout ball

    Defending the front lineout ball

    Pressurise opposition lineouts by making their front ball a risky option. You need to combine speed, accuracy and anticipation to read ...
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    Parent stations: Try tri cones

    Parent stations: Try tri cones

    Use parent stations to allow you to run lots of activities with a parent overseeing each activity.

    It requires one parent, minimal setup ...
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    Parent stations: Overtakers

    Parent stations: Overtakers

    Use parent stations to allow you to run lots of activities with a parent overseeing each activity.

    It requires one parent, minimal setup ...
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    Defend in threes and fours

    Defend in threes and fours

    Build a defence ethic by defending in threes and fours. Players will have to cover narrow and wide spaces, improving their tackling and ...
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    Isolate and split for 3 v 2 success

    Isolate and split for 3 v 2 success

    Understand how to create then take advantage of 3 v 2s by isolating and splitting the two defenders. The chaotic starts mean more options ...
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    Quick Coach: Junior Kabaddi

    Quick Coach: Junior Kabaddi

    One player goads another, then touches the line and races to the other end to avoid being touched by the chaser. It’s a like smaller ...
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    Quick Coach: Volcano

    Quick Coach: Volcano

    "An attacker tries to get the ball onto a cone before they are touched by a defender. Defenders can only run around the perimeter of the ...

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