EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
in Email Newsletters, Rugby drills
If you want to win a turnover at the ruck, your players need to choose the right moment. Otherwise they are wasting energy and resources. If the ruck is lost, your players should be quick to identify it as a “dead” ruck and then fan out. But when is a ruck not, and worth going... MORE
in Email Newsletters, Tackling
Make your tackle training more effective, so the players are safer and make more tackles. Use a science-based approach. MORE
in Email Newsletters, Rugby drills
Kicking gets a bad name. It’s the safe option from defence, but the risky option in attack. Less enlightened coaches would say: keep it that way. But the best teams at their level with use kicks to put extra pressure on the opposition. It’s a mix of good skill execution and collective mindset from the team to know when it’s a good time to kick. Do this well and you will find yourselves retrieving the ball and scoring tries. MORE
How to create a simple defensive system around the edge of your rucks to: Deny the opposition easy gains; pressure them into mistakes; create more chances for turnovers. MORE
in Email Newsletters, Scrums & Lineouts
It would be great if all your forwards were at every session. But, because it rarely happens, you need to have set-piece activities that allow you to maximise your time together. We have a vast array of activities that can help you achieve, and it starts with our lineout session builder. Also highlighted below are ways to develop timing and techniques to ensure you win that set piece every time. MORE
Efficient ball transfer seems so simple, yet our players often struggle to do it accurately. MORE
in Blog, Email Newsletters, Rugby drills
The maul is the most potent weapon in the game if it’s got momentum. Defences will struggle to stop it, especially from lineouts. Use more realistic activities and games to tool up your team. MORE
in Email Newsletters, Team Management
It’s extremely frustrating when players fail to be attentive in training. They miss vital instructions, make unforced errors or just slow the flow of the session. Here’s a selection of our best ideas. It’s a mix of organising your training and then engaging training activities. MORE
in Email Newsletters, Scrums & Lineouts
Good scrum ball is one of the most powerful sources of possession, whether you are trying to score tries or simply clear your lines. MORE
Heads up rugby means the players make decisions on what’s in front of them rather than play to a pattern. We would like our players to do this more often because it allows them to exploit weaknesses in defence. MORE
