Getting ready for training needs players to get their bodies and minds in tune. Play lots of games to motivate and engage the players. Then break out into skills zones where your players can start to concentrate on the details.
Here are four warm-up skills activities which can be mixed into your training routines, all from our growing video archive.
Prepare for full-on tackling practice with this low impact, no-pads warm up. The players develop their footwork, their head position and grip in a dynamic environment. Plus, they get in lots of repetitions.
Get your ruck defenders into the right position then create an awareness of the ball and the attacking threats in this simple ruck warm-up exercise. MORE
Prepare for full-on tackling practice with this low impact, no-pads warm up. The players develop their footwork, their head position and grip in a dynamic environment. Plus, they get in lots of repetitions. MORE
With no training sessions in lockdown, our on-going interactions with our players is different. We can still invest in our players, building their confidence, understanding and belong. Here are some simple, quick ideas. MORE
We are all frustrated that we can't be outside coaching at the moment. While there are more serious concerns in the world, coaching our sport still has a role to play in helping maintain good spirits and giving us all a focus for the future.
Of course, we haven't stopped coaching. Everyone I've spoken to has, in some way, been in touch with their players and other stakeholders.
In this newsletter, I'm going to give you some fuel for your own personal coaching well-being. MORE
Right...let's get a grip. We encourage our players to be resilient, positive and look forward, not back. We now to do that ourselves and then communicate that energy to our players. What can we do to plan, prepare and develop ourselves? MORE
Wales scored a magnificent try against England, executing FOUR "2 v 1" situations in quick succession to score a try that started inside their own 22m area. Two attackers against one defender is a classic decision-making training scenario. There are lots of different ways to set it up. Here are four activities which ensure that there are plenty of variations to keep the players focused on using accurate skills under pressure. MORE
