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Smart Sessions Advanced Skills

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Long pass plays

Long pass plays

Develop long passing for specific plays. This session works on running lines and timing as well as improving accuracy of passing in match...
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Inside and outside clean

Inside and outside clean

Protect your rucks by covering against the “inside” defender in the tackle contest. Have a player who works on the “inside clean” to driv...
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Kings of the counter ruck

Kings of the counter ruck

Counter rucking spoils the attacking team’s quick ball. Either your players win back the ball or, at worst, disrupt the opposition scrum ...
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Land on two feet and go!

Land on two feet and go!

This session builds up a simple skill: Landing on two feet and stepping away from contact is a pre-sidestep motion It is a good technique...
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Supporting the big beasts

Supporting the big beasts

Some players are built for taking the ball into the heart of the defence: these big beasts are your primary runners. But they must rely o...
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Talk the talk

Talk the talk

This session makes oral communication a feature. It forces the players to be accurate, concise and urgent when they are without the ball ...
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Ruck and move

Ruck and move

Creating quick ball from slow ruck ball requires a dynamic platform. Your team needs to draw in defenders and recycle good possession for...
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Quick, quick, wide

Quick, quick, wide

Players need to know what sequence of different moves are being run. This makes it easier to run the right support lines and break down d...
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 259

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  • Quick hands warm-up
  • Unleash your quick winger
  • Five ways to deal with disruptive players
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    Temple of doom

    Temple of doom

    The running angles of support players are vital in maintaining continuity and keeping the ball away from the breakdown area. This session, ...
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    Touchline attack

    Touchline attack

    Keep the attacking play moving towards and up close to one touchline opens up the field. The Lions, Wales and South Africa have all used ...
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    Double tackling

    Double tackling

    Your team should take advantage of a good defensive system by not only stopping the ball carrier on the gain line, but also knocking them ...
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    Soak-up tackle

    Soak-up tackle

    Not every tackle can be “aggressive”. Sometimes the tackler needs to accept that he cannot “win” the contact but still needs to bring the ...
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    Make every kick contestable

    Make every kick contestable

    More and more, we are seeing teams kick out of their 22m area with the intention of making the kick contestable - when the catcher has to ...
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    Kick off threes

    Kick off threes

    Receiving the kick off cleanly under pressure gives a team a mental boost after a score. Ideally, if it is a hanging kick, your catcher can ...
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    Ashton angles

    Ashton angles

    Though Chris Ashton was not the first to exploit an inside run to take a pass from the first or second receiver, it is still a surprise ...
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    Nine is running

    Nine is running

    Will Genia, Mike Phillips and Ben Youngs are good examples of decision-making 9s who often run from the base of a quick ruck. They do this ...
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    Ruck smash tackles

    Ruck smash tackles

    Your players need to be aggressive and accurate at the same time – especially at the breakdown. Unlike a tackle, the ruck target is pretty ...
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    Set piece support

    Set piece support

    Good running lines from the set piece mean support players are in a position to offer the best help. It applies to all forwards, but this ...
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    Scrum and run

    Scrum and run

    The transition from set piece to open play requires players to change their mindset. From the technical, defined contest of a scrum, the ...
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    Three-man rucks

    Three-man rucks

    Quick ball at rucks comes from good ball presentation by the tackled player and the next two players clearing out threats and protecting ...
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    A tricky pass at pace

    A tricky pass at pace

    Attackers can draw defenders by cutting back and running towards their inside shoulder. Cutting back straightens the line of attack and ...
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    Conquer the maul

    Conquer the maul

    You cannot bring down a maul once it has started so defenders have to hold it or break it up. Holding means driving hard and low, breaking ...
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    Chasing deep

    Chasing deep

    A player who chases back to gather a kick has his back to the defence. He has to assess his options before choosing to run, pass or kick. ...
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    Elusive line running

    Elusive line running

    Running hard and straight, before changing angle sharply, can wrong-foot a defence and create gaps to exploit. All players should work on ...

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