EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
This season, never hunt around for a fresh rugby drill again, find activities to help you train all the skills your players need in Rugby Coach Weekly.
Get proven and easy to use drills for all groups and abilities and to coach all rugby skills with Rugby Coach Weekly. As a coach, it is your job to give your team the skills and technique to be great players.
The rugby drills in this section will help you coach your players in the core skills of the game. We’ll tell you what to look out for, how to get the ideas over to your players, and we’ll give you games and exercises to really power-up their skills.
in Tackling
Use this simple and quick to set up exercise as part of your tackling break out groups to work on good technique in a medium impact environment. Players need to constant exposure to tackling, especially where they have to use footwork to get close to make the best sort of impact. MORE
in Defence, Rugby drills, Tackling
This session works on players reading the situation and not being afraid to give up ground as long as the tackle is made. Sometimes the tackler needs to accept that he cannot “win” the contact, but still needs to bring the ball carrier to ground effectively. MORE
in Attack, Rugby drills, Warm Ups
This drill based practice is designed to get players comfortable receiving the ball at maximum speed. MORE
in Rugby drills, Tackling
Build tackling confidence and tackling technique with low impacts. Then focus on completing the tackle by the tackler to get back into the game. Low impact tackling still requires good skills to bring the ball carrier to the ground. MORE
in Attack, Backs moves
Get defenders off balance and less effective by making them commit to one tackling line while attacking another. You can do this by varying your angle of attack. MORE
in Round-up Rodeo with Phil Llewellyn, Rugby drills
Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Cody Royle, former Head Coach for Canada Men's AFL, author and coach mentor, Doug Lemov, author and educator and Darren Lewis, former performance analyst and founder of Codex Analysis. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
There are seven key factors for spin passing, but if you had to concentrate on just one, here’s which would make the most difference to your players. MORE
in Rugby drills, Tackling, U10+, Warm Ups
Use this low impact activity to prepare your players for tackling. It focuses on good footwork and grip. Increases confidence and reminds players of the key points of tackling. MORE
A four-man lineout gives a great chance to win the ball and then attack with support into the opposition midfield. Here are the simple options to ensure clean ball to attack with. Set up a platform and space to attack with “spare” forwards. You have five forwards involved in the lineout, so three players can be in the backline. MORE
in Attack, Rugby drills
Encourage support players to be ready to follow the ball carrier through the line break, either to take an offload or if there is a clean break, ready to take the next pass. Line breaks can be anywhere along the defensive line. Create scenarios for the players to react and support. MORE
