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 Blog, Rugby drills
Bill Walsh won three Superbowls with the San Francisco 49ers. When he took over as head coach in 1979 they were arguably the worst team in American football history. Within two years they were the best. This sympathetic and honest book, published after Walsh’s death in 2007, but largely in his own words, explains in detail the methods he used to achieve extraordinary success. MORE
in Core skills, Passing & Handling
Improve the accuracy of passing. Trystan uses a chair as a target, giving himself points for different outcomes. MORE
in Defence, Rugby coaching, Team Management
Don't despair after suffering a heavy home defeat in your first game of the season. Learn from what went wrong, move forward and focus on putting your plan to succeed into action. MORE
in Contact, Core skills
Improve different types of ball placement with the added bonus of work-rate to get back into the game. You can see how much Dylan enjoys the challenge. Dad Mark is on the camera and stick. MORE
in Core skills, Passing & Handling
Handling enhanced training with balls arriving in the player's hands from different directions, angles and speeds. Blind pairs test the reactions of the catcher; single-hand pass develops the feel of the ball in each hand. Aim to get up to 30 touches in a minute of each activity. MORE
in Core skills, Fitness & Conditioning
Tony, with his sons, Charley and Harry show us how to work on some core fitness, using a ball and a garden chair. MORE
in Core skills, Passing & Handling
Handling enhanced training with balls arriving in the player's hands from different directions, angles and speeds. Late reaction tests footwork and agility; diagonal lifts works the passing action from the core. Aim to get up to 30 touches in a minute of each activity. MORE
in Rugby drills
Work on awareness, ball handling and communicate. You need a bunch of different shaped balls and a jumper. Game devised by Harry, Charley, Charlie, Elsa and Tony (dad). INTRODUCTION TO GAME THE SKILLS AND THE GAME GAME Put a bunch of balls into a small area. Blindfold kid. A jumper/rugby shirt is ideal. Stand... MORE
in Core skills, Passing & Handling
Handling enhanced training with balls arriving in the player's hands from different directions, angles and speeds. High catch tests movement skills; ball blind drop engages extra senses. MORE
in Core skills, Passing & Handling
Handling enhanced training with balls arriving in the player's hands from different directions, angles and speeds. Ball retrieve tests footwork and coordination; catch, pop, roll, pop works the arms and core. Aim to get up to 30 touches in a minute of each activity. MORE
