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Dan Cottrell

Dan is a practising RFU Level 3 coach and coach educator. He is head coach of Bristol Schools U18s, assistant coach with City of Bristol Schools U16s and the Rugby Performance coach for Bristol Grammar School. Dan is also a coaching and development consultant for World Rugby Development Programmes, and club performance adviser for St Mary's Old Boys.

He was a lead coach with the Bristol Bears DPP programme, head coach of Swansea Schools U15, Young Ospreys Academy, assistant coach ...

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Sharpen minds and bodies by reducing defensive numbers and replacing entire attacks when things go wrong - and do it all at an intense pace.

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Run this non-stop pyramid game, which keeps attack and defence alert. With lots of repetitions, it works on fitness, decision-making, ...

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Get defenders off balance and less effective by making them commit to one tackling line while attacking another. You can do this by varying ...

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Support pockets

Urgency to get to the ball carrier is essential in keeping the ball alive when executing an offload. Get the support player into the pocket ...

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Use this ball touch version of the popular Bangladeshi game to warm up your players and give them decision making opportunities.

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Confidence in tackling is key to helping young players feel safe. Build from slow to quick in successive tackles to increase belief in ...

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Improve your kicking with a game of aerial noughts and crosses. Teams take it in turns to kick the ball and aim to drop it in a square ...

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