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Contact

It’s not always easy to get young players to embrace contact which is why we’ve spent so much time devising and testing contact drills that will help your players grow in confidence. Use them alongside our tackling drills to develop a team of players that are comfortable making and taking contact.

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Three into one continuity

Three into one continuity

Players will need to move from contact situations, developing a basic open play attack structure in order to keep the ball always alive a...
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Ground up power

Ground up power

Develop your players’ ability to generate leg power when accelerating or driving into contact. It’s a combination of balance, body angle,...
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Decisions in the contact area

Decisions in the contact area

Continually assess the defence in contact situations and then adjust to breakthrough.
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Bounce back with a Surfer’s Jump

Bounce back with a Surfer’s Jump

Develop your players’ ability to get back to their feet quickly after making a tackle. This will improving the players’ understanding of ...
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Hitting the wall (of noise)

Hitting the wall (of noise)

Focus on player-to-player marking, so the attack feels like it is running into a wall of defenders. It requires good footwork and working...
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Brace, brace, brace

Brace, brace, brace

Use this session to maintain a low body position and brace the shoulder when moving into contact.
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Tackler teams

Tackler teams

This works on low tackles and the decisions of the tackler and the next arriving defender to maximise the chances of a turnover.
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Base ruck

Base ruck

Simple to set up, these activities work on improving individual and group skills. There are no bags, just bodies to drive out from the ta...
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 247

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  • Post-tackle space
  • Rocket touch
  • Don’t start next season this season
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    Smack and grab

    Smack and grab

    This is a high-intensity, physical session that works on ruck and tackle contest techniques. It encourages players to work hard in support ...
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    "Run over" turnovers

    "Run over" turnovers

    Defending at the side of the ruck provides an excellent chance for a turnover because of the closeness of defenders. If the first defender ...
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    Up and at 'em

    Up and at 'em

    This is a tough, physical session that works on players going forward in narrow spaces. The emphasis should be on ball retention in contact,...
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    Close support for the contact area

    Close support for the contact area

    Retain more possession in the tackle contest to generate more quick ball. Make the nearest support player to the ball carrier get closer ...
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    Mauls and peels

    Mauls and peels

    If you have control of the maul with the ball at the back, you can continue to attack close to the maul by “peeling off”. This keeps your ...
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    Ruck session builder

    Ruck session builder

    Session builders take you from one player to a unit to work on their skills piece by piece.
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    Second player in

    Second player in

    The second player in support of the ball carrier needs to work out how to support the tackle contest.
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    Stay on your feet

    Stay on your feet

    Not all mauls are set up from lineouts. Sometimes a player stays on their feet through the first contact and is then held up
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    Win race over the ball

    Win race over the ball

    Clearing out a defender over the ball means winning the race for the space over the ball – and, if you lose, knowing how to win that space ...
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    Expose weak defenders

    Expose weak defenders

    Taking contact can disrupt a team’s defensive system, writes Peter Russell.
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    Ruck in threes

    Ruck in threes

    A clearer at a ruck must look to go beyond the ball, to drive back defenders and free up the ball for the scrum-half to sustain continuity.
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    Ruck in the round

    Ruck in the round

    Improve players’ decision-making by giving them four different situations to react to. They must choose the best technique to use in each ...
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    The 'ins' and 'outs' of retaining the ball

    The 'ins' and 'outs' of retaining the ball

    Improve players’ footwork before contact and how they protect the ball to keep possession. A great breakout exercise in a normal session.
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    Four simple ways to introduce contact

    Four simple ways to introduce contact

    Need to build up players’ contact confidence, or create more physical sessions in pre-season? Here are some tried-and-tested methods.
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    Twist and shape

    Twist and shape

    Avoid slow, or lost, ball at the tackle by making the ball carrier more active on the ground. Use this to build up players’ ball placement ...
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    Smash gain line, offload

    Smash gain line, offload

    Use great footwork and leg drive to break through the defence while ensuring that support players are on hand to take a quick pass beyond ...

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