EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
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.
in Contact, Rucking & Mauling, Rugby drills
Not all rucks are made the same and neither are the players. Especially in the forwards, the difference in height can mean they need to explore varied techniques. Here’s how… MORE
in Contact, Rucking & Mauling, Rugby coaching, Rugby drills
Here’s how you can mix up your training session when you are working with the forwards to ensure they concentrate on the rucking techniques they are most likely to use. MORE
in Attack, Contact, Practice plans
Turn slow ball into quick ball using a technique called “turbo ball”. In essence, instead of the ball carrier going forward on his own a support player binds on to him and together they drive into contact. MORE
in Contact, Defence, Rugby coaching, Tackling
A stationary defender will invariably lose the battle of the gain line. However, this defender can stop a powerful ball carrier who’s running directly at him by soaking up the force with a wrap tackle. Here’s how... MORE
in Contact, Kicking & Catching, Practice plans
A good chase from a kick off can put pressure on the opposition at a crucial moment in the game. Either from the start of a half or when your team has gone a score down, you can squeeze the opposition into a narrow area with few options to break out. This session works on that tactic. MORE
in Contact, Rugby coaching videos, Rugby drills, Tackling
Develop your attackers' ability to keep possession under extreme pressure in a tackle situation, and your defenders' counter -rucking skills. All this achieved in a tight area, with plenty of opportunities for immediate and delayed feedback MORE
in Contact, Rugby drills, Small-sided games
Improve your players’ ball retention in contact with this slightly different whole-part-whole approach. MORE
in Contact, Rugby coaching, Rugby drills
Here is a new contact activity, and how I would introduce it to players who've not seen it before. It works on good techniques in the ruck area and decision making around the tackle. MORE
in Contact, Rugby drills
Keep your team on the front foot in the breakdown area by making sure the players use good techniques and make the right choices on which threats to deal with. MORE
With sometimes 150 or so tackles made in a game a tackled player’s actions can make the difference between winning and losing. Trying to offload in the wrong situation is extremely risky, but then, so is holding or placing the ball. Groundwork will develop the crucial decision making skills for tackled players and their supporters. MORE
