EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES

Rugby drills

Fitting in the fight

in Contact, Rugby drills

Rugby training should be physical at times, and with that, the players must want to win contact situations. How do you create that atmosphere in a positive way in your sessions? MORE

Game: Catch them out

in Kicking & Catching, Rugby drills

Use this game of catch, pass and movement to work on players’ quickness, high ball awareness and ability to handle under pressure. You can add lots of variations to the initial game. Organise to take a high ball, like from a kick-off and then put the opposition under pressure. MORE

Up-to-date lineout training

in Scrums & Lineouts

While most aspects of rugby coaching are becoming more game-led, unit sessions for forwards are still drill-based. Change that perception and make it about fun and movement. By Dan Hemingway, director of rugby, Lichfield RFC  Most modern rugby coaches use games as the basis of training, yet this hasn’t filtered down into a lot of... MORE

Game: Don’t get tagged!

in Small-sided games, Warm Ups

Use this quick-to-set-up game, including an easy-to-adapt playground element, with rewards and forfeits thrown in. This is a game I will use at the start of sessions as a pulse raiser, sprint activation and to develop realistic evasion skills. It takes less than a minute to set up and can be played with three or more players. MORE

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