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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).
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Ball-retention post-contact is essential to your team’s continuity, so here we take a look at the pros and cons of some of the most common techniques. Encourage your players to think about which ball placement technique should be used when. When coaching within game-play, question players on the effectiveness of their chosen ball presentation and its impact on subsequent phases of play. MORE
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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
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With lockdowns across the world, what can you do meaningfully at home to keep players engaged, motivated, healthy and unskilled. We are going to share as many of the great ideas that are out there. MORE
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A game for a coach/parent and a kid, aged 5 and upwards. Ideal for the back garden, could even be run in the front room. You just need some old shoes if you don’t have any balls in the house (or the neighbour hasn’t thrown them back yet). GAME Put five “shoes” on the... MORE
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Improve your players’ spatial awareness, evasion and handling skills. Start with a fun game, break out into skills activities and then finish with another game. Good habits survive under pressure. Keep your players motivated to constantly work at the basics with these competitive activities and games. GAME ONE Split your squad into three groups, and... MORE
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Use this ruck scenario builder to develop heads-up attack and defence. Defenders have to match up, deciding whether to stay in the ruck or defend other threats. The attack has to win the ruck and the decide how and where to attack. The messy start means that plans have to adjust quickly. MORE
