EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
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Even the best lineout throws will require some agility on the jumper’s part, as he must reach across to the middle line. So work on their ability to take the ball at all angles and still deliver it cleanly to the 9. MORE
Lineouts start with the players walking into the set piece. Your players need to get used to arriving, concealing their intentions and having the confidence to jump to meet the throw. MORE
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The best lineouts work on tempo, where the jumper arrives and explodes into action before the opposition can react. Practise throw and jump timings to build a rhythm to your sideline set piece. MORE
When you run a move from the back of the scrum, the quality of ball delivery by the 8 is crucial. So work your 8 and 9 in isolation to develop an understanding of what’s best to use and when… MORE
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Get the right jump and body shape for your jumpers so they’re easier to lift and quicker into the air. This session will soon highlight flaws in technique if players aren’t leaping vertically. MORE
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Power up your lineout lifters with top techniques straight from the gym. In this exercise, lifters compete in a throwing competition before replicating the powerful thrust needed to lift a jumper. MORE
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Use these trigger ideas to improve your lineout jumpers' reactions. It's also useful for lifters because it helps them work on their explosive reactions. MORE
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Your team can make vital ground by attacking the gap at the front of the lineout. The catcher at the front passes the ball to the player peeling round from the middle of the lineout. It assumes there is no lift. It is an ideal play to use in the opposition half. MORE
Use this warm-up exercise to get your jumpers and lifters quickly into position to perform in the lineout. Easy to setup, it can work with any number of players. Put three to four different coloured cones spread out over 10m line. Have a jumper or lifter move to a cone colour called out and... MORE
In this section, we have a range of tactical to win lineouts, whether in attack or defence. MORE
