EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
in Passing & Handling, Touch, Tag & Sevens
Following your pass is a good discipline in any form of rugby, and especially in sevens. By continuing to loop, your side can create an extra man in attack. Use this session to engineer try-scoring overlaps. MORE
in Rugby drills, Touch, Tag & Sevens
There’s a vast amount of space to defend in sevens – and mistakes are magnified because a missed tackle frequently costs a try. So work on tackle technique and alignment to keep your line intact… MORE
in Rugby drills, Touch, Tag & Sevens
For most of us, the sevens season is short and it’s easy to forget lessons of previous years. This thrilling game requires a different mindset, so be aware of potential pitfalls and adapt your training accordingly. MORE
in Rugby drills, Touch, Tag & Sevens
Most sevens defences use a drift system, where the defenders move out with every pass. To negate this, fix the defence with good alignment, pull-back passes and a square stance when running. MORE
in Attack, Small-sided games, Touch, Tag & Sevens
Games that require all the players to participate develop all abilities. In drop-off touch, defenders have to fill in and attackers have to support, involving the whole group. MORE
in Rucking & Mauling, Rugby drills, Touch, Tag & Sevens
Practise your tackle and post-tackle decision-making in a game-related activity. MORE
Use this development game of touch rugby to improve support and realignment. MORE
in Attack, EasiCoach, Touch, Tag & Sevens
U7 MINI-TAG | ATTACKING 5 ACTIVITY: TAG CORRIDORS Put three attackers, one with a ball, at one end of the area. Put one defender inside the area at 5m and another at 10m. When you say “go”, the ball carrier runs forward aiming to score at the far end. The defenders aim to tag the... MORE
in Defence, EasiCoach, Touch, Tag & Sevens
U7 MINI-TAG | DEFENDING 1 ACTIVITY: TAG SNATCH Pair up the players to make two teams. Give each team a name, such as “Reds” and “Blues”. Put them back to back in the middle of the area with the Blues facing one way and Reds the other, each pair 2m from the next. Shout out... MORE
in Refereeing, Touch, Tag & Sevens
You might hope not to have to get involved in refereeing, or “game coaching” as it is becoming known, or you might be dead keen to try. These days the objective is a free-flowing game, so the person with the whistle is more of a helper than a referee. Each side having a coach is... MORE
