Rugby: Tackling Lesson Plans

Hard work doesn't stop! Teach your players to get back to their feet quickly and compete to win the turnover

Continue to improve your player's confidence when using contact, with the second of our Confidence in Contact sessions

Help your players get over their fears and watch them gain confidence in contact!

Focus on technique to ensure your players tackle safely and powerfully, as well as looking at the progression from a 1-to-1 'fit' tackle to a positive double tackle

Help your side avoid the breakdown by focusing on their continuity skills - keeping the ball moving and starting to work on contact!

Missed tackles can prove costly! Use this plan to cut down the number of defensive errors your side make and help get them back on top

Refresh your junior players' tackling technique before the season starts to help them grow in confidence and prevent injuries in your team!

Introduce the sweeper system to protect your rugby team's defence from opportunistic high ball and save your team time and energy - while also forcing the opposition's attackers wide