Rugby: 1v1 Competitive Warm Up

Description

• 1 vs 1 in a small pitch

• All players line up on the same line on one side of the pitch in the middle.

• On the coaches signal, a player with a ball goes around a cone in one corner and another player goes around the other corner of the same sideline. 

• Then it is a simple 1 vs 1 with the player with the ball using footwork to beat the defender.

• You can vary the level of contact at your discretion. 

Coaching points

• Keep shoulders up and square.

• Scan what is in front of you and plan where you are going to go and how you can beat the defender.  

• Control your speed and shorten your stride as you approach to the defender.

• Hold the ball in two hands

• Keep your eye on the defender

Progression

• Increase the intensity of the contact.