Rugby: Back roll

Keep your players safe! Review the basics, coach the key points of these two important skills and give players plenty of time to learn and improve

Put some sting in your rugby with this London Wasps fundamentals session! No matter what time it is in the season make time to work on the basics!

Players lie flat on their back and bend their knees together and press them against the floor.

Slowly move the knees left and then right on the ground.

 The Moles want to turn the cones onto their head, and the Green-keepers want the cones the right way up.

Let the kids play, you can start the game by shouting '123 Play Divots!'.

After playing for some time, lets find out who is winning - but don't take too long counting. Now tell the players that they must do one press-up before turning a cone - let the game start again. Play for another minute or two.

Players in pairs with a ball between them.

The player on the right starts with the ball and passes the ball to the player to the left. The player with the ball then runs diagonally across the grid to the next cone while the player without the ball crosses over behind the ball carrier, ready to receive the ball at the next cone.

They continue passing right to left and crossing over in each grid until they reach the end. Once at the end they run back to the start to the right of the grid, practising the same skill on the way back but without cones to guide them.