How to complete scoring opportunities?

How to complete scoring opportunities?

My team have a problem scoring tries. They create chances but still can't score. How do I rectify that?

melvin kennedyCoach, South Africa
ANSWERS
PhilipCoach, Ireland

Try capturing a little video of your team inside the oppositions 22, what’s happening when they get in there? Don’t worry about videoing the rest of the match - focus on the problem area. As you know there might be all kinds of problems preventing the players from crossing the line, but the fact is – if they can make it into the oppositions 22, they can cross the try line. I suggest you use the video to identify problems, design your coaching sessions to address those problems – but importantly setup game situations in training, which give your players the opportunity to transfer what they have done in training into a game situation. It’s hard to give you more detail without more information, but as a general rule – it’s vital that players remain patient in attack, while maintaining controlled urgency. I hope that makes some sense!

Login or Join Now for FREE to post your answer

JOIN SPORTPLAN FOR FREE

  • search our library of 1100+ rugby drills
  • create your own professional coaching plans
  • or access our tried and tested plans

TRANSFORM YOUR TEAM'S SEASON WITH PROFESSIONALLY PLANNED SESSIONS

Use our expert plans or build your own using our library of over 700+ drills, and easy-to-use tools.

JOIN NOW

VIEW MORE QUESTIONS

See the whole archive of questions.

QUESTIONS ARCHIVE

SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE

  • search our library of 1100+ rugby drills
  • create professional rugby coaching plans
  • or access our tried and tested rugby plans

Sportplan App

Give it a try - it's better in the app

YOUR SESSION IS STARTING SOON... Join the growing community of rugby coaches plus 1100+ drills and pro tools to make coaching easy.
LET'S DO IT