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Agility & Running Skills Drills

Agility is how quickly your players can move while staying balanced and flexible. Running to evade the tackle, move into space for a pass and change d...

Mid-Space Attack

category: Decision-making

There are 4 cones in a rectangle , 2 red and 2 blue. The 2 defenders stand within the square, and on the coach's call, they must go and touch the call...

Attack The Space

category: Tag-rugby

The pitch is divided into two halves The defenders must start at opposite corners of the pitch The attacker must have at least one player in either ha...

Mid-Space Attack

category: Decision-making

There are 4 cones in a rectangle , 2 red and 2 blue. The 2 defenders stand within the square, and on the coach's call, they must go and touch the call...

Attack The Space

category: Tag-Rugby

The pitch is divided into two halves The defenders must start at opposite corners of the pitch The attacker must have at least one player in either ha...

More Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following...... The ball carrier (A) runs straight in a line and makes a normal lateral pass to the supporting player (B) After...

Star Wars

category: Passing

The rest of the players are told to stand at one end of the field (they are the Space Pirates). The space police want to try and blow up the space pi...

Keep Going 4/3

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following... The attackers will start at the base of the grid and attack the first box. The 2 defenders in that box, should def...

2 V 2 (Switch)

category: Decision-making

This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1. In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts to score ...

2 Vs 2 (In - Out Line)

category: Decision-making

In a channel no wider than 10m, two attackers have 5 attempts to score a try on the red cones.

The attackers try to create space and beat th...

2 Vs 2 (Loop And Step Inside)

category: Decision-making

This is a basic 2 vs 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1.

In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts t...

2 Vs 2 (Out - In Support Line)

category: Decision-making

This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1.

In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts t...

4V1V1 Down The Line

category: Decision-making

Attackers (red players) work down the channel in 4s, working the runners left and right to create space.

Defenders are only allowed to defen...

Realignment And Passing

category: Match-Related

Out in 4s - simple hands - When players reach the end they should turn left.

Group realigns around the cone and then use simple hands to fin...

Tag: Hounds And Hairs

category: Warm-Up

• The attackers need to get from one end of the grid, a safe zone, to the other end of the grid, another safe zone, without getting touched.

Waterfall Attack

category: Match-Related

The drill starts with 2 attackers in blue, standing behind one another, 5m from the 1st defender/attacker in red.

1. The blue players att...

Rugby attack|manipulate defence & create space

... A short clip to demonstrate the value of strong support off the ball (lead runners/options) in an attacking movement. By fixing ...

Rugby passing to create space

Weak seams in defensive lines (part 1 - in behind)

In-behind the defensive line is a naturally weak seam for a Rugby team on defence. If teams employ rush defences or drop their back three (Fullback an...

First time coaching U9 and U10s - anyone got any backline coaching tips?

Miss pass - got the basics. How can improve on it /next?

miss pass variations help please

What are the key performance indicators for a lock ?

Looking to open a bit of a debate. I was running a?

Best Practice for the Loop Pass

How is the best way to develop play from a lineout?

can anyoune suggest some line out moves for under 12s?

2v1 Attacking Skills Session

Improve your players' 2v1 confidence and introduce them to the dummy pass, support running and offloading in this attacking session!

Mismatch Gold - Making the most of the numbers

Create space by shifting the focus of your attack and practice exploiting the mismatch with this Sevens Session

2 v 1

2v1cones spanning diagonally outwards encourages players to run out and to the side to move the defender.Try to be scored at the first (yellow) line i...

Rugby drills - passing - 3v2 draw and pass

Rugby Drills - Passing - 3v2 Advanced Through Middle. This drill is used to create space in an oppisitions defence. This drill is mostly effective whe...

Peel- phase1Peel- phase2Peel- phase3

• Pitch marked out with two alternatively coloured cones on either corner• Game starts (can restart from this too especially if ball goes ou...

Part 2 v 2 (Switch)Autosave 44723825

DescriptionThis is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1. In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts t...

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Passing and attack drill 4 on 2 Player to create space and draw defence in 4 on 2 situation

3v2 reading defenders hips

3 A line up opposite 2 D (D opposite A 1 + 2), all facing try lineOn Coaches 'Go', D must retreat and touch try line before they can turn and defend.&...

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Set up with scrum half on a cone and two players waiting for pass in attacking formation within marked grid.2x defenders positioned on cone opposite S...

Line out: Back Peel

4 drops out from line after ball is thrown4 tacks ball from 6 and runs round back of lineout to cross the gain lineSupport from 1 and 7 at breakdown.K...

Slots - ball

Attacking the outside backs - using dummy runners to create space.the key point to this move is that the forward dummy runners create that space - inb...

Pass and Move Game - 9:15 - 9:30

Same principle as warm up but there are two teams competing against each other. Aim is to get the ball in the coloured squares. They get a point for e...