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Backs Moves Drills

There are seven backs in a team, with the rugby position numbers 9-15. As the name suggests they are positioned behind the forwards, and include the S...

Lineout Drills

A lineout is used to restart play, when the ball has left the field of play. Unless your team has "kicked for touch" when awarded a penalty the "throw...

1V1 Evasion

category: Agility-Running-Skills

2 players start on opposite end of a 5x5m block

1. On the whistle they run down the line, turn the corner,
2. The player with the b...

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...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

Beat The Runner

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beat The Runner

category: Sevens

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beat The Runner

category: Warm-Up

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Defense Vs Attack Drill

category: School

• The aim is to the defensive situation to keep changing the defence gets used to drifting or pressing.
• The aim of the attack i...

Denfence Down

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a contact game.
...

Do Not Enter

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. The first attacking group lines up with enough depth to attack the edge of the grid, they pass th...

Fan Out And Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! You may decide to have a demonstration grid.

• On your call, all players fan out to receive a pass.

Fend Off The Challenge

category: Off-Loads

Set Up

Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.

Individual players move down the line – fend off each ta...

Fending Off - Strong Hands

category: Off-Loads

Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.
Individual players move down the line, fend off each tackle in turn - righ...

Heads Up Passing

category: Passing

Tell the players the following:

• Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player at the start of one of the lines a b...

Keep Passing

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. 3 players start on the right cones.
2. The remaining 3 players will be running, they start ...

Kick From Hands

category: Kicking

Kicking from hands requires the player to kick the ball before it bounces, unlike a drop kick. 1 ball, cones to give areas for scoring games etc.

L For Long!

category: Sevens

• What you should have is your players lined up to work within a small L. Give the ball to the last player in the first line of players at the ...

L With Defenders

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
• Lets get the ball and the player...

L-Shaped Passing

category: Passing

Lets get the ball and the players moving with lateral passing through the hands. Each training area only needs one ball, and that ball should start...

L-Shaped Passing

category: Sevens

Lets get the ball and the players moving with lateral passing through the hands. Each training area only needs one ball, and that ball should start...

Ladder Pass

category: Warm-Up

• Have four players stand at the four cones, the other players, in their own running groups of four should, be behind them - ready to go when t...

Loop (L1,L2,L3)

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
• Lets get the ball and the playe...

M1, Inside Pass/Pop, Back

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.

• Lets get the ball and the players...

Man To Man

category: Defensive-Patterns

3 attackers and 2 defenders.

The scrum half passes to the first receiver of group of 3 attackers.

The 3 attacking players must then p...

Maul Touch

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a...

Miss Me Baby, One More Time!

category: Passing

1. We will begin with laterial passing down the line, just to get going.
2. On your call we will start to miss the player in the middle, a...

Miss Pass (M1)

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.

• Lets get the ball and the players...

One Touch Ruck

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a contact game.
...

Open Channel

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Gi...

Pace Onto The Ball

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Every receiver following the the ball carrier should lay on the ground, they can get up only when...

Pass Along The Line

category: Practices-for-Juniors

6 players in a coned area.

All players start off behind the cone in a line.

As player 1 starts to run each player staggers their run ...

Pass And Support

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Pass And Support

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Passing Box

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.......

• There should be one group of 4 players between each cone on the four sides of the grid.

Push Push 2

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. When the attack advances the defenders PRESS UP on the attack.
2. The attackers must pass t...

Push Push 3

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. When the attack advances the defenders PRESS UP on the attack.
2. The attackers must pass t...

Quick Hands Race

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The two bottom players will be the feeders, they will be positioned by the cones with the balls....

Quick Hands Targets

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.

1. They just need to pace the ball down the line, each player will get the ball.
2. A colour will ...

Reloading And Passing Practice

category: Passing

Have 8-10 players standing in a line with a scrum half at the end a few metres in front.

Scrum half passes the ball to a player. Passing down...

Right Angled Passing Drill

category: Passing

Drill to practice passing.

Set up a right angle (L-shape) with lines of 4 players on each side (see diagram)

The ball starts at one of ...

Scoring Zones

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a contact game.
...

Short Passing

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving dow...

Speed Passing, Scoring Wide And Realigning

category: School

• Any number of players can be used. Make the distance between each pass shorter for lower ability groups.
• Excellent develop a...

Spin Passing

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving dow...

Tight & Wide

category: Sevens

• Players start in attacking group of 3 on the 10 meter side of the grid. They pass the ball down the line at 10 meters,� attacking forward the...

Traffic Passing

category: Warm-Up

This passing exercise will keep large groups of players busy passing, running onto, and moving the ball in traffic without the need to spend large ...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
2. ...

Up And Down

category: Passing

• Tell them the following......

1. Each attack will be up and down, up the left and down the right side of the cones.

Wave After Wave

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....

1. We have 1 scrum half,...

Wave After Wave

category: Warm-Up

• The front line of players run towards the other side of the grid while passing the ball down the line. When the last player in the line recei...

Wide Passing Lines

category: Sevens

• The two feeders should be 15 meters apart and will........

1. Feed the left most attacking unit with a ball, they will move ...

Beast unbelievable lifting : super rugby 2012 r.14 sharks vs stormers

Tendai "The Beast" Mtawarira sustained Anton Bresler (112kg). 27 May 2012, ABSA Stadium, Durban.

George clancy poor knowledge of rugby union laws allows wales 3 dubious tries vs argentina 2009

During Wales' match with Argentina in November 2009, referee George Clancy shows poor knowledge of the IRB Laws of Rugby Union and allows three ...

Warm up ideas before a game

How do I get the back line running straight and fast?

First time coaching the U13s next season - any tips greatly appreciated!

How can i teach 8 year old boys to spin pass

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

Conditioning/Evaluation Session - Touch Variations

Separate the wheat from the chaff and find out which players should make up your Starting Lineup in this fitness and skills evaluation session

Wedge

simple rugby move: wedgeWhen the man with a ball calls a wedge the back man (first reciever) stands deeper than the rest of the line whereas the front...

Through the Hands

Lines of 5ObjectiveBasic passes down the line one way and then back the other. Every drop ball is 10 squats

Ball Work

1. Players split into groups of three2. Get one group down one side of the cones and the other 2 groups behind each other3. Pass the ball down the lin...

Drop Off Touch

Whole (Drop Off Touch)Part (Open Channel Passing)-Whole PartUsing cones, mark out a box - measuring about 15 meters x 20 meters.between the top two co...

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As players aproach the cone gates, call out a colour/number to indicate where the try must be scored. The ball must be passed down the line to the pla...

Autosave 69522920

Start by placing a marker in the area where they will need to simply run the ball down the line and get "Johnny" in the spot ASAP.

Johnny on the spot simple

Start by placing a marker in the area where the boys must run the ball down the line to get "Johnny" on the spot ASAP

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Placing the marker in a different spot in relation to the ball with a 4 pass minimum will mean they need to pass all the way down the line and then ba...

Dummy Switch

3 option back move1. OPtion 1 quick pass down the line2. Option 2 Dummy switch 10 comes in with 11 15 sprints up takes pass supported by 12 and 133. O...

Copy of Autosave 29844825

players run forward and pass the ball down the line untill they get to the half way linemake sure that advanced players are on the front line