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Defensive Patterns Drills

Defensive patterns are the positions your players take up when stopping opposition attacks. By developing your players knowledge of defensive pattern...

Scrum Drills

A scrum involves eight players from each side locking heads with the opposition. It is a way of restarting play after the ball has gone out to touch, ...

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...

2 Vs 2 Linebreak Scenario

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Here we are re-creating a 2 vs 2 scenario which we might find on the field. The aim is to put players under the same conditions which they would po...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Contact-Skills

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.

6 Shields and 1 Ball.

Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to play...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Off-Loads

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.

6 Shields and 1 Ball.

Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to play...

Alcatraz: Jail Break

category: Warm-Up

This is a great warm-up for defensive and evasion sessions, or it might even be a warm-up that helps you reinforce coaching points made during a pr...

Ankle Rotations

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Simple ankle rotations in a clockwise direction.

Reverse the direction to an anti-clockwise direction.

Ball Around The Hips.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Simple movement of handling the ball around the hips.

Ball Around The Hips.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Simple movement of handling the ball around the hips

Do 3 times clockwise and then revese and do 3 times anti-clockwise.

Ball Around The Hips.

category: Warm-Up

Simple movement of handling the ball around the hips.

Box Back

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Pass the ball around, clockwise.
2. After each circuit of the ball, take one half step back...

Break

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short. Tell your players the following....

1. Pass the ball left, clockwise for 2 passes.
2. Then right (...

Chasing The Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short, and get the ball moving around the circle as quickly as possible.

• First have the players move the bal...

Clapping Game

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.

1. Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.

Defence - Swimming In Twos

category: Defensive-Patterns

2 defenders work together to force 5 players to pass and work them towards touch.

The golden rule is for them to keep their spacing even, ens...

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.

Hands Up / Hands Down

category: Passing

• Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.
• After a minute or two, lets swit...

Hip Rotations.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Standing shoulder width apart, rotate the hips in a clockwise direction.

Reverse, and rotate the hips in a anti-clockwise direction.

Hit And Spin

category: Ball-Presentation

Two players with shields stand facing the runners on opposite sides of a grid. On the command, the players run into the shield and spins to their ...

Hold Off - 1V1

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set Up

2 players, 1 ball

Start with ball carrier with a straight arm onto the chest of the defender.

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Jog - Lock And Load

category: Passing

Tell your players the following:

1. Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other, spinning the ball.
2. They will co...

Left Out

category: Warm-Up

• The players behind start running around the circle in a clockwise direction.
• When the coach shouts ATTACK, each player must get back...

Pass And Follow

category: Warm-Up

• They pass the ball around either clock wise or anti clock wise, you can decide to change the direction youself at any point during the exerci...

Passing Circle

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....

1. There will be 4 players on the outside of the circle, starting at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'...

Passing Race

category: Handling

• Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other.
• The pass should come from on, or behind the hip.
• They should m...

Passing Race

category: Passing

• Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other.
• The pass should come from on, or behind the hip.
• They should m...

Piston Jumping

category: Lineout

The ball starts with one pod. As they are lifted the jumper is held in the air until the next pod is lifted. When the next pod reaches the top of t...

Ruck - Coming Through The Gate 1.

category: Ruck

4 blue players must try and defend with shields two gates from the attacking red team.

The ball carrying player must meet the defending play...

Shoulder Flex With Ball

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Involve a ball in your warm-up.

Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the neck and shoulders.

Shoulder Flex With Ball

category: Warm-Up

Involve a ball in your warm-up.

Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the neck and shoulders.

Space Invaders

category: Warm-Up

Keep your playing briefing, brief and tell the players the following laws.

• Both teams are in attack and both teams are in defence, at ...

Speed On

category: Sevens

• Basically players will pass the ball diagonally across the grid, but the the ball is to be caught, not by the player at the cone, but by the ...

Square - Improve Reactions

category: Handling

Players stand on a blue cone. On Go, the player passes the ball and sprints out to the nearest cone in the middle then back steps back to the next ...

Step Back

category: Sevens

• Players start at the cones, pass the ball one circuit clockwise and one circuit anticlockwise.
• Following the two circuits, they take...

Tackle Challenge

category: Sevens

• The exercise stand clockwise, with the first player going from the bottom left cone. The defender must tackle that player to the ground.
...

Three Player Circuit

category: Contact-Skills

• The players in their groups of 3 stand between the lines of the inner square with the working group stood inside the other players.
• ...

Three Player Circuit

category: Warm-Up

• The players in their groups of 3 stand between the lines of the inner square with the working group stood inside the other players.
• ...

Vision

category: Sevens

• The two players in the middle of the circle will be defenders, it is their job to try and intercept the ball that is being passed, or to bloc...

Winger'S Drill 2

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Gradually accelerate towards the first cone.

As the player receives the pass they should run around the cone and accelerate to the left.

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Rugby tribute : locks/second row " giants among humans" rugby highlights " big hits e runs"

The locks, or second row , the tallest players on the field, you're ever trying to avoid a collision with them, because you know that they are going t...

Scrummage - how to play lock

Here is another episode of 'Scrummage'. You will be able to learn how to play every position in rugby union, with this episode centering on the engine...

Rugby 101 player positions

John mitchell shares valuable rugby coaching tips for locks at a powerade® performance session

John Mitchell shares valuable rugby coaching tips for locks at a Powerade® Performance Session.

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Rugby coaching - scrum - lock engage

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The differences between playing 4&5 as a rugby lock

Christian Simmons explores the differences between the number 4 & 5 lock in Rugby Union.

Great rugby locks & tries

good rugby locks and their tries.

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R80 rugby coaching: lineout jumping technique

Crusader coach Mark Hammett demonstrates to Crusader Lock Sam Whitelock the fundamentals of good jumping technique. Mark focuses on identifying trigge...

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Drills with Lock sign

Tap penalty - Running onto the ball

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Running Lines and Fixing Defenders

Create doubt in the defender's mind by getting your ball carrier to run straight with the ball, and support runners to run good lines to create depth ...

Handling and Support Play for More Effective Attacks

Burst through defensive lines with this attacking passing and handling plan - designed to sharpen your players' support running in the attack

Developing offloading and 2nd wave defence

Here's a bumper session that covers two crucial elements of the game - it's not one to be missed. Click through below and try it with your squad tonig...

Tackling Success - 1 to 1 and Double Tackling

Focus on technique to ensure your players tackle safely and powerfully, as well as looking at the progression from a 1-to-1 'fit' tackle to a positive...

Fun Tag Session! - Passing, Evasion and Running

Refresh your players' basics with this fun selection of core skill drills and mini-games

Position Specific Speed Training

Get your players rocketing out of the blocks with this position specific Agility, Endurance and Sprint conditioning session!

Ruck through the Gate

Teach your team to ruck safely, effectively and quickly. By going 'through the gate' you'll avoid giving away penalties and encourage better binding

Sevens Rugby: Attacking the Space - Pass, Follow and Support

Get your players to use the width of the pitch and play intelligently, offering wide support options in this sevens rugby session.

Learning the laws of the game

Players who understand the Laws make better players! Use this report to find fun ways to teach your players the Laws of the game

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Player run in a counter clockwise oval attempting to move the ball past the defendersStart drill out 2 VS 1, quickly escalate to 3 VS 3, 4 VS 3, etc.....

Autosave 8037695

Set up ring of defenders. Two players in the centre working in pairs.Player one takes ball into contact, outer players to provide resistance, player t...

Autosave 4562609

Form two circles, one inside the other, with two balls on opposite sides of the outer ring. Start both circles running in opposite directions (inside ...

9 Split Block

Blocker Pop

9 Passes to 1012 drifts up then wide13 comes in underneath the 1213 takes pass off 1013 pops on outside shoulder to 11 Works amazing!!

Contact Warm Up2 x Hit then pass

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.6 Shields and 1 Ball.Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts thr...

Block defender

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RUCK AROUND THE CLOCK

Ball carrier takes it into contactPresent ball to support playersFirst two support players clear defenders out/protect ballLast player acts as scrum h...

Warm Up

Evasive Running Circuit• 4 Lines - 4 balls Cone circuit • Side step in front of each cone (right, left , right , left) • Loop around ...

Cool-Down Diamond

going anticlockwise around the diamond for each straight, do a different dynamic cool-down stretch. At each corner of the diamond do a static cool-dow...