
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...
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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...
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...
Ball presentation is how the ball-carrier makes the ball available to a teammate after they have been tackled. The ball presentation videos and drills...
Decision making determines what pass, run or tackle your player makes on the field. Making the right decision can be the difference between a try bein...
Defensive patterns are the positions your players take up when stopping opposition attacks. By developing your players knowledge of defensive pattern...
An off load is when a tackled player passes the ball to a teammate before the tackle is completed. Use the 2v1 and tackle bag off load drills and vide...
A ruck clear out involves players removing their opposition from the ruck to allow a quick pass to be made and avoid turnovers. The ruck and clear out...
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, ...
All players need to be able to tackle. Tackling is how a player physically stops an opponent from moving forward with the ball. It's a vital aspect of...
category: Sevens
Rugby Pole Position Sevens Tell the players the following..... Each player has four tackle bags and six balls, the winner is the player that knocks d...
category: Ruck
Rugby Rucking Body Position Ruck Players split into pairs and line up in as many lines as you require Balls should be set out 2 yards in front of the...
category: Passing
Rugby Quick Positioning, passing and support Passing 4 players start together on their stomachs next to each other. As the coach calls a colour cone,...
category: Tackling
Rugby Shadowing - Tackle Foot Position. Tackling groups of 2 One player uses footwork and fast feet to try and lose his shadow (the other player) The...
category: Ruck
Rugby Ruck Turnover Body Position Ruck The coach pops the ball off to the attacker. The first defender tackles the player to the floor quickly. The s...
category: Sevens
Rugby Press Up Position Sevens Tell the players the following...... They should advance in 2's. Hit in on the bag with their shoulder, driving forwar...
category: Sevens
Rugby Scrum Half Pole Position Sevens Tell the players the following..... Each player has four poles and six balls, the winner is the player that hit...
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Rugby Incorrect Tackling Position Practices for Juniors INCORRECT tackling position. Tacklers head should not be in front of the player being tackled...
category: Ruck
category: Contact-Skills
Players down on 'all 4s'.
Position heads to the left slightly, binding in underneath the shoulders in the chest area.
Keeping hands o...
category: Scrum
Players down on 'all 4s'.
Position heads to the left slightly, binding in underneath the shoulders in the chest area.
Keeping hands o...
category: Contact-Skills
Once players' individual position is correct on the machine, progress to 1 on 1 scrummage on the feet.
Facing each other in a squat position...
category: Scrum
Once players' individual position is correct on the machine, progress to 1 on 1 scrummage on the feet.
Facing each other in a squat position...
category: Ball-Presentation
The ball carrier walks up to the defender and turns away to present the ball to their own team.
The defender should try to turn the ball car...
category: Scrum
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
3 players (One player in Tackle Suit, one ball carrier and one support player) and one ball.
Ball carrier attacks suited player and takes le...
category: Decision-making
Drill to improve short space and wide space overlap play.
Set up a grid 15m wide, split into a 5m channel and a 10m channel, and 10m long (se...
category: Ball-Presentation
2 attackers with a half back attack a defender
The support player should be able to read the situation and apply the best techniques for bal...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
category: Tackling
10m wide channel, 2 attackers start with the ball while 2 defenders atart at the other end.
when instructed the attackers attempt to score ag...
category: Defensive-Patterns
Get all players ot get into teams of 3.
Select one of the...
category: Tackling
Get all players ot get into teams of 3.
Select one of the...
category: Contact-Skills
Building a 3 person front row.
Hooker forms 1st, standing with shoulders lowered and knees bent to about 3/4 height. Arms up in the air in a...
category: Scrum
Building a 3 person front row.
Hooker forms 1st, standing with shoulders lowered and knees bent to about 3/4 height. Arms up in the air in a...
category: Lineout
- Aim is to work on the lift and hold, and the accuracy of pass from the top
- 3 pods of 3 men stand in a triangle, 3m away from eachother.&n...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players the followin...
category: Passing
category: Passing
Drill to practice overlap situations.
Set up a grid roughly 10m x 10m, with another grid roughly 5m x 5m adjacent to it (see diagram - red co...
category: Decision-making
category: Decision-making
category: Decision-making
15m x 35m Grid.
1 Attacker starts on the half way line of the grid, with the other two outside of the grid back to back with two defenders. ...
category: Decision-making
3 vs 2 in a grid.
Defenders must stay in position to start.
Once skills progress defenders can move to try and stop attackers either ...
category: Match-Related
3 vs 2 in a grid.
Defenders must stay in position to start.
Once skills progress defenders can move to try and stop attackers either ...
category: Decision-making
The aim of the drill is to develop players reload speed and positioning.
category: Tag-Rugby
Groups of 5
Combine grids to make 2 channels each 10m x 20m
1 Ball per group
Ball carrier tries to score a try by running past...
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...
category: Sevens
category: Practices-for-Juniors
2 teams. 5 players on each team in a large coned area. Area size depends on age, ability, and number of players in each team.
Team with the ...
category: Tag-Rugby
Pitch 20m x 20m. All players wearing tag belts
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must be 7m back at the start
Attacking play...
category: Match-Related
When a player with the ball is touched, tackler stays in passive contact...
category: Scrum
Ensure that players:-
Bind correctly.
Keep the scrum square.
Keep correct body position.
Hooker to strike for the ball ...
category: Sevens
Tell them the following......
category: Passing
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
category: Sevens
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Agility-Running-Skills
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...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Working in groups of up to 4, players spaced approximately 4-5 metres apart.
Players jog to the 1st cone then jog backwards to the start line...
category: Backs-Moves
category: yBacks-Moves
category: Kicking
Practice short kicks while attacking forward (not standing still).
The attackers are aiming to land their kick in the target area (yellow con...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Warm-Up
Player sit on the ground, bring their knees towards their chest and put their arms around their legs.
Once in this position they should rock...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The player either starts lying on their front or must perform 10 squat thrusts as fast as possible before then jogging forwards towards the coach.<...
category: Backs-Moves
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
category: Ball-Presentation
The ball carrier and one support player runs towards the other group and, at the middle the ball carrier goes to ground and presents the ball. The...
category: Contact-Skills
The basic scrummage shape, with the player on their knees.
Poor position: arched back and chin on chest.
Good position: back 'hollowe...
category: Scrum
The basic scrummage shape, with the player on their knees.
Poor position: arched back and chin on chest.
Good position: back 'hollowe...
category: Handling
Offensive players (blue), line out in one deep line while the defence (red) line up opposite in a straight line, slightly inside player from the pl...
category: Passing
Offensive players (blue), line out in one deep line while the defence (red) line up opposite in a straight line, slightly inside player from the pl...
category: Backs-Moves
Moving the ball along the line this play sees 11 run up behind 10 to support the line and blind side the opposition.
10 plays a pop pass for...
category: yBacks-Moves
Moving the ball along the line this play sees 11 run up behind 10 to support the line and blind side the opposition.
10 plays a pop pass for...
category: Kicking
category: Match-Related
category: Scrum
Front row
category: Contact-Skills
Setup:
Set up with 4 players with pads, and four players facing them about five metres away. There should be enough space between the...
category: Contact-Skills
Setup:
Set up with 4 players with pads, and four players facing them about five metres away. There should be enough space between the...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.........
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.....
category: Ruck
Have 3 or more pad holders, this depends on how many rucking units you wish to have and how many players you have at training - but work hard to ke...
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following....
category: Lineout
The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy using a bungie to also develop arm strength. This is the activation movement we a...
category: Match-Related
Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagg...
category: Tackling
Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagg...
category: Passing
Passing in partners.
One player brings their hands up to in front of their face. The other player passes hard to their hands. This is to catc...
category: Catching
Call for the ball!
Head and eyes up looking at the ball, get in line with the ball.
Quickly move to the ball's 'drop zone'
Adj...
category: Kicking
Drill to practice kicking accuracy and contesting the ball in the air.
Split the players into two even teams with different coloured bibs (re...
category: Practices-for-Juniors
2 players. 1 ball.
Player A throws or kicks a high ball for player B to catch in a stationary position.
Player B stands side on to ta...
category: Tag-Rugby
In the first channel, players pass the ball across the line in a chain. After the first pass, the player t...
category: Tag-Rugby
Players 1 starts standing with the ball. Player 2 starts on one knee. Player 3 starts o...
category: Tackling
This game is designed to teach the players about retiring to an onside position when a tackle is made.
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing short, and get the ball moving around the circle as quickly as possible.
category: Contact-Skills
1. Warm up - Wrestle
category: Tackling
1. Warm up - Wrestle
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Set Up
3 players - One player in Tackle Suit - one ball carrier -one support player - one ball
Ball ca...
category: Contact-Skills
Players around the outside pass the ball around with eachtoher until coach blows his whistle...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Players around the outside pass the ball around with eachtoher until coach blows his whistle...
category: Decision-making
Drill to practice attacking from different positions.
Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 15m long with three defenders (yellow) and four atta...
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Contact-Skills
1. Shoulders on - low intensity
Should...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
From the start position, run out to the centre set of cones.
Quickly move sideways to the left set of cones and then move quickly sideways ...
category: Warm-Up
From the start position, run out to the centre set of cones.
Quickly move sideways to the left set of cones and then move quickly sideways ...
category: Tackling
1. Wrestling
Players link up, one arm under & one arm over each...
category: Backs-Moves
category: yBacks-Moves
category: Contact-Skills
Ball carrier goes into contact with the tackle pads. Break through and offload to a supporting player.
category: Contact-Skills
category: Warm-Up
category: Warm-Up
Break your players down into groups of 3.
In each area there should be 1 player with a tackle shield, 1 player with a tackle bag, and one wi...
category: Lineout
One player throws the ball in to 5 players standing side by side. One player to stand in the scrum half position so as to be ready to receive a pas...
category: Tackling
category: Ruck
category: Decision-making
Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...
category: zWarm-Up
Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...
category: Decision-making
Set up a grid roughly 7m x 5m with three lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for a...
category: Passing
3 players work together, the middle player working the hardest out of the 3.
The 3 players stand in a line, the middle player doing a side ...
category: Passing
Set up a square with cones, making one side of the square with two gates of cones.
Get the players to line up evenly behind the two ind...
category: Passing
Players line up at least 2 or 3 behind a cone.
category: Warm-Up
Players line up at least 2 or 3 behind a cone.
category: Lineout
The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy pulling your core in, this will flatten your back off, at the same time fire your...
category: Lineout
The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy pulling your core in, this will flatten your back off, at the same time fire your...
category: Tag-Rugby
The aim is that when the coach signals the start the defending players will spread across to the other side of the field quickly and defend the ent...
category: Practices-for-Juniors
CORRECT tackling position.
Tacklers arms wrapped around the players waist that they are tackling.
Head tucked in behind the player.
category: Sevens
Tell your players to do the following.......
category: Ruck
Condition the drill in favour of 1 team, in this case the blue team.
All players lay on their fronts behind the tackle bags. On the coaches...
category: Tackling
Basic but good warm up drill for matches.
4 cones set up a grid of about 5-10m by 5-10m. 2 defenders with tackle shields start in the centre...
category: Tackling
Players stand 5 metres apart, only the attacking player moves in this drill, the tackler remains still as their partner approaches.
As the ...
category: Backs-Moves
category: yBacks-Moves
category: Defensive-Patterns
The player starts on the inside of the first tackle bag.
On the whistle he moves past the bag, pulling it back and toward the ground as he ru...
category: School
category: School
category: Warm-Up
category: Agility-Running-Skills
In fours players are moving up a channel. The support runner (blue player in the animation) calls themselves into the line, receives a pass, offloa...
category: Warm-Up
In fours players are moving up a channel. The support runner (blue player in the animation) calls themselves into the line, receives a pass, offloa...
category: Decision-making
Mark an area 15m wide and 20m long.
3 Attackers vs 2 Defence vs 2 Defence
Have the 2 lines of 2 Defenders 5-7m apart
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Defensive-Patterns
The first player in the line begins with the ball. As he approaches the ...
category: Match-Related
During a game of touch in a grid sized 30 x 30 metres the coach can choose to call blitz, drift or cover at any breakdow...
category: Maul
3 attackers against two defenders with contact pads.
Ball carrier takes ball into contact turning before hitting pads and presenting the ball...
category: Kicking
The aim of the drill is to improve reload and positioning before the kick.
category: Warm-Up
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players the followin...
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing, brief! You may decide to have a demonstration grid.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The ball carrier from each end runs out and has to side step left and right through the cones to the end where the ball is passed to the next playe...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The ball carrier from each team runs out to the cone and runs backwards on the return before passing to the next player
First team to get all...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Mark out a channel about 10 meters in length, with a cone at either end and four diagonally placed other cones.
Divide your players into two...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Kicking
Drill to practice grubber kicking (a kick that bounces along the ground, bouncing no more than 1m away from the kicker) to a team mate to score.
category: Sevens
Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......
category: Passing
Now split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of colored bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your playe...
category: Warm-Up
category: Ball-Presentation
In groups of 4 inside the grid with 1 ball per group.
Players should pass the ball around the group with small pops.
On the coach's w...
category: Kicking
category: Tag-Rugby
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line
Atta...
category: Contact-Skills
One player lies ontop of the other.
The coach shouts, N,S,E or W.
The Bottom player...
category: Warm-Up
One player lies ontop of the other.
The coach shouts, N,S,E or W.
The Bottom player...
category: Handling
The player with the ball keeps it secured under one of his arms. The opposition player then works hard for ten seconds, trying to reach and get the...
category: School
category: Passing
category: Warm-Up
category: Passing
category: Passing
Tell the players the following:
category: Catching
Drill to practice catching high kicks.
Set up a grid roughly 15m long and 10m wide.
Get a line of players on one side of the grid, and ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
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 ...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Passing
Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.
Make sure there is lots of foot work and active ball movement all the time...
category: Passing
Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.
When players reach the cones at the end they will have to pass to the coac...
category: Passing
Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.
When players reach the cones at the end they will have to pass to the co...
category: Contact-Skills
category: Ruck
In small teams, play a modified game where if the ball carrier is touched on the shorts with both hands of a defender, the ball carrier must go to ...
category: Warm-Up
You may consider these two points when looking to challenge or build confidence.
category: Contact-Skills
1. Bounce
Race to get off the floor. CHest to bag then bag to feet.
2. Bounce with sausage
category: Contact-Skills
The aim of the drill is to develop speed off the floor into a positive Jackle Position.The Jacklers emphasis is to win the ball back by getting into a...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Catching
2 teams, 1 ball with 2 grids diagonally across from each other.
Each team is made out of 3 pairs and one float support player.
Each p...
category: Kicking
One team starts in the middle of the grid along the line. The idea of the game is to kick the ball over...
category: Kicking
The aim of the game is to kick / punt the ball into the oppositions half. If the ball bounces on th...
category: Practices-for-Juniors
2 players and 1 ball.
Players stand opposite ach other in a coned area 10 yards apart.
Player A kicks the ball out of their hands to ...
category: Kicking
One player from each team goes to the oppositions end and starts in the end zone.
The aim of the ga...
category: Sevens
category: 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...
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...
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.....
category: Passing
Look at the ball carrier Get hands up to make a target Call and catch the ball with both hands and bring it in front of the body Look ahead for gaps o...
category: Passing
Drill to practice passing laterally.
Set up a diamond roughly 10m wide and 5m long (see diagram).
Two players position themselves at ei...
category: Tackling
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Warm-Up
category: Warm-Up
category: School
category: Catching
in groups of 4 or 5
Player in the middle to support both sides.
player with the ball throws or kicks the ball into the air for the pl...
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following....
category: Lineout
1.
category: Lineout
category: Lineout
The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy pulling your core in and at the same time fire your glutes forward and squeeze th...
category: Lineout
Jumper Move dynamically into a position from which you can easily be supported. Maintain a long body shape (brace by squeezing butt cheeks) to ensur...
category: Lineout
Learning to lift and work as a a pod of three is the foundation of an effective line out.
Players must also learn to lift whilst moving...
category: Lineout
-Players take turn in lifiting eachother using the correct lineout technique.
- Once in the air play...
category: Contact-Skills
The aim of the drill is to develop attacking ability 1v1, with a supporting attacker to seal the ball after the tackle is complete.
category: Warm-Up
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Maul
If contact cannot be avoided take on own terms Turn and present the ball Support player rips ball out and presents First ball carrier changes binding ...
category: Warm-Up
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
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 c...
category: Maul
category: Ruck
category: Kicking
Game to practice controlling the ball.
Set up two goals (roughly 2m wide) opposite each other about 5m away (red cones - see digram).
E...
category: Passing
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
category: Backs-Moves
category: Passing
Drill to practice attacking in a small channel.
Set up a channel roughly 20m wide and 5m long. Position three defenders on the try-line and f...
category: Warm-Up
Set up an area of about 15 x 15m. Have 2 teams of 5+ players, with 1 one ball.
The players can run anywhere in the area but can't run with th...
category: Contact-Skills
1. Warm up - Non Contact.
Players start on the corner of a squ...
category: Tackling
1. Warm up - Non Contact.
Players start on the corner of a squ...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
category: Off-Loads
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...
category: Sevens
Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...
category: Warm-Up
Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...
category: Warm-Up
category: Warm-Up
category: Passing
category: Decision-making
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Tell the players the following....
category: Passing
Tell the players the following....
category: Passing
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
category: Sevens
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
category: Passing
Great for scrum halves to practice placement of foot and following through with hands.
2 balls, 3 support players, 1 passer
Ted on th...
category: Passing
Tell the players the following.....
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Passing
category: Passing
category: Warm-Up
category: Passing
category: Passing
This is to practice handling and passing the ball to a direct target. It is good for awareness and communication between the three support players....
category: Passing
Strong grip, thumbs are out, hold the ball high with fingers pointing to the sky.
Keeping your hips square pass the ball across your body, f...
category: Passing
Set up an area of about 15 x 15m. Have 2 teams of 5+ players, with 1 one ball.
The players can run anywhere in the area but can't run with th...
category: Passing
Strong grip, thumbs are out, hold the ball high with fingers pointing to the sky.
Keeping your hips square pass the ball across your body, ...
category: Handling
1. Square on: one hand
Stand square on, in your partners pass the ball back and forth no more than 5m away from eachot...
category: Passing
category: Passing
4 players line up next to each other about 5 meters apart. A defender with a shield is standing 10 meters from the 1st man (ball carrier).
Th...
category: Passing
For this drill to work properly you'll need at 5 players in a team, standing in a row, with 2 teams facing off with each other.
The ball wil...
category: Warm-Up
Make sure that your players are holding their tackle shields correctly!
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...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
5 players in a group line up within touching distance of one another, and stand facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.
The coach then ...
category: Passing
5 players in a group line up within touching distance of one another, and stand facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.
The coach then ...
category: Contact-Skills
category: Warm-Up
category: Ball-Presentation
Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...
category: Ball-Presentation
A circle must be set up for player/coach to walk around. The players must be in pairs with one been the attacker and the other the defender. Both p...
category: Tackling
Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...
category: Ball-Presentation
Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...
category: Warm-Up
Make sure your warm-up area is marked out before the players arrive.
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Defensive-Patterns
1. 1v1 in 5mx5m Grid.
Play...
category: Ruck
In groups of four, the ball carrier runs out, turns and passes the ball to the second player. The first player then becomes a defender. Player 2...
category: Kicking
2 players working together, about 4m apart. One player punt kicks the ball to the hands of the other.
Create a competitive edge by having teams ...
category: Kicking
• The aim of the drill is to develop kickers through the gate and keeping square onto the kick.
category: Tackling
Focus on foot placment against the attacker.
One player stands on his own, opposite ano...
category: Tackling
Focus on foot placment against the attacker.
One player stands on his own, opposite ano...
category: Ball-Presentation
Once an attacker is touched they must offload within one second.
You can start the game so that players have to pass the ball in front of de...
category: Tag-Rugby
Once an attacker is touched they must offload within one second.
You can start the game so that players have to pass the ball in front of de...
category: Passing
4 players work together in a 6x6m grid.
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Agility-Running-Skills
4 players start together on their stomachs next to each other.
category: Maul
This game is designed to teach the players to work together to drive a maul forward and keep control of the ball.
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Ruck
In this exercise position 3 pad holding units, or 1 or 2 players, five meters in front of 3 rucking units, 1 unit facing each pad. Two players on e...
category: Backs-Moves
5 players start on a straight line of cones about 5m apart. 10m away there are 5 more cones. Two of the 5 cones are blue, and two are red, and the ...
category: Tackling
category: Handling
The player with the ball rolls the ball out for a player to run onto and collect whilst moving.
They then pass the ball back before replacin...
category: Ruck
Set up two defenders holding hit shields opposite two even lines of players.
The ball starts with the first man in one of the lines, he runs ...
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...
category: Maul
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Practices-for-Juniors
3 players line up in a coned area each with a ball.
They run out in a straight line to the opposite end of the area, moving the ball around ...
category: Passing
Each group forms a circle with players about 1m apart. First practise passing and catch around the circle. Next, the first player to pass runs ar...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Passing
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Set Up:
The player in the tackle...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
2 people are on the tackle shields or 2 on each side about 5 metres apart facing each other, there is a ball carrier standing in the middle of the ...
category: Tackling
2 people are on the tackle shields or 2 on each side about 5 metres apart facing each other, there is a ball carrier standing in the middle of the ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
4 players (2 players in Tackle Suits, one ball carrier and one support player) and one ball.
Ball carrier attacks suited player and takes 'l...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Ruck
Coach controls defence with calls up and back between cones placed 1 - 2 metres apart.
On the call of "LIVE" the defence stays on offside li...
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Players split into pairs and line up in as many lines as you require
category: School
category: Ruck
Set up a rectangle (roughly 5m x 2m) with three attackers (blue) and three defenders (red) on opposite sides.
The attacker in the middle has ...
category: Ruck
Groups of 4 and two groups of defenders with contact pads. 1 ball per group.
category: Ruck
Set up a square (roughly 2m x 2m) with 4 different colour cones.
1 player starts on the floor with the ball with another player lying on top ...
category: Passing
Split your team into two teams. One team will be up to bat/kick and the other team will field. The fielding team should take up positions that they...
category: Sevens
Split your team into two teams. One team will be up to bat/kick and the other team will field. The fielding team should take up positions that they...
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players ...
category: Warm-Up
Break your players into two teams.
category: Passing
category: Agility-Running-Skills
No of players: 4 per grid, max. 20.
Balls per group: 1.
Markers: 4
Grid size: 10x10.
4 players line up behind each other. Front play...
category: Warm-Up
category: Scrum
- 1 player is active, 2 players are resisiting.
- Active player gets into scrumage position between...
category: Warm-Up
- 1 player is active, 2 players are resisiting.
- Active player gets into scrumage position between...
category: Passing
category: Sevens
category: Scrum
The aim of the drill is to develop front row scrum set up and engagement with good positive profiling.
category: Scrum
The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling and to develop core-stability against opposition. 1v1
category: Scrum
-Players stand no more than 1m away from eachother.
- Working player must get into st...
category: Scrum
- 2 players get into a strong T.O.P position.
- Another player starts to to standing press ups on to the ...
category: Warm-Up
- 2 players get into a strong T.O.P position.
- Another player starts to to standing press ups on to the ...
category: Contact-Skills
The aim of the drill is to develop good techniques to protect the ball and stay in a strong position.
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Passing
category: Sevens
The following are the laws for this game:
category: Tackling
The group is split in half.
The coach is positioned behind the defenders and instructs the movement of the attackers, who are holding tackle...
category: Sevens
category: Passing
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Passing
category: Defensive-Patterns
category: Passing
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players the followin...
category: Warm-Up
Keep your playing briefing, brief and tell the players the following laws.
category: School
category: Passing
category: Passing
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Tackling
category: Contact-Skills
category: Tackling
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Defensive-Patterns
5 players start in a 5x5m grid, and pass the ball to one another in any direction.
Once the coach blows the whistle they explode with speed d...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
5 players start in a 5x5m grid and can pass the ball to one another in any direction.
Once the coach blows the whistle they explode with spe...
5 players start in a 5x5m grid, and pass the ball to one another in any direction.
Once the coach blows the whistle they explode with speed d...
category: Passing
5 players start in a 5x5m grid and can pass the ball to one another in any direction.
Once the coach blows the whistle they explode with spe...
category: School
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.......
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Match-Related
Set your players up so they are in groups of 6, with 3 forwards and 3 backs.
Line up the 3 backs to protect 2 try lines (marked by red cones)...
category: Contact-Skills
1. Tackle Bag conditioning.
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1. Tackle Bag conditioning.
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3 players (one in tackle suit, one with ball) and one tackle bag.
Player in tackle suit crouches or kneels next to tack...
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Three players start off in a coned area.
Player 1 with a ball jogs in a straight line.
Player two runs in from ...
category: Tackling
Players 3m apart – slightly crouched
One of pair nominated as tackler
On balls of feet, with feet shoulder width apart the coach call...
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
Players 3m apart – slightly crouched
One of pair nominated as tackler
On balls of feet, with feet shoulder width apart the coach call...
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Two players start off in a coned area.
Player 1 with a ball jogs in a straight line.
Player two runs in from the side to tackle playe...
category: Tackling
1. Warm up light contact
Players line up opposite...
category: Contact-Skills
The aim of the drill is to develop speed off the floor from the tackle into a positive Jackle Position.The Tacklers emphasis is make a positive tackle...
category: Tackling
1. Tracking
Create a V shaoped conned area.
Defender at one end, attacker at the other end.
At...
category: Tackling
Good low position Head up, chin off chest, tighten shoulders Shoulder to shorts Big hit and grasp around legs with both arms ready to drive with legs
category: Tackling
Approach the tackle at paceMove to good low positionHead up, chin off chest, tighten shoulders Arms out wide, ready for big hit
category: Tackling
Start with this simple tackling drill with no resistance to the tackle to get your players warmed up and used to contact.
category: Tackling
An attacker holds a bag 2m away from a defender.
Defender hold hands behind his b...
category: Tackling
Players get in partners and stand opposite eahcother.
They use footwork to get within eahcother ...
category: Contact-Skills
Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power...
category: Tackling
Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Contact-Skills
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
category: Ruck
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
category: Contact-Skills
Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel.
3 Players line ...
category: Ruck
Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel.
3 Players line ...
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
Close down space quickly, make yourself big, keep moving forward with short steps, stay balanced, take contact, grip tight.
category: Practices-for-Juniors
2 players and 1 ball.
Player A kneels down with the ball in their hands.
Player B kneels with one leg on the ground in the set positi...
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
The aim of the drill is to develop a double tackle from both sides, Left and Right.
category: Tackling
The aim of the drill is to develop good tackle technique from both sides, Left and Right under pressure
category: Kicking
The player with the ball runs forward a...
category: Kicking
4 teams of 2 players, with 2 teams at each end.
One player from the 1st team starts with the ball.
The player with the ball runs forw...
category: Kicking
The player with the ball runs forward a...
category: Tag-Rugby
The attacking team of 5 players must beat each defender in tur...
category: Tag-Rugby
Change the shape of the defenders. Instead of a single line, one behind the other, try 1 then 3 then 1 or 1 2 2.
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Players start face down, on the coach's whistle players get to their feet to contest the contact area.
Red player 1 and the blue player shou...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Sevens
category: Sevens
category: Contact-Skills
category: Warm-Up
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Lineout
The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy pulling your core in and at the same time fire your glutes forward and squeeze th...
category: Ball-Presentation
Grid 10x10
Numbers 18+
Ages: 9+
Balls: 6
1) Run across and place ball down about 1 metre in front of player on other side of grid.
...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Defenders must use two hands to tag the ball carrier and have the body position as if performing a tackle
Once tagged the ball carrier goes ...
category: Tackling
In a grid an attacker is positioned on one end and a defender at the other end.
Defender passes to the attacker who attempts to score a...
category: Tackling
Tracking hit (2 x 10 minutes in split groups)
Set up
3 different colour cones on the gain line. 2m spacing (set up 3-4 are...
category: Passing
category: Passing
5 players in a group, line up within touching distance of one another, facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.
The coach then calls &quo...
category: Backs-Moves
category: Passing
Tell your players the following...
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
The player with the ball walks slowly in front of the other player.
As the ball carrier is walking the defender should time their move so th...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Two players jog between three cones, set out at an equal distance, starting in the middle before jogging back and forth between the other two pairs...
category: Warm-Up
category: Sevens
category: Sevens
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Don't let your players stand still! Use this plan to develop your side's support play and continuity
Improve your player's confidence in a pressure-free environment, with this passing and moving session!
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...
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Set up 20m x 20m gridwith 3 joeys placed in a diagonal line across the grid.have 4 players line up on the bottom line. line the first 3 in front of th...
Ball carrier goes into contact staying on his feet until his support joins him. Support player calls him to ground. Ball carrier presents ball as supp...
Players will play a 3 on 2 game/drill on a modified field.Focus on decision making of players. Help figure out positions.
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