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Warm Up Drills

Warm up drills in rugby are important because they get your players' muscles ready for exercise and help to reduce the risk of injury. They're also a ...

Traffic Passing Warm Up - Rugb...

Rugby Traffic Passing Warm Up This passing exercise will keep large groups ... There should be two lines active at any one time, and two lines gettin...

Front Row Binding Contact Skil...

Rugby Front Row Binding Contact Skills Some older players giving a technically correct demonstration. binding, scrum, technique.

Piston Jumping Lineout - Rugby...

Rugby Piston Jumping 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 ne...

2 v 2 Box

Tell your players the following......

1. Whichever group of 2 is given the ball becomes the attack, and should attack upon receiving the ...

2 vs 1

Coach starts with the ball and can throw the ball to either one of the outside players of the 3 players ready to play.

The player in the mid...

4 vs 1 vs 1

Players work in groups of six, with 1 ball per group and set up in the following way:

4 attackers vs 1 defender (between the first cones) an...

Attack The Space

The pitch is divided into two halves

The defenders must start at opposite corners of the pitch

The attacker must have at least one pl...

Ball & Player

Tell the players the following.....

1. This is all about tackling at chest height.
2. The facing player will advance, they will be ...

Beat The Runner

• 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

• 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

• 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 ...

Break

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

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

Building The Contact 2

Setup:

Set up with 4 players with pads, and four players facing them about five metres away. There should be enough space between the...

Catch me if you can

Up to 10 in a group. Each player should have a tag belt.

Each player partners up with someone and then stand side by side.

On the co...

Catching a high ball

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...

Chain Reaction - Progression

2 x Adjacent 20m x 10m channels

In the first channel, players pass the ball across the line in a chain. After the first pass, the player t...

Chain Reaction

Divide the 20m x 20m grid in half. 1 Ball per group

Players 1 starts standing with the ball. Player 2 starts on one knee. Player 3 starts o...

Contest Line Outs

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...

Contest The Tackle

• Groups of three, the aim of the exercise is for the second defender to contest the tackle.
• One player starts with the ball, standing s...

Crossover Relay

Keep your player briefing short. You may consider having a demonstration group.

• Give two players opposite each other, one ball each.

Defense, drift and blitz 2

• Only let the scrum-half password defense is ready. Defense should work with 90 seconds before changing. You can develop into full contact.

Depth, Fitness, Warming Up

This exercise is all about getting deep lines of support, speed onto the ball, warming up the entire body, and getting fit for rugby - in this one ...

Dizzy

1. There will be one ball carrier at any one time.
2. They will run around the circle, passing the ball.
3. The ball must be handled...

Do Not Enter

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...

Fast And Pressured

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one runner.
2. 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...

Fast And Pressured

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one runner.
2. 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...

Fast Up

Tell your players the following.....

1. One player will be the bag man, they will put the bags that have been hit back up again.

Fun Catching Reaction Game

• This is a simple passing exercise that can be used as a warm up to improve players reaction time and catching skills
• 6 players and 1 c...

Grip Game For Offloads

• This is a fun warm up game for the whole team to be involved in
• Players are separated into two teams, one team wearing bibs
• Ev...

Handling Skills Warm Up

• Groups of four, players stand in a T shape with about two yards between each player.
• The player in the middle is the focal point and e...

Handling Skills Warm Up

• Groups of four, players stand in a T shape with about two yards between each player.
• The player in the middle is the focal point and e...

Hit and Drive Ruck Clearout

• A drill to be completed in pairs.
• One player holding a tackle bag stands in a low, strong position with knees bent.
• The player...

Hit And Roll Ruck Clear Out

• A tackling exercise to be completed in pairs.
• One player stands over a tackle tube, while holding a tackle bag themself against their ...

Keep Ball

Players work in groups of 5 in a grid 10m x 10m, with 1 Ball per group.

4 Players work as a team to make 10 passes.

The defender trie...

Keep Going 4/3

Tell your players the following...

1. The attackers will start at the base of the grid and attack the first box.
2. The 2 defenders...

Keep Passing

Tell your players the following.....

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

Ladder Pass

• 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...

Lateral - Switch

• Using cones, mark out a training area 15 meters x 10 meters.
• Split your players into groups of 2.
• Allocate 4 groups of 2 to...

Lateral - Switch

Tell your players the following.....

1. Players in pairs with a ball between them.
2. The player on the left starts with the ball a...

Lateral Pass

Line Speed

Tell the players the following....

1. Players will advance as a line, and as one hit the pads.
2. The pads can also advance as a li...

Lineout Progressions With Bag

1.

• Two players stand either side of a tackle tube (tackle tube on the floor 'stood up').
• The coach shouts go and the two players...

Lineout Race

• This drill is a race across the pitch or whichever distance the coach deems appropriate.
• Two teams of four: one thrower, three players...

Link Touch

• Set up as a standard game of touch rugby, with two teams. The playing area should be wide and not too long.
• Every touch tackle the def...

Miss Me Baby, One More Time!

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...

Move it wide

Groups of 5

The pitch is divided into 2 halves

Both defenders must start at one corner of the pitch. The attackers must have at le...

Off-Loading Pass

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be two static players, passers, on the mid sections cones. One on each side. One of w...

Offside From Kicker

Drill to practice defensive organisation when the kicker must put their teammates onside.

Set up a grid roughly 30m long and 30m wide.

...

Open Channel

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

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

Pass along the line

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 Follow

• 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...

Pass and run

Tell the players the following....

1. Player 1 starts with the ball.
2. Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...

Pass and run

Tell the players the following....

1. Player 1 starts with the ball.
2. Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...

Pass Invaders

• Tell your players the following.....
• In groups of 2 they will attack, passing the ball before they reach each unique cone, so when t...

Passing Behind

In partners get your players to move round each other, passing with 1 hand round the "back of their hand".

Passing Central

• Keep your player briefing, brief - and get the players moving as quickly as you can. You may consider having a demo group.
• On your g...

Passing circle

• 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 compass

• Have a quick demo using one group - keep your player briefing, brief.
• Each pair face one another and stand side by side, about 1 met...

Passing in Traffic

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

1. Runners move forward towards the cone opposite to their location.
...

Passing Reps

The sequence of passing on this exercise is as following......

1. P2 passes to P1, who passes to P4.
2. As the same time P3 passes ...

Passing to Support

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

1. One the call of the scrum half, the 3 attackers turn, round the cone and attack.

Pop and Pass

• Tell the players the following....

1. The player on the cone passes the ball forward to the player just in front of th...

Pop, roll, down, up and gut

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

1. The ball carrier will run/carry the ball directly across the grid, offloading it to...

Pressure Cooker

1. 4 players stand on the middle cones in the grid, avoiding the corner cones. The 2 players at the top and the bottom of the grid will have a b...

Pull Back Passing

Passing in groups of 4.

Have two lines set up parallel about 3-5m apart: in this case Yellow and Orange.

Have players stand on yellow (...

Quick Hands

• Tell your players the following.....
• The first player runs out with the ball to the first set of cones and passes the ball to the se...

Quick succesive tackling (game)

Static tackling.

Every time the player with the ball is tackled, they have to release the ball and quickly pick it up again and stand up, r...

Rapid Rucking

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...

Relay Passing Race

• With each new instruction to players you'll be having a race, lets see which group is the fastest - no cheating!
• Don't spend too muc...

Right to left with a switch

Players in pairs with a ball between them.

The player on the right starts with the ball and passes the ball to the player to the left. The ...

Round the circle 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...

Ruck - PRESS UP - PART 2

Tell the players the following......

1. The first group of 3 go first.
2. The first player hits in on the bag with their shoulder, ...

Ruck - Pushing them back

Set Up:

• 3 players
• one in tackle suit
• one with ball
• one tackle bag

The player in the tackle...

Ruck n Roller

Tell the players the following......

1. The first group of 3 go first.
2. The first player, the ball carrier, hits in on the pad an...

SH Passing Reps

The sequence of passing on this exercise is as following......

1. P2 passes to P1, who passes to P4 using a pass from the ground.

SHORT - LONG

• The first group of 4 starts at the top of the grid, moving forward. The ball should be with the outside player, who makes a short pass in to ...

Signalling for the put in.

Hooker lets the scrum half know that he is ready for the ball by tapping his left hand on the props back.

Scrum half then puts the ball int...

Simple Passing Grid

• Brief your players one what you would like them to do.
• Start the activity by having all players pass the ball around the grid in any...

Simple Passing Warm Up

• Passing and receiving exercise to warm the players up and get the handling skills ready for training.
• Minimum 9 players.
• Group...

Split with Trailer

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

1. Player A passes to D and cuts - not getting ball back , but holding up - B cuts and...

Step Up

• The attacker goes when ready, and must round either the top or bottom cone.
• The defender must mirror the movements of the attacker o...

Straight line drop

Two lines (1 line working, 1 line resting).

The first line moves up 10 meters (2 cones). Upon reaching that cone they drop to the floor and qui...

Surfs Up

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

1. Lay flat on the ground.
2. In a moment but not yet, I want you to get to your feet, but yo...

Tackle

Tackle

Tackle technique 4/5 -boxer hands

• Groups of 2
• Ball

Hands and arms are introduced.

The attacker holds hands behind his back with the ...

Tackling in grid (game).

Working in a grid.

Start both players half way in between the cones of one side of the grid.

When commanded, each player is to run a...

The Next Pass

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

1. We have 8 static pass...

The Team Run

• Use half or a full pitch for this exercise.
• A full team of 7 will run unopposed.
• Players should use this as a rehearsal of ...

The Trinity

• The exercise starts with the first attacking unit running around the bottom of the grid, as they do the first defending unit run around the t...

They Just Keep Coming

1. We have 8 static passers and two runners.
2. There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
3. The 9th player will...

They Just Keep Coming

1. We have 8 static passers and two runners.
2. There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
3. The 9th player will...

Tight & Wide

• 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...

Touch The Runner

• Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...

Touch The Runner

• Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...

Traffic Lights Game

• Brief your players one what you would like the to do by telling them the following....

1. One of the players will stand outs...

Union Jack

Divide the players so that they are spread equally between 8 points (4 corners of a square, and 4 more at the midpoints. Each ball carrier runs acr...

Union Jack

Tell your players the following...

1. On GO Player A passes to B who in turn passes to Player C. At the same time Player E passes F.
...

Wave After Wave

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

1. We have 1 scrum half,...

Wide Attack

• Start with the left most attacking unit taking on the 2 defenders in front of them. When they get past, they pass the ball to the link, who t...

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Ruck Development!

Rucking isn�t just about the breakdown itself, get your players thinking ahead towards the next play and make your rucks twice as effective.

Lead from the front - Front foot attack

Develop your team's attack to go on the front with this session, by improving their movement and offloading to their team-mates

Attacking Principal: Developing Passing and Support Play

Develop your team's attacking abilities with this session, working on their passing and support for their team-mates

2nd Wave Defence and Developing Offloading!

Develop your team's offloading in attack and their 2nd wave defensive play with this session

Confidence in Contact: part 2

Continue to improve your player's confidence when using contact, with the second of our Confidence in Contact sessions

Improving Rucking Technique

React the quicker and get on the front foot in attack with this session, by improving their rucking technique!

Guard the Ruck - Organisation in Defence

High tempo defending and handling plan. Improve your rugby players' communication, organisation and line speed for a more solid backline

The Zones Game

Use this fantastic drill in your next coaching session today and get ready to work your players hard

Improving your Passing Skills

Get your players passing accurately and with variety in this session

Attacking Flair - Kicking and Catching

Attack with flair! Improve your player's kicking with this kicking and catching session

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