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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 (Quick Scissor)

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...

3 Second 3 Player Touch

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. This game is about support and ensuring that support is close to the ball carrier.
2. This ...

Attack/Defend Big Time

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will standing at the midway point of the playing area, about 25 meters in.
2. Tell...

Bank Robbers

category: Warm-Up

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following laws for this exercise.....

1. Players must start the game ...

Blind Catch / Scanning - Reaction Drill

category: Handling

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and reaction catching skills.

Building The Contact 2

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...

Building The Contact

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...

Building The Ruck - One Step At A Time

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...

Choose The Hole

category: Backs-Moves

9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 with 15 running a support line. 15 needs to run into the hole wherever it is. Needs to 'check / scan'!

Choose The Hole

category: yBacks-Moves

9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 with 15 running a support line. 15 needs to run into the hole wherever it is. Needs to 'check / scan'!

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.

Contact Relay

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...

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.
...

Dizzy

category: Passing

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...

Fast And Pressured

category: Passing

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

category: Sevens

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...

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...

It'S All Rip And Roll To Me!

category: Warm-Up

You may consider these two points when looking to challenge or build confidence.

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's best not to ha...

Keep Ball

category: Tag-Rugby

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...

Kicking Over The Void

category: Kicking

Grid: 10 x 20 or 30 (depending on age) with up to 4 balls, depending on age/ability of players.

Players kick from one group to the other. ...

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...

Line Speed

category: Sevens

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...

Mini Maul Technique

category: Maul

Groups of 8 split into four groups of 2

Players pass and, chase the space, until coach shouts - Maul, at which time the second player join...

Miss 2 - Fast Wing Ball

category: Backs-Moves

9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -overline- with 15 running an underline straight to 14. 14 needs to run into the hole in front of them wherever it is. ...

Miss 2 - Fast Wing Ball

category: yBacks-Moves

9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -overline- with 15 running an underline straight to 14. 14 needs to run into the hole in front of them wherever it is. ...

Miss 2 And Overlap

category: Backs-Moves

Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.

So pass...

Miss 2 And Overlap

category: yBacks-Moves

Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.

So pass...

Miss One/ Dummy Run

category: Backs-Moves

9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -overline- with 15 also running an overline straight to 11 looping behind. 11 needs to run into the hole in front of ...

Miss One/ Dummy Run

category: yBacks-Moves

9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -overline- with 15 also running an overline straight to 11 looping behind. 11 needs to run into the hole in front of ...

Off-Loading Pass

category: Passing

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...

Offloading & Scanning

category: Handling

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and reaction catching skills.

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...

Overlap - 3 'V' 2

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The first attacking unit will go, at the same time 2 of the defenders will round the top of the ...

Overline With 2 Dummy Runners

category: Backs-Moves

9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -over line- with 15 also running an over line straight to 14. 14 needs to run into the hole in front of them wherever i...

Overline With 2 Dummy Runners

category: yBacks-Moves

9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -over line- with 15 also running an over line straight to 14. 14 needs to run into the hole in front of them wherever i...

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 In Traffic

category: Passing

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

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

Passing Under Pressure

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...

Path Of Least Resistance

category: Warm-Up

In this example we will play one touch offload, but remember you can change the version of touch to suit your training goals, applying the same mis...

Pressure Cooker

category: Passing

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...

Quick Removal - Beyond The Ruck

category: Ruck

Have a line of two or more ruck shields, a safe distance apart, five meters from the players that will make the hits. Make sure that the pad holder...

Quick Removal - Beyond The Ruck

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Have a line of two or more ruck shields, a safe distance apart, five meters from the players that will make the hits. Make sure that the pad holder...

React And Defend

category: Defensive-Patterns

Drill to test defenders reactions to situations.

Set up a 15m x 15m grid with 3 defenders (blue) and 4 attackers (red).

All start on th...

Ruck, Ruck, And Ruck Again

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Both the pad and attacking units will jog within the grid, the players in the attacking units don...

Running Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

Tell players the following....

1. Each Player will work individually, unless told otherwise.
2. Players can run in any direction: m...

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 ...

Standing And Passing - Variation

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...

Straight Line Drop

category: Agility-Running-Skills

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...

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.

Target Kicking Long Game

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop reactive long kicking game.

Target Kicking Short Game

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop reactive short kicking game.

Tennis Kicking Game

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop reactive scanning kicking game.

The Next Pass

category: Passing

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

1. We have 8 static pass...

They Just Keep Coming

category: Passing

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

category: Sevens

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

category: Passing

Tell the players the following:

1. On your whistle the ball ...

Tight & Wide

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following:

1. On your whistle the ball ...

Touch The Runner

category: Sevens

• 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

category: Warm-Up

• 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...

Track

category: Sevens

• One of the players in a group of 4 should be an attacker, and should take the pad.
• The other 3 players will be defenders.
• T...

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 ...

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...

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,...

England rugby game changers - scan touch

Rugby ruck scan

Rugby cla – how to do scan catching

Rugby CLA – How to do scan catching.

Adaptive game: north south east west

North South East West is another Gamechanger by Jack Lambert, Community Rugby Coach in Northumberland. Another popular video he has done is Rugby Foot...

England rugby game changers - crazy tap touch

This Game Zone is a fun and energizing looking at ways to go forward, how we support and decision making. Why not challenge your players to come up wi...

Rugby cla – how to use hi alert

Learn how to use HI alert on your Rugby CLA.

Rugby, scanning games

My 20 minute video on scanning. John Mann.

Managing contact: updown rugby

Updown Rugby is another Gamechanger by Anna Macdonell, Community Rugby Coach in South Warwickshire. What does it develop ? Confidence in contact with ...

England rugby game changers - interceptors

This Game Zone challenges players awareness and decision making by creating problems for the attack on support and go forward to solve through the def...

Adaptive game: rugby football

Rugby Football is another Gamechanger by Jack Lambert, Community Rugby Coach in Northumberland. Another popular video he has done is North South East ...

England rugby game changers - touch pass tackle

Defensive Skills: Contest Possession

Improve your side's defensive skills with this session, applying pressure on the opposition

The breakdown: Turning the Ball Over - Part Two

Teach your players to make the right decisions in the breakdown - don't lose possession when your players go to ground.

Heads up Rugby - Think fast

Attack the space! Develop your players' speed, reaction and decision making to improve their ability to get through holes in defences.

Backline Scanning - Reacting to the unknown!

Don't let your team succumb to static rugby - instead teach them to look up and play against what's in front of them

Scanning Session - Scanning in the Tackle

Use this plan to Improve your players' pass selection and completion - helping them to pick the right pass

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

Spatial Awareness and Attacking the Space

Change channel to find space with this week's using the full width of the pitch scanning and heads up attacking session

Improving Support Play and Decision Making

Teach your players how to make quickly make decisions and scan defences for weaknesses in this week's support and decisive play session!

Jackel at breakdown and ruck

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

Vision and Anticipation??!!!

I have a questions.......how do you do to make to moviment?

Improving game awareness. How can I improve players?

Does anyone have a really good drill to encourage backs to stay steep?

I coach Under 11's I have two players that do all the right things in training but when the game starts they will not pass. They do score tries but I think we could score more if they passed. What can I do? Gary SWales

Taking the ball into contact

Every scrum coach in the Uk will have kids passing?

would anyone know any tips to practice awarness and?

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...

Jailbreak

Attackers in small coned area carry a ball and jog anti-clockwiseDefenders in larger area jog clockwiseWhen "Jailbreak" is called attackers ...

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Identifying SpacePlaying ballCommunicationAll Players scanningNormal Rules of tagTagged stop play ballTag handed back before rejoinProgressionsAdd mor...

Back running move

9 passes to 1012 dummies10 passes to 1315 runs at pace and dummies14 comes between 12 and 13 taking the play back to 9Passing - accurate and directCom...

Attack-Defence alignment reaction

2 groups work in attack an defence. Ball is placed on red yellow and white cones. Coach calls a colour and either 1 or 2. Number called denotes attack...

Playing from base of the scrum – Technical session

Grid set up with one narrow area and one wide area.4x defenders, 7x attackers. Defenders positioned on line facing the attacking 'scrum base'. Attacke...

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...

Decision making at the break down

When the whistle goes the player's pop up off the ground and run round the first cone.The player's then scann and decided which of the three break dow...

pase-cambio de paso-ir sobre el pase

Jugador A pasa hacia atrás a jugador B que está profundo, jugador B fija la marca(cono) y cambia de paso buscando el espacio, endereza la carrera y bu...