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Decision making 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...

Kicking Drills

Use the kicking drills and videos below to develop your players' accuracy, technique, tactical awareness and skills so they know the right kick to use...

2 V 2 (Switch)

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 ...

2 V 2 Box

category: Sevens

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 2 (In - Out Line)

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...

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 (Out - In Support Line)

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...

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 Touch Kick

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...

4 Vs 1

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...

5 Attacks 3

category: Sevens

• Using cones mark out the four corners and the midways points of each side of a 20 x 20 meter training area.
• Divide your players into...

5 V 5 Tag Rugby

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 ...

5 Vs 5

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...

8 Vs 3 Game

category: Match-Related

8 players are lined up just outside the 22 metre line, with 3 defenders starting under the posts with the ball.

One of the defenders kicks ...

Attacking Footwork And Tackling

category: School

Grid size is around 5x5m. You can keep changing the size of the grid.

The defender must shadow the attacker as they run towards a con...

Attacking Skills Version 1

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 2, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
2. At the...

Attacking Skills Version 2

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 3, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
2. At the...

Avoid The Tackler

category: Practices-for-Juniors

5 players and 1 ball.

2 players on each side of a coned area with 1 player in the middle as the tackler.

Player 1 runs with the ball ...

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 ...

Behind The Posts

category: Sevens

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

1. One team of 7 will be in attack, the attack should start behind the 22 meter line and they will...

Broken Defence

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The attacking group will wait at the top of the training area until the coach calls the number of...

Building The Defence 1

category: Sevens

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

1. The coach will call a number e.g. 1.
2. That attacking group must attack, aiming to sco...

Building The Defence 2 - Turnover The Ball

category: Sevens

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

1. The coach will call a number e.g. 1.
2. That attacking group must attack, aiming to sco...

Channel Ball

category: Tackling

This game is designed to teach the players about retiring to an onside position when a tackle is made.

• Set-up a field approximately 10...

Colour Defend

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. The coach will call a colour.
2. At that point the players from those cones should run to th...

Counter Attack

category: Sevens

Tell your players to do the following.......

1. The two passing players keep passing the ball until the coach shouts GO.
2. On GO, ...

Crash Through 2 Tackle Bags

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...

Decision Making Exercise

category: Decision-making

The players stood behind the line work the ball up through the channel in groups of 5. As they progress up the area they work the ball left and rig...

Evasion Skills

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. The player on the top of the grid is the defender.
2. The player on the bottom is the attack...

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.

Footspeed

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. One group of 3 will be on the bottom right cones, the attack - they should have a ball each.

Game - 6 Vs 4

category: Tag-Rugby

Pitch is 20m x 20m. All players wearing Tag Belts

Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line

Atta...

Hit & Defend

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The defence will first turn and hit the pads.
2. When the attack hears the hit - they can a...

Mini Game - Skills Game

category: Handling

In this game players try to keep possession and carry the ball over their opponent's line to score a try.

Mini Game - Skills Game

category: Match-Related

In this game players try to keep possession and carry the ball over their opponent's line to score a try.

No Try And Try

category: Practices-for-Juniors

1 player shows how not to score a try, and then demonstrates how to score a try.

Off-Loading Box

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The defender must make a tackle.
2. The primary ball carrier must take the ball into conta...

One On One Race

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 ...

One On One Race

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 ...

One On One Race

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 ...

Organisation

category: Decision-making

Groups of three

1 ball per group

Defender can choose any line as a start point.

On the word GO, 2 attackers attempt to sco...

Relays

category: Agility-Running-Skills

1) Run out to line - score a try - run back.(1b) Same - but forward roll on way out!)
2) Run out to line - score try - on way back pass ball...

Relays

category: Tag-Rugby

Groups of 5

1 Ball per group

Players race to a line 10m away and back to their own group to hand over to the next playe...

Run And Touchdown

category: Practices-for-Juniors

6 players line up in a coned area each with a ball.

Players run out to score a try at the opposite end, and then return with the ball and pa...

Score A Try

category: Tag-Rugby

Grids 10m x 10m. 1 Ball per group. Groups of 5

Players take it in turns to be the defender in the middle (4 tackles then change). The atta...

Support Play Down Channel

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...

Support Play Down Channel

category: Agility-Running-Skills

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...

Support Play Down Channel

category: Handling

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...

Support Play Down Channel

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...

Team Of 5 V 1 V 1 V 1 V 1 V 1

category: Tag-Rugby

2 x 20m x 10m Channels

5 Defenders in each channel, spaced 5m apar

The attacking team of 5 players must beat each defender in tur...

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

u8s running sideways not forward!

Scoring tries - habit?

what are the rules of tag rugby?

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

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.

Rugby Gates

Children are required to get past the coach without getting tickled and going through one of the 3 gates to score a try in the green hoop on the other...

Modified Game Week 5

Red team starts with the ball and will have 5 touches to score a try. Blue team will defend and attempt to stop the red team from scoring. If they do ...

Decision Making

Decision Making Touch Part-The players stood behind the line work the ball up through the channel in groups of 5. As they progress up the area they wo...

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1 v 1players will be split into two teams and line up behind the cones on either side of the field.players on both sides will be numbered of from 1 to...

Gates

Start at the white cones, call them through and they must try and get through one of the 3 gates without being tickled!Score a try in the hoop, follow...

Offensive Training Week 5

2v2 situation. There's one rugby ball in the middle of the field between both teams of 2 players. On the command "go", both teams have t...

2min attack (Lineout)

A timed attack from a line out, Line out is tacken then the winner of the line out has 2 mins to score a try.Use 4 man line out and split line out.Coa...

Partner Score

The two teams (A) and (D). The two teams pass the ball between each other until thecoach calls “Go”.The player with the ball must then run to the...

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After completing the two other drills, we can progress them into a small game of touch rugby incorperating the two on one scenarios and when to use a ...

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warm up drill: I will start off with a quick warm up drill just to get the players familiar with the rugby ball for those who haven't played it be...