Scrum Drills
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3 Second 3 Player Touch
category: Sevens
Rugby 3 Second 3 Player Touch Sevens Tell your players the following..... This game is about support and ensuring that support is close to the ball c...
Double Trouble
category: Sevens
Rugby Double Trouble Sevens Tell your players the following..... The first attacking until enters through the top of the first channel, the defender ...
3 Second Touch - Touch Rugby Variation
category: Warm-Up
Rugby 3 Second Touch - Touch Rugby Variation Warm Up Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set the...
Double Tackle Technique
category: Tackling
Rugby Double Tackle Technique Tackling Groups of 6. Tackle Suits. Ball 1. 1 v 2 - Shoulders on 1 attacker must run in the middle of 2 defenders, in a...
Everyone Gets A Second Chance ? Touch Variation
category: Warm-Up
... set them apart, and quickly tell your players the following laws: Keep the law briefing, brief! Get your players moving as quickly as you can. No...
Second Man Ruck Clear Out
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Rugby Second man ruck clear out Ruck Clear Out Repetitive drill aimed at improving the clear out of a defender at the ruck Players are split into gro...
Double Gauntlet
category: Decision-making
Rugby Double Gauntlet 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 5-7mÂ...
1St Man At The Ruck
category: Contact-Skills
- Ball.
- Groups of 3+
- 2 attackers line up infront of a defender.
- The 1st attackers takes the ball into con...
1St Man At The Ruck
category: Ruck
- Ball.
- Groups of 3+
- 2 attackers line up infront of a defender.
- The 1st attackers takes the ball into con...
1St Man At The Ruck
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Ball.
- Groups of 3+
- 2 attackers line up infront of a defender.
- The 1st attackers takes the ball into con...
2 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill
category: Match-Related
Set a narrow grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed con...
2 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill
category: Passing
Set a narrow grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed con...
2 Vs 2 Colours Attack And Defence
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The drill starts with 2 defenders and 2 attackers. The 2 attackers start one behind the other, about 3+ meters apart, the first players job is to e...
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...
2V2 Tackle And Clear Out
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- 2 on 2 tackling and clear out game.
- Players line up in two lines, adjacent to the coned gameplay area.
- The coach stands opposi...
2V2 Tackle And Clear Out
category: Tackling
- 2 on 2 tackling and clear out game.
- Players line up in two lines, adjacent to the coned gameplay area.
- The coach stands opposi...
3 On 2 Attack And Defence Drill
category: Defensive-Patterns
Set an area with two different coloured cones on the touch line in the middle, one for defenders and one for attackers. At the prompt of the coach ...
3 On 2 Attack And Defence Drill
category: Match-Related
Set an area with two different coloured cones on the touch line in the middle, one for defenders and one for attackers. At the prompt of the coach ...
3 On 2 Attack And Defence Drill
category: Passing
Set an area with two different coloured cones on the touch line in the middle, one for defenders and one for attackers. At the prompt of the coach ...
3 Times A Charm
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- On the 4 players side, they will go 2 at a time in attack - the balls should be with these playe...
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...
3 V 2 Fixing Defenders
category: Passing
- This is a backs moves passing exercise, aimed at drawing and fixing up a defender, to give a supporting teammate more space and take the defen...
3 V 2 Reverse Drill
category: Passing
Drill to practice 3 v 2 attacking scenarios.
Set up a channel 20m long and 15m wide with cones every 10m along the length (red, yellow, green...
3 V 2 V 2
category: Handling
Set up a channel with two sets of defenders working in pairs inside.
Three attacking players start with the ball and run around the far cone...
3 V Tackle Bag And Body Suit
category: Off-Loads
3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...
3 V Tackle Bag And Body Suit
category: Passing
3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...
3 V Tackle Bag And Body Suit
category: Tackling
3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...
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...
4 Vs 1 Vs 1
category: Decision-making
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...
5 Person Scrum (Mini Rugby)
category: Contact-Skills
Let the front row bind together first.
Second row binds together between their hips and shoulders, making sure that their hips are tight tog...
5 Person Scrum (Mini Rugby)
category: Scrum
Let the front row bind together first.
Second row binds together between their hips and shoulders, making sure that their hips are tight tog...
7V7 Touch
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following...
- We are playing 7's, normal rules apply - except this is touch.
- Upon getting touched a play...
Agility Slalom - Race
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Start with 2 players on the centre cone, each with a ball, and facing each other.
- On the shout "GO", they both run backwards to the fi...
Agility Slalom
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The first player runs around the red cone and back down to the start of the slalom. There the player zig-zags up the slalom, then back down before ...
Attack, Turnover Ball And Decision Making In Attack
category: School
- Change defenders every 30 seconds. Can be full contact.
- If touched, attacker goes down and looks for offload.
Attacking Kick On The Move
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...
Bag Slams | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 2
category: Contact-Skills
This is the second exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit c...
Bag Slams | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 2
category: Warm-Up
This is the second exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit c...
Box Agility Running
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Players line up in two groups on the first cone. On GO, the first players side step to the second cone, go around it and run backwards to cone thr...
Breakdown Touch
category: Contact-Skills
- 2 teams.
- Half pitch
- Ball
- A normal game of touch, however with conditions.
- When a...
Breakdown Touch Game
category: Match-Related
- Set up an area for a normal game of touch, with teams split evenly
- Play goes as normal, but when there is a touch, the ball carrier go...
Building 8 Man Scrum
category: Scrum
Front row
- Setting the front row is the building blocks for a scrum.
- The 3 players (Prop, Hooker, Prop) should stand in a line fa...
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...
Building The Switch Pass
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following....
- 3 attackers line up on the first three cones, the rest fall in...
Catching And Kicking Tennis
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...
Choke Tackle Progression
category: Contact-Skills
- 5 stage progression session.
- Bibs.
- Balls
- Cones.
1. Warm up - Wrestle
Choke Tackle Progression
category: Tackling
- 5 stage progression session.
- Bibs.
- Balls
- Cones.
1. Warm up - Wrestle
Clapping Game
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.
- Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Contact-Skills
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Ruck
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Colour Agility
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The coach sets off the players one by one.
As players run in a straight line they progress to the first cone and need to react to the colour...
Colour Defend
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
- The coach will call a colour.
- At that point the players from those cones should run to th...
Compete
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- The players on the bags will squeeze the bags together to make removal of the ball hard but not i...
Contact Pop Pass Contact
category: Contact-Skills
- Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the...
Contact Pop Pass Contact
category: Warm-Up
- Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the...
Contest The Tackle
category: Tackling
- 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...
Contesting The Ruck
category: Ruck
- This is a two person exercise, designed to improve ability at the ruck
- Stand up a tackle tube
- One player tackles the tube to t...
Continuous 3 Vs 2
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...
Continuous Break
category: Match-Related
Coned area 30 metres by 30 metres with two teams of players on one side Coach kicks the ball is kicked into the the grid.
2 different number...
Continuous Passing Drill
category: Handling
- Groups 9+
- Ball
- Cones
This could be perfect fro a warm up drill.
Player with the ball runs to fir...
Continuous Passing Off The Floor 1
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...
Continuous Passing Square 2
category: Passing
Set up a square of cones, and get the players to form equal lines behind each cone.
The ball starts in the hands of a player behind cone 1, w...
Core Work - Swiss Ball
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...
Core Work On Floor
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...
Defender - Round And Realign
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
- There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
- Each group wi...
Defense, Drift And Blitz 2
category: School
- Only let the scrum-half password defense is ready. Defense should work with 90 seconds before changing. You can develop into full contact.
Diamond Geezer
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...
Diamond Geezer
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...
Dizzy
category: Passing
- There will be one ball carrier at any one time.
- They will run around the circle, passing the ball.
- The ball must be handled...
Driving Maul
category: Maul
3 attackers against two defenders with contact pads.
Ball carrier takes ball into contact turning before hitting pads and presenting the ball...
Dynamic Stretching - Pairs Warm Up Routine
category: Warm-Up
- Seated on floor, feet touching, knees bent, join hands and pull one another forwards and backwards to loosen up lower back.
- Same pos...
Evasion Drill
category: Tag-Rugby
Drill to practice/teach evasion skills.
Set up two lines of cones (green and red) with two lines of players (blue and red) of equal numbers o...
Fast And Pressured
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
- There will be one runner.
- 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...
Fast And Pressured
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- There will be one runner.
- 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...
Fast Footwork
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The first players in each group sprint to the second blue cone then quickly back ...
Find The Gap Grubber
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.
Five In, Two Out Touch
category: Sevens
Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......
- This is touch 7's, other than that - normal rules of 7'...
Flip It
category: Warm-Up
- Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to ge...
Four In, Three Out Touch
category: Sevens
Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......
- This is touch 7's, other than that - normal rules of 7'...
Front 5 Drills
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Form a 1v1 scrum and hold for 20 seconds.
Taking it in turns, one of the players must shout break and then both players spri...
Fun Catching Game
category: Handling
- 6 players +
- Balls
Players stand around a coach holding ball.
The players then throw a second ball at the coach...
Grid Island
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Fun game to practice passes/kicks not being intercepted.
Divide players into two equal teams and set up two grids (one small and one big - se...
Guard The Ball
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...
Handling Skills Warm Up
category: Passing
- 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
category: 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...
Heads Up Passing
category: Passing
Tell the players the following:
- Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player at the start of one of the lines a b...
Hit The Gap Drill
category: Decision-making
A drill to practice decision making and finding space between defenders.
Set up a line of three defenders with tackle shields (roughly 2m apa...
Hold, Press, Push
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- The first should of 3 will PUSH, drifting across and HIT the pads together.
- They will th...
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 Passing
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- 3 players start on the right cones.
- The remaining 3 players will be running, they start ...
Keep The Ball Game
category: Passing
Tell your players the following:
- One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
- The attackers ...
Keep The Ball Game
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following:
- One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
- The attackers ...
Kicking Square
category: Kicking
Drill to practice short kicks to an attacking player.
Set up a square roughly 10m x 10m, with an even number of players behind each cone (see...
L For Long!
category: Sevens
- What you should have is your players lined up to work within a small L. Give the ball to the last player in the first line of players at the ...
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...
Leg Drive In The Tackle And Counter Rucking
category: School
- Players work 45 seconds at a time before rotating.
- Play made tackle and drives the pad back. The player then goes on the floo...
Living On The Edge
category: Warm-Up
- Split the players into two teams, giving each team their own set of bibs. Two different colours that clearly define the teams.
- Keep ...
Loop
category: Maul
First attacker runs straight and passes to second attacker (in middle channel). First player runs around second to recieve the pass in the end chan...
Low Tackle And Clear | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 3
category: Contact-Skills
This is the third exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit ca...
Low Tackle And Clear | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 3
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
This is the third exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit ca...
Low Tackle And Clear | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 3
category: Warm-Up
This is the third exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit ca...
Mini Maul Technique
category: Maul
Miss Pass (M1)
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
- Lets get the ball and the players...
Netball With A Rugby Ball
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...
Offload Central
category: Off-Loads
Set Up
Small 10 x 10m grid - 1/3rd of group on knees - 1/3rd with ball - 1/3rd supporting
Players move around grid - take tackle and...
Offloading Channel
category: Handling
- Groups of 10+
- Ball
- Bibs.
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.&nbs...
Offloading Channel
category: Off-Loads
- Groups of 10+
- Ball
- Bibs.
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.&nbs...
Offloading Drill
category: Off-Loads
- Groups of 10+
- Ball
- Bibs.
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.
Have ...
One Touch Ruck
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. ...
One V One
category: Agility-Running-Skills
- Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...
One V One
category: Sevens
- Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...
One V One
category: Warm-Up
- Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...
Pass And Control
category: Passing
- Keep you player briefing, brief. Get the players moving and training as soon as possible.
- If you feel it would help, have one group ...
Pass And Run
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Tell the players the following....
- Player 1 starts with the ball.
- Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...
Pass And Run
category: Passing
Tell the players the following....
- Player 1 starts with the ball.
- Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...
Pass Left And Right From Ground
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...
Pass To Hip Right And Left Side
category: Passing
Good for warm ups and co-ordination, getting used to keeping your body straight on and handling the ball and practicing using your arms to pass the...
Passing Central
category: Passing
- 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 Grid Progressions
category: Backs-Moves
- Start out with a grid of 10 x 10
- Passing progressions are based upon the ability of players to fix defenders - ensure the exerci...
Passing Grid Progressions
category: Passing
- Start out with a grid of 10 x 10
- Passing progressions are based upon the ability of players to fix defenders - ensure the exerci...
Passing Lines Of 5
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...
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...
Passing Technique Progression
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...
Pick And Place
category: Ball-Presentation
Players form a single file, pick up a ball, run a few meters and then places the ball down before heading towards the next ball.
The balls a...
Ping Pong
category: Warm-Up
Make sure that your players are holding their tackle shields correctly!
- Have your players work in groups of 10, adjust depending on yo...
Presenting The Ball
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...
Presenting The Ball In A Circle
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...
Presenting The Ball
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...
Presenting The Ball Using Tackle Bags
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...
Pressure Ball
category: Warm-Up
Make sure your warm-up area is marked out before the players arrive.
- Depending on the number of players you have at training, mark out...
Progression In Ruck
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...
Punt Kick
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 ...
Quick Ball From Slow Ball
category: Contact-Skills
- Bags
- Balls
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
Quick Ball From Slow Ball
category: Contact-Skills
- Bags
- Balls
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
Quick Ball From Slow Ball
category: Match-Related
- Bags
- Balls
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
Quick Ball/ Offload Touch
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...
Quick Ball/ Offload Touch
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...
Quick Hands
category: Passing
- 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 Positioning, Passing And Support
category: Agility-Running-Skills
4 players start together on their stomachs next to each other.
- As the coach calls a colour cone, they move into position quickly. ...
Quick Positioning, Passing And Support
category: Passing
4 players start together on their stomachs next to each other.
- As the coach calls a colour cone, they move into position quickly. ...
Rapid Rucking
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...
React, Run And Defend
category: Decision-making
Defenders and attackers line up outside the coned area in lines of five.
The coach will call out two numbers, the first refers to how many a...
Realignment And Passing
category: Match-Related
Out in 4s - simple hands - When players reach the end they should turn left.
Group realigns around the cone and then use simple hands to fin...
Releasing The Overlap
category: Decision-making
The scrum half starts with the ball. They pass to the first red player who then passes to the second red player who then passes to red player thr...
Reload Rucking
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 ...
Round And Realign
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
- ...
Ruck - Press Up - Part 2
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
- The first group of 3 go first.
- The first player hits in on the bag with their shoulder, ...
Ruck Clearing Exercises
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Progressive exercises to improve clearing out at the ruck
- Lay a tackle tube on the floor with another tube on top, angled into the air...
Ruck N Roller
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
- The first group of 3 go first.
- The first player, the ball carrier, hits in on the pad an...
Ruck Turnover Body Position
category: Ruck
- The coach pops the ball off to the attacker. The first defender tackles the player to the floor quickly.
- The second defender arrives a...
Ruck, Ruck, And Ruck Again
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- Both the pad and attacking units will jog within the grid, the players in the attacking units don...
Rucking Rectangle
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 ...
Rugby Gaelic Football
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following laws.......
- One team will be attacking, the ball carrying team. The other will be a defending team.
Rugby Netball
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Drill to practice skills and creating space.
Set up a pitch (roughly 25m x 20m depending on age and number of players) with two scoring zones...
Running Into Space From Support - Stretch Defence
category: Match-Related
2 groups of 2 players start on set cones about 15m apart. The 2 players are situated one in behind the other, the same goes for the second set of 2...
Running Lines To Break The Gain-Line
category: Agility-Running-Skills
This drill coaches players the lines they should run when receiving the ball in order to maximise the chance of them breaking the gain line.
Running Lines To Break The Gain-Line
category: Match-Related
This drill coaches players the lines they should run when receiving the ball in order to maximise the chance of them breaking the gain line.
Scoring Zones
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. ...
Scrum Profile 1 V 1
category: Scrum
The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling and to develop core-stability against opposition. 1v1
Scrum Profile Stage 2
category: Scrum
The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling and to develop core-stability.
Scrum: Explosive Engage Impact
category: Scrum
- Groups of 2.
- Tackle Bag.
-Players stand no more than 1m away from eachother.
- Working player must get into st...
Sh Passing Skills
category: Sevens
- The passer passes the first ball, from the ground, to the catcher, who sets the ball down.
- the passer then run around the first cone...
Shoulder Stretch.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Shoulder Stretch.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Shuttle Run.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Simple Passing Grid
category: Passing
- 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...
Snap, Crackle, And Pop - Touch Variation
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...
Spinal Twist.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Standing And Passing - Variation
category: Passing
- Keep your player briefing, brief!
- Tell your players the folloiwng.........
- Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...
Standing And Passing
category: Passing
- Keep your player briefing, brief!
- Tell your players the folloiwng.........
- Players should be 5m apart.
- ...
Static Lineout Lift
category: Lineout
The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique.
Staying Square And Fixing Defenders
category: Handling
- Groups of 6+
- Balls
- Sausages/Bags
- Cones
Players line up opposite the trinagle of cones set up o...
Support play down channel
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: 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
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...
Switch Drill
category: Passing
Drill to practice inside running lines (switches) in attack.
Set up a 10m x 10m square (green cones) with two attackers (blue) on one side of...
Tabata Touch
category: Tag-Rugby
You can play any version of touch you like, I'm going to suggest One Touch Off-Load - but you can change this to suit your training goals for the s...
Tackle And Ruck Clearing
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Players work in groups of four against two defenders (holding tackle bags) who are stood inside the channel.
The attackers run around the fu...
Tackle Conditioning
category: Tackling
- This is a simply set up game designed to test players' ability to continuously make tackles, especially when fatigued.
- Each area shoul...
Tackle, Bounce, Compete
category: Contact-Skills
- Sausage
- Cones
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
Tackle, Bounce, Compete
category: Ruck
- Sausage
- Cones
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
Tackle, Support, Hands
category: Handling
Description
- 3 Sausages
- Ball
- Players work in 4s.
- A ball is balance donator of the sau...
Tackle, Support, Hands
category: Tackling
Description
- 3 Sausages
- Ball
- Players work in 4s.
- A ball is balance donator of the sau...
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.
Technical Work At The Breakdown
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...
The Trinity
category: Sevens
- 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...
Three Blind Mice - Tag Warm-Up
category: Warm-Up
- Tell the players that one group is the Mice and that mice have tails, their tags. The other group is not happy with the Mice, they are the Fa...
Traffic Lights Game
category: Passing
- Brief your players one what you would like the to do by telling them the following....
- One of the players will stand outs...
Tri-Attack
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
- ...
Tricep Stretch
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Truck And Trailer
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Turnover Ball - Creating Depth And Getting Width
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...
Two Man Piggy In The Middle
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- Two players will be defenders, it's their job to try and intercept the ball. <...
Up And Down
category: Passing
- Tell them the following......
- Each attack will be up and down, up the left and down the right side of the cones.
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...
Warm Up - Wrestle
category: Tackling
- players start ontop of eachother.
- the guy ontop is trying to stop the boy on the bottom gettign up
- wrestle and by no mea...
Warm Up - Wrestle
category: Warm-Up
- players start ontop of eachother.
- the guy ontop is trying to stop the boy on the bottom gettign up
- wrestle and by no mea...
Wave After Wave
category: Passing
- Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....
- We have 1 scrum half,...
Wave After Wave
category: Warm-Up
- The front line of players run towards the other side of the grid while passing the ball down the line. When the last player in the line recei...
Wide Passing Lines
category: Sevens
- The two feeders should be 15 meters apart and will........
- Feed the left most attacking unit with a ball, they will move ...
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Pre-season Contact Build-Up
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Fiji
Answers: 5
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Answers: 1
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Arthur, South Africa
Answers: 7
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Liam, England
Answers: 1
Sealing not bridging the ruck
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United States of America
Answers: 2
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Answers: 3
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Ireland
Answers: 2
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Answers: 9
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Community Drills
Under Wing-Split
- Mid field crash play via wing with pass option to 12 - 10, 12, 14, 15 reset for second phase- Mid-field ruck must be quick- Make sure 12 straig...
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Maul game to start- touch maul. In groups of 5-6 max. play touch game whereby player taking it into contact must turn and SH must rip the ball away/ ...
Sophie
First player offloads second player and so on with the third player.Try not to drop it or knock it forward.
Egg Race
Set up 20m x 20m grid, at 5m intervals set out 6 cones across the grid.1 Player stands behind each set of cones with a ball in hand.Instruct the playe...
2st Drill
Players to start at the Red/Green cones70% Sprint forward thru the first set of green cones receive the ball50% Sprint towards the next set of conesAt...
PJ
Ace (first receiver) catches the ball and reads the two opposing defenders. If the first defender is out of position, or has turned hips, keep t...
Copy of Catch And Pass
This is a catch and pass drill utilising the catch and go drill. The first player (or first receiver of the ball) will run and catch the ball then con...
Hip Head Hands Duck Duck Goose - 2 balls
2 lines of players - 2m apart, on cones.Ball carrier walks up the centre - Hip, Head, hands - preparing to pass. When they pass the receiver must run ...
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