
Tackling Drills
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...
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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: Warm-Up
Rugby Shoulder Flex with Ball Warm Up Involve a ball in your warm-up. Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the neck and shoulders.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Rugby Shoulder stretch. Agility & Running Skills Raise both arms up to shoulder height. Keeping both arms straight, start with arm just forward of sh...
category: Agility-and-running-skills
Rugby League Shoulder Flex with Ball Agility and running skills Involve a ball in your warm-up. Get players to pass the ball around their head to fle...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Rugby Shoulder rotations. Agility & Running Skills Slowly rotate the shoulders backwards. Reverse and rotate the shoulders forwards.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Rugby Shoulder stretch. Agility & Running Skills Bring both arms in front of the body. Flex both arms, so that the elbows are tight against the lower...
category: Warm-up
Rugby League Shoulder Flex with Ball Warm up Involve a ball in your warm-up. Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the neck and shou...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Rugby Shoulder Flex with Ball Agility & Running Skills Involve a ball in your warm-up. Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the nec...
category: Tackling
Rugby Walking tackle Tackling The player with the ball walks slowly in front of the other player. As the ball carrier is walking the defender should ...
category: Catching
Rugby Over the shoulder Catching Players work in pairs with 1 ball. Players throw the ball in the air but over the top of the player that has to catc...
category: Tackling
Rugby Tackle Contact Tackling Players 3m apart – slightly crouched One of pair nominated as tackler On balls of feet, with feet shoulder width apar...
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: Tackling
category: Warm-Up
category: zTackling
category: Scrum
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...
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...
category: Decision-making
Set up two 1m wide gates of cones (green and red) either side of a feeder, with a line of attackers opposite (5m away). Have a number of defenders ...
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: 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: 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...
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...
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...
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: 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: 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...
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...
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: 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: School
category: Backs-Moves
- Essentially 12+13 swap places.
- This will make their opposite track them
- The 13 runs an out and in hardline.
-The 12 r...
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
category: Ball-Presentation
When tackled go to ground in a safe controlled manner Ball in two hands Do not put hands or elbows out Hit the ground in the order; knees, hips, shoul...
category: Ball-Presentation
One player performs a tackle on his knees.
The ball carrier works to manage the contact are...
category: Defensive-Patterns
WHY?
Put pressure on attacking side.
Force ball back inside.
More numbers in defence than attackers....
category: Contact-Skills
2 players lie next to the sausages, with a ball wedged between them.
When ...
category: Ruck
2 players lie next to the sausages, with a ball wedged between them.
When ...
category: Kicking
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: Passing
Tell your players the following......
category: Tag-Rugby
Large Grid 30m x 30m. Start with 5 defenders in the middle, everybody else stands at one end of the grid wearing tags.
On the coach's call a...
category: Decision-making
1. Chanel Fix
category: Handling
1. Chanel Fix
category: Passing
1. Chanel Fix
category: Contact-Skills
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
category: Ruck
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
category: Contact-Skills
-4 bags
-2 sausages.
category: Handling
-4 bags
-2 sausages.
category: Tackling
-4 bags
-2 sausages.
category: Contact-Skills
1. Shoulders on - low intensity
Should...
category: Tackling
1. Wrestling
Players link up, one arm under & one arm over each...
category: Backs-Moves
category: yBacks-Moves
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: Contact-Skills
1. Body height clear out work
In ...
category: Ruck
1. Body height clear out work
In ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
1. Body height clear out work
In ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Set up:
8 defending players Tackle Suits, one ball carrier and four support players.
category: Contact-Skills
step 1 - players perform a down up - chest to the floor.
S...
category: Ruck
step 1 - players perform a down up - chest to the floor.
S...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
step 1 - players perform a down up - chest to the floor.
S...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
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: Contact-Skills
-Crocodile roll is one technique to repmove threats from a breakdown.
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: Ruck-Clear-Out
Set Up
3 players, 1 ball
2 v 1 one player with ball tries to retain possession whilst other 2 work to disl...
category: Tackling
1. 1 v 2 - Shoulders on
1 attacker must run in ...
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
Can be practiced with all players but specifically for the kickers of the team for start off kicking and tactical point scoring.
1 ball, con...
category: Warm-Up
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Off-Loads
Set Up
Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.
Individual players move down the line fend off each ta...
category: Off-Loads
Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.
Individual players move down the line, fend off each tackle in turn - righ...
category: Decision-making
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
category: Handling
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
category: Passing
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
category: Handling
Attackers and defender line up at the start of the grid.
The grid is 3 chanels al...
category: Passing
category: Tag-Rugby
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line
Atta...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
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: Ruck-Clear-Out
Set Up
2 players, 1 ball
Start with ball carrier with a straight arm onto the chest of the defender.
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Contact-Skills
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: Kicking
Kicking from hands requires the player to kick the ball before it bounces, unlike a drop kick. 1 ball, cones to give areas for scoring games etc.
category: Defensive-Patterns
A drill to practice defending in wide channels.
Set up a grid that is 40m wide and 20m long, with the 40m divided into a 25m channel (red to ...
category: Tackling
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following....
category: Lineout
Ball in two hands, shoulders square to the line of touch Good throw from the shoulder, front hand steadying the ball One smooth movement, no dummying...
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: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Maul
This is good for upper body strength.
Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres a...
category: Practices-for-Juniors
This is good for upper body strength.
Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres a...
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: Contact-Skills
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: 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
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...
category: Passing
Passing in partners.
Players stand opposite each other about 3-4m away. One player will take 1-2 steps forward, then pass back and sideways t...
category: Warm-Up
category: Backs-Moves
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: 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: 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: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
category: Defensive-Patterns
1. 1v1 in 5mx5m Grid.
Play...
category: 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 (...
category: Contact-Skills
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
category: Contact-Skills
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
category: Match-Related
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
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...
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...
category: Tackling
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
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: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
category: Ruck
Player 1 runs out with ball but player 2 has stepped up to meet them halfway.
Player 1 drives into player 2 - goes two steps before then go...
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: Tackling
Starting with their backs to one another, two players stand 5 metres apart and run off in opposite directions along one side of the 20 metre grid.<...
category: Tag-Rugby
Players take it in turns to be the defender in the middle (4 tackles then change). The atta...
category: Scrum
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: Scrum
- 2 players get into the T.O.P positon next to eachother.
- Another player on all 4 knees on thier ...
category: Warm-Up
- 2 players get into the T.O.P positon next to eachother.
- Another player on all 4 knees on thier ...
category: Passing
category: Sevens
category: Scrum
- The bear crawl is a movement that strengthens your core and adds stabillity to your spine.
- 2 things that need to be very strong while sc...
category: Warm-Up
- The bear crawl is a movement that strengthens your core and adds stabillity to your spine.
- 2 things that need to be very strong while sc...
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
Key factors:
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Contact-Skills
2 players pair up, site back to back and lock arms together.
The coach tells each player to lean a side.
when the coach blo...
category: Warm-Up
2 players pair up, site back to back and lock arms together.
The coach tells each player to lean a side.
when the coach blo...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Set up a running slalom for your players to run through at the end of their training. It should be approximately 10 by 5m in size.
category: Warm-Up
Set up a running slalom for your players to run through at the end of their training. It should be approximately 10 by 5m in size.
category: Contact-Skills
1. Crocodile roll
category: Passing
Four players start to run across the grid passing the ball.
On reaching the far side the wide player gives the ball to the player on the oth...
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: Maul
Set up lines of defenders with pads aligned laterally across your working area. You can either have 1 line so the attacking players work once and...
category: Passing
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
category: Passing
category: Agility-Running-Skills
3 players line up in a straight line, approximately 10m apart, each standing opposite an agility pole.
category: School
Players work in groups of 3 around the cone in a single file and must quickly realign to receive a pass each on the outside shoulder.
Once a...
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: Ball-Presentation
If tackle cannot be avoided take on own termsHold onto the ball with ball in two handsHit the ground with hips then shoulders, rolling onto backLook f...
category: Sevens
category: Sevens
category: Sevens
category: Tackling
Drill to practice chasing and tackling someone.
Roughly 5m x 10m channel. Players lined up in two lines behind red cones.
First two pla...
category: Tackling
1. Warm up light contact
Players line up opposite...
category: Tackling
1. Tracking
Create a V shaoped conned area.
Defender at one end, attacker at the other end.
At...
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
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: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
The aim of the drill is to develop a double tackle from both sides, Left and Right.
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
The aim of the drill is to develop good tackle technique from both sides, Left and Right under pressure
category: Tackling
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Drill to improve players taking the ball into contact and ruck clear out.
Set up a square roughly 5m x 5m. Get two lines of players behind tw...
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: Warm-Up
category: Contact-Skills
category: Warm-Up
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: Sevens
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: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Tackling
category: Warm-Up
This game is to increace heart rate, reaction times and footwork.
The aim of...
category: Ball-Presentation
Pupils roll the ball to their partner who gathers it up. The first pupil runs and tries to take the ball from...
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Build your player's confidence in contact with this session, as you work on their contact skills in a safe and competitive environment
Continue to improve your player's confidence when using contact, with the second of our Confidence in Contact sessions
Don’t stop gaining the yards once over the gain line, keep the ball alive and offer the support to create offloads to eliminate the defence.
Refresh your players' basics with this fun selection of core skill drills and mini-games
Perfect your players' punting to improve their ability kick for possession and territory with this Skill Development Session
3 simple options to improve your players' decision-making in the attack and get them past opponents gain line!
Lose the fear of tackling by teaching correct technique. That's the maxim for this session as we look at ways to get your children excited about tackl...
Banish dull fitness exercises with.this competitive and physically demanding session - working on tacking, fitness and players' ability to close down ...
Refresh your junior players' tackling technique before the season starts to help them grow in confidence and prevent injuries in your team!
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Maul – Techniques7 in group – 5x20mDrive 2m over goal lineBall in middle, head in middle, bind with outside arm, shoulder under gluts and drive with l...
Start with ball carrier carrying to the padsProgression 1, Ball carrier done same as before but partner lactches on to the ball carrier and drives him...
4 attackers v 2 defenders. 4 players stand in the middle of the pitch red facing red, blue facing blue. The attackers start with the ball and advance ...
DescriptionSet up x2 running slalom for your players to run through.Try and create evenly matched teams (Mixture of fast and slower players)Coaching P...
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/ ...
Ensure players remain on knees to reduce impactGood grip round attacker (Ring of Steel)Hitting with the shoulderPostion head to Correct side (Cheek to...
Space cones three meters apart.red layer advances the ball towards the advancing blue defender.the defender advances shuffling, scanning with hips squ...
- 1 vs 1 Tackle & Turnover(Red carries ball, Blue perform Safe Tackle, up, steal ball.) - Tackle Technique: Sight Target, Feet Alive, Leading foot to ...
Area is set up with 3 bags simulating a tackle area, each with a ball (these are numbered 1, 2 & 3), 5 defenders with pads in between 2 cones, 5m from...
throw to back pod fake front pod9 covers over throw off top to front 2 plus hooker arrow head lead leg drivepisto to pod arrow headbody postion a...
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