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Quick Passing To Space

category: Sevens

Rugby Quick Passing To Space Sevens Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following...... One of the attacking lines takes the ba...

React To Space And Attack

category: Backs-Moves

Rugby React to space and attack Backs Moves 5 players start on a straight line of cones about 5m apart. 10m away there are 5 more cones. Two of the 5...

1-2-3-4

category: Passing

Rugby League 1-2-3-4 Passing In groups of 4 or 5. Number the players from 1 - 4 with one tagger. On the signal the players move around and pass the b...

3 'V' 2

category: Passing

Rugby 3 'v' 2 Passing This is a simple 3 v 2. The three attackers have to get past the two defenders without being touched, that's it. The defenders ...

Piggy In The Middle And Defend

category: Ruck

Rugby Piggy in the middle and defend Ruck 4 players stand on the corners of a 5x5m grid, and one player in the middle (the piggy). They play piggy in...

Support Play Down Channel

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Rugby Support play down channel Agility & Running Skills 5 players start in a 5x5m grid and can pass the ball to one another in any direction. Once t...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

Rugby 4v3-realign Tackling 4 sausages 4 Bags The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line. 8 defenders start lined up outside of the tack...

Decision Making Exercise

category: Decision-making

Rugby Decision Making Exercise Decision making The players stood behind the line work the ball up through the channel in groups of 5. As they progres...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lin...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lin...

Defence - Swimming In Twos

category: Defensive-Patterns

2 defenders work together to force 5 players to pass and work them towards touch.

The golden rule is for them to keep their spacing even, ens...

Leave No Man Behind

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Players start in the bottom right corner and on the command sprint as a group before doing 5 press ups.
• They advance as a defensive ...

Leave No Man Behind

category: Warm-Up

• Players start in the bottom right corner and on the command sprint as a group before doing 5 press ups.
• They advance as a defensive ...

Piggy In The Middle And Defend

category: Warm-Up

4 players stand on the corners of a 5x5m grid, and one player in the middle (the piggy).

They play piggy in the middle until the whistle goe...

Run, Re-Align & Tackle

category: Defensive-Patterns

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags
• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lined up outside o...

Run, Re-Align & Tackle

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags
• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lined up outside 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

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...

Tracking Hit

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...

Rugby - mid-space attack drill

Blue cone / Red cone reactions decision making rugby exercise. This drill is from Sportplan's library of 650+ rugby drills, games and technique videos...

Mapping (defensive line communication & spacing for rugby league)

A great drill which aims to improve your teams defense.

Sevens Rugby: Options in the Attack - Greater Pace

Give your players three simple options to improve their decision-making in the attack and get them past the opposition's gain line!

Jackal at the Tackle - Technique and Confidence Session

Can your players tackle and jackal? Use this session to introduce your players to the jackal and improve their technique in 1v1 and game situations

how to keep a defensive line for u7+u8

drills to improve the flat line technique

Are there any drills to encourage my 3/4s to return to midfield quickly?

Mouthguards

Does anyone have drawings for a SCRUM MACHINE?

Passing under pressure/ Sprinting onto the ball

Srummy passes either left or right (alternating) while first ball carrier sprints onto the pass. They continue running into the approaching ruck pad a...

Team Defence - setup

Players will line out across the 22 as a group. (Ideal group = 10ish -Mix & Match to find balance)A coach will stand facing them.He will remain si...

Defensive Scrum on right side of field

Half-back covers blind side, retreats to our side after play.Half-back yell "OUT" when ball is out.Blind side Lock defends blind side.Opensi...

Passing Colour Squares

Reaction Responde and improve the ability to identify and adapt to what type of pass is requied.1. Set up 3 coloured boxes that gradually get bigger.&...

Team Defence - Step 3

After players have worked for 2-3 mins, Coach will blow whistle & Call a colour (in this case Green.Players will run to Greeen ruck, getting their...

3v3 O or D Dropout

-Both blue and red, 3 at a time, run up out to the middle-The first player runs to the furthest cone, middle player runs to middle cone, and last play...

Standard Kick off Formation

'Standard" = Kickoff formation to contest kick-off Also provides us with good coverage defensively if we do not attain posession.Good aggres...

Ruck Defence

Cones from ruck:1m (Guard), 2m from 1st cone (Bodyguard), 3m from 2nd cone (Ball) and 3m spacing for every cone after that.DefendersThey lay flat on t...

2 Phase Defence (10 mins)

Introduce technical focus of role of tackler and assisted tackler into defensive fold to generate line speed on 2nd phase Introduce concept of role of...

1v1 2v2 Tackle Box area

Improve footwork and tackle. Make it focused on what aspect your training for so either; -Tackle-Footwork-Spacing -Convincing Def...