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Warm Up Drills

Warm up drills in rugby are important because they get your players' muscles ready for exercise and help to reduce the risk of injury. They're also a ...

Switch 1

category: Backs-Moves

Rugby SWITCH 1 Backs Moves See the diagram for suggested starting positions. 10 carried the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up. 10 cuts i...

Building The Switch Pass

category: Passing

Rugby Building The Switch Pass Passing Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following.... 3 attackers line up on the first three...

Kicking Switch

category: Passing

Rugby Kicking switch Passing 3 grids: 10x30 Number of players: (up to 14) Number of balls: start with 2 (add balls depending on age and ability of pl...

Switch Drill

category: Passing

Rugby Switch Drill Passing Drill to practice inside running lines (switches) in attack. Set up a 10m x 10m square (green cones) with two attackers (b...

Right To Left With A Switch

category: Passing

Rugby Right to left with a switch Passing Players in pairs with a ball between them. The player on the right starts with the ball and passes the ball...

Left To Right With A Switch

category: Passing

Rugby League Left to right with a switch Passing Players in pairs with a ball between them. The player on the left starts with the ball and passes th...

Switch Into Space

category: Match-Related

Rugby Switch into Space Match Related Set your players up so they are in groups of 6, with 3 forwards and 3 backs. Line up the 3 backs to protect 2 t...

Switch Over Attack

category: Passing

Rugby Switch Over Attack Passing Drill to practice attacking organisational skills Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 20m long, with different colour...

2 V 2 (Switch)

category: Decision-making

Rugby 2 v 2 (switch) 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 ...

Switch Back Flick

category: Sevens

Rugby Switch Back Flick Sevens The ball carrier advances, running diagonally across the grid with the player on the other cone doing the same, but wi...

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...

2V2 Track And Tackle

category: Tackling

10m wide channel, 2 attackers start with the ball while 2 defenders atart at the other end.

when instructed the attackers attempt to score ag...

7'S Colour Touch

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The attack will remain in attack for 5 minutes, you'll then switch over.
2. Normal rules of...

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 ...

Alpha

category: Backs-Moves

1. 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in the diagram.
2. Both 12 and 13 advance, then change direction ...

Alpha

category: yBacks-Moves

1. 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in the diagram.
2. Both 12 and 13 advance, then change direction ...

Another Defender Bites The Dust

category: Warm-Up

• Normal laws of rugby apply; a knock on etc. results in a turn over.
• The attacking team gets unlimited touches.
• A player is ...

Backs Move - Rangi

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
2. 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in th...

Backs Move: Dsm (Dummy Switch Miss)

category: Backs-Moves

- 1st reciver runs a dummy switch with the 12.

- 15 runs an under and out line of the back of the 13.

- The 10 now has an option ...

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...

Building The Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.....

1. One group of 4 players will be in defence.
2. The other two groups of 4 will be in attack, ...

Chasing The Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short, and get the ball moving around the circle as quickly as possible.

• First have the players move the bal...

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.

Dummy Switch Behind (Dsb)

category: Backs-Moves

1. 10 advances with the ball, running slightly inwards.
2. 10 changes the angle of their run, towards the first post.
3. 12 runs acr...

Escape To Victory

category: Warm-Up

• Within each group of 10, there should be 4 attackers and 6 defenders.
• The defenders should be in the outer grid and the attackers wi...

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...

Flick And Back Pass Insanity

category: Passing

Now split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of colored bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your playe...

Four Handed Touch

category: Warm-Up

The following are the laws for this game:

• Equal number of defenders and attackers. Use bibs to identify both teams.
• Normal l...

Full Lifts Process

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique.

Go To Goal Touch

category: Warm-Up

The following are the laws for this game:

• Normal laws of rugby apply; a knock on etc. results in a turn over.
• The attacking t...

Grip Game For Offloads

category: Off-Loads

• This is a fun warm up game for the whole team to be involved in
• Players are separated into two teams, one team wearing bibs
• Ev...

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...

Handling Starter Skill Games

category: Handling

These drills are perfect for players to work on there handling skills before a session starts.

The key is to challenge eachother and have fun...

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...

Join The Attack: 2V1 - 3V2 - 5V4

category: Warm-Up

• With a group of nine, tell two of them they are attackers - for now. The rest will be in defence.
• Allocate your defenders within the...

Tell the players the following.....

1. The attackers will start at the base of the grid and attack the first box.
2. The 2 defender...

L With Defenders

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 player...

Lateral - Switch

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.....

1. Players in pairs with a ball between them.
2. The player on the left starts with the ball a...

Lateral - Switch

category: Passing

• Using cones, mark out a training area 15 meters x 10 meters.
• Split your players into groups of 2.
• Allocate 4 groups of 2 to...

Lifting Pods

category: Match-Related

• The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique for receiving Kick offs.

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 ...

Loaded Sevens: Touch

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The team with 7 players will be in attack for the first half.
2. Normal 7 rules apply.

Choose A Folder...

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
• Lets get the ball and the playe...

Many Hands

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Many Hands

category: Scrum

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Max 1

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 12 moves forward, cuts in.
<...

Max 2

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 11 provides a decoy run.

Max 3

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 11 could provide a decoy run.

Max 4

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 12 and 13 switch.
4. 13 tak...

More Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. The ball carrier (A) runs straight in a line and makes a normal lateral pass to the supporting p...

Numbered Mismatch

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following....

1. They each have a number, 1, 2, and 3.
2. They will jog up and down the grid, until the coach...

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...

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

category: Backs-Moves

• Set up a grid of about 10 x 10
• Aim to have 12 attackers and 2 defenders
• 3 attackers spread out on each side of the square. One...

Passing Grid

category: Handling

• Set up a grid of about 10 x 10
• Aim to have 12 attackers and 2 defenders
• 3 attackers spread out on each side of the square. One...

Passing Grid

category: Passing

• Set up a grid of about 10 x 10
• Aim to have 12 attackers and 2 defenders
• 3 attackers spread out on each side of the square. One...

Passing Under Pressure

category: Passing

• Set out a square grid, at one end of the grid, separate four cones evenly - red, blue, blue, red.
• One defender stands on each of these...

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...

Push Push 2

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. When the attack advances the defenders PRESS UP on the attack.
2. The attackers must pass t...

Push Push 3

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. When the attack advances the defenders PRESS UP on the attack.
2. The attackers must pass t...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They sim...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They sim...

Rangi (Version 1)

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
2. 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in ...

Rangi (Version 2)

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
2. 10 advances with the ball.
3. 12 advances, as does 13.
4. 14 ...

Rangi (Version 3)

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
2. 10 advances with the ball, then cuts in.
3. 12 advances, and cuts w...

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 ...

Rip And Present Conditioning

category: Contact-Skills

Players stand in a inner circle and have an outer circle 5m behind them.

2 players in the middle. one player passes the ball to one of the o...

Rip And Present Conditioning

category: Warm-Up

Players stand in a inner circle and have an outer circle 5m behind them.

2 players in the middle. one player passes the ball to one of the o...

Sh Passing Circles

category: Sevens

• One of your players will be the passer, and the other the catcher.
• The passer goes to one of the circles that has ball and the catch...

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...

Simple Catch And Pass Drill

category: Passing

• Easy drill to do with the players
• Split players up into groups of three, one ball per group
• Player 1 to Player 2
• Playe...

Simple Passing Exercise

category: Passing

• Tell your players the follow.....

1. The first two players at each coach will advance, attacking the cone to their left, in ...

Split Drill With Trailer 3

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Equipment Required: Bump Pads, Balls, Cones.

On GO, players A, B & C start running but A & C switch sides behind player C and run around the...

Switch 2

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 carries the ball up.
3. 12 advances.
4. 10 passes to 12.
5. 1...

Switch

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Groups of 2.

1 ball per group.

Run straight then change direction at the first cone. Attack the opposite corner and pass to the su...

Tackle Box

category: Sevens

• The exercise is simple, the attacker has 2 minutes to score as many tries as they can.
• They do this by attacking the space between 2...

Tackle Fitness

category: Sevens

• The runner/tackler starts 10 meters back, runs forward and places the ball down just before the bag, and in the same motion hits the bag maki...

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...

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...

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...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

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

1. The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
2. ...

Turn-Over Game

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. We are going to play a game, the 7 defenders will stay in defence throughout, and the 5 attacking...

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...

Rugby the switch pass

Rugby hq - top 5 'ridiculous passes' of all-time

This week the Rugby HQ gang counted down the Top 5 'ridiculous' passes of all-times. Magic show quality passes which had you shaking your head. This i...

Basic rugby drills - the switch

This Rugby Drill is designed to improve passing skills. This is the Switch Pass. The switch pass is often used to confuse the opposition and create mo...

Rugby coach - switch examples

rugby coaching.

Wrestling vs rugby 7s - can they switch sports? | sports swap challenge

Can Swedish wrestler Sofia Mattsson bring down 100 kg rugby 7s champion Sam Cross? Two world-class Olympians swap sports with surprising results: ...

Outstanding dummy passes - rugby world cup 2015

Witness some of the best dummy passes from the Rugby World Cup so far. Who have we missed? Players Involved: Scott Williams (Wales), Harumichi Tatekaw...

2012 super rugby set moves

Brilliant Set-Moves by Crusaders Hurricanes Highlanders Chiefs Blues.

The one with all the rugby - monica and the switch

Friends, Season 4.

Basic rugby drills - the single loop switch

This is the single loop switch rugby drill. This is the loop pass. It involves the first player running or "looping" around the player he just passed ...

Basic rugby drills - the switch - dummy

The dummy Switch Drills is designed to improve your passing skills. The scrum half will pass to the first player who will perform a dummy switch. It i...

American football (nfl) vs. rugby

Next year Wembley Stadium will host two Rugby World Cup fixtures, but this month it will stage one of three NFL International Series 2014 games. So wi...

Developing reactions and decision making skills to dominate support play

A player needs to make hundreds of decisions on the pitch. Get them making the right ones when in attack to utilise the support to sustain attacking p...

Attacking part 1

It’s all about points scoring with this session. Encourage your players to continually offer support to develop fine techniques to attack with crisp p...

Effective Counter Attacking - Options after a Turnover

Can your team counter quickly? A speedy attack after a turnover is a great way for your team to score as the opposition will be out of position

Dominating the Ruck

Create sustained attacks by understanding how to dominate the ruck by developing an understanding of positioning and technique amongst your players.

Fitness and Handling Skills - Refresher Session

Work on their speed and stamina in this passing and receiving recap session - designed to get your players spreading their fingers for maximum passing...

Man-Marking - Defensive Alignment

Practice defending against overlapping players and get your back line communicating, taking responsibility for their man

Sevens Speed Session

Attack the ball with speed and practice operating at pace with this week's foot-speed and handling skills session

The monthly charge for Sportplan?

Team warm up drills that incorporates all the backs

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Trouble gettng the ball to our winger from first phase ball

U10s organisation in defence. How to improve?

Can players throw ball forward to themselves then catch it?

Can I and should I coach basic tackle skills to U8s?

Do you have anu rugby league drills?

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

Switch

Autosave 13411064

Scissors.From cone to cone.Only use wrists to pop ball in air.Run straight and change direction on "switch" call from player without the bal...

Switch Pass

Rugby language - Split forwards

Full game plan with split forward packForward pod 1: Yster 1Forward pod 2: Yster 2Pick and drive: Peri periInside/Outside switch: Blou BulBlindside wi...

9 cones

9 cones.- Pass the line- Miss pass- SwitchIf more than 18 do two fields.

1-2 Switch

Buffalo or Garlic Garlic Garlic

This play is called either "buffalo" or "garlic" because it is a "wing" play for the weak side wing. The play begi...

Warm-up - Passing

4 Players on a side that needs to pass the ball quickly and avoid the yellow poles in the middle that acts as defenders.They have to communicate the c...

Autosave 10493673

3up hit and widePlayers running angles3 x podsswitch directionball retentionmust go wide with backrow on hit up 2

Crash Bandicoot

Option x49 to 1010 up and across switch with 1310 inside pop/switch with 1110 short pop to 1210 ball behind to 15 attacking wide