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Spin Passing

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following...... Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

Quick Hands - Warm Up

category: Sevens

Within a group there are two groups of 4 attackers and one chaser/scrum half. At the middle point, marked by a cones, the scrum half moves the ball t...

Quick Hands - Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

Within a group there are two groups of 4 attackers and one chaser/scrum half. At the middle point, marked by a cones, the scrum half moves the ball t...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following...... One of the attacking lines takes the ball. They simply attack, moving the b...

Short Passing

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following...... Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

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. On GO, the group moves towards the ...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

Tell your players the following...... The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line. The entire group switches position ...

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, realigni...

Touch Down And Back

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Players stand in a line with the ball in the hands of the front player.The first player runs to the edge of the grid and then bends to place the ball ...

Off-Loading Box

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following...... The defender must make a tackle. The primary ball carrier must take the ball into contact and try to off-load t...

2 V 1

category: Passing

1. This is a simple 2 v 1.
2. The two players have to get past the one defender without being touched, that's it.
3. The defender wi...

3 'V' 2

category: Passing

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

3 Second Touch - Touch Rugby Variation

category: Warm-Up

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Passing

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

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Sevens

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

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

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 The Space

category: Tag-Rugby

The pitch is divided into two halves

The defenders must start at opposite corners of the pitch

The attacker must have at least one pl...

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...

Ball Presentation Drill

category: Ball-Presentation

The ball carrier and one support player runs towards the other group and, at the middle the ball carrier goes to ground and presents the ball. The...

Ball Presentation On Tackle

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...

Ball Presentation On Tackle Pop

category: Ball-Presentation

If tackle cannot be avoided take on own terms Hold onto the ball with ball in two hands Hit the ground with hips then shoulders, rolling onto back Loo...

Ball Tag

category: Warm-Up

Make sure that you have your warm-up area marked out before your players arrive, it's important that you get them working right away.

• ...

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...

Building The Pass Out Of The Tackle

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. One player will be a ball carrier.
2. The player directly opposite will make a half tackle...

Building The Switch Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following....

1. 3 attackers line up on the first three cones, the rest fall in...

Channels

category: Agility-Running-Skills

1) Run down channels 1/2 / 3/4 pace.
2) No forward passes.
3) Use 6 balls / 6 runners at the same time.


Variation
1) Speed...

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.

Contest Line Outs

category: Lineout

One player throws the ball in to 5 players standing side by side. One player to stand in the scrum half position so as to be ready to receive a pas...

Continuous Passing And Pendulum

category: Passing

3 players work together, the middle player working the hardest out of the 3.

The 3 players stand in a line, the middle player doing a side ...

Decision Making Box

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The ball carrier runs across the grid with the ball.
2. The opposite player becomes the de...

Defender - Round And Realign

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
2. Each group wi...

Denfence Down

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.
...

Double Trouble

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The first attacking until enters through the top of the first channel, the defender there can the...

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.

Fast Feet Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

The ball carrier from each end runs out and has to side step left and right through the cones to the end where the ball is passed to the next playe...

Fast Feet Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

The ball carrier from each team runs out to the cone and runs backwards on the return before passing to the next player

First team to get all...

Fast Footwork

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Setup as shown.

2 groups with one ball per group.

The first players in each group sprint to the second blue cone then quickly back ...

Find The Space

category: Handling

Players run in any direction in the grid trying to avoid contact by running into space. When the teacher calls stop, all players must be at least ...

Find The Space

category: Tag-Rugby

Make one large 20m x 20m grid.

Players work individually and must run in any direction in the grid, trying to avoid contact by running into ...

Footwork And Handoff

category: School

• Vital skills to beat a defender and get the football.
• Ball is needed. Players must do it at full speed. Key players low and t...

Handling Crossover

category: Handling

On GO, the ball carrier sprint across the grid with ball in two hands and pass to front player of opposite group.

Handling Warm Up Drill

category: Handling

1) Run outside cone with ball (either side) and on to other group.

2) First three people in each group with a ball - six people on the move....

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...

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 And Spin

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 ...

Individual Skills

category: Handling

Move the ball in a figure of 8 round your legs

Pass the ball round your back. Who can pass the ball around their back 5 times the fastest ...

Introduction To Ruck

category: Ruck

In small teams, play a modified game where if the ball carrier is touched on the shorts with both hands of a defender, the ball carrier must go to ...

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...

Jog - Lock And Load

category: Passing

Tell your players the following:

1. Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other, spinning the ball.
2. They will co...

L-Shaped Passing

category: Passing

Lets get the ball and the players moving with lateral passing through the hands. Each training area only needs one ball, and that ball should start...

L-Shaped Passing

category: Sevens

Lets get the ball and the players moving with lateral passing through the hands. Each training area only needs one ball, and that ball should start...

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...

Left Out

category: Warm-Up

• The players behind start running around the circle in a clockwise direction.
• When the coach shouts ATTACK, each player must get back...

Lineout Throw

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...

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...

Move It Wide

category: Tag-Rugby

Groups of 5

The pitch is divided into 2 halves

Both defenders must start at one corner of the pitch. The attackers must have at le...

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.

Non-Stop Rugby

category: Tag-Rugby

Play 5 v 3.

The aim of the game is for teams with unequal number of players to defend and attack. Possesion is changed if one of the follo...

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...

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 ...

One Touch Off-Load

category: Warm-Up

• Keep your player briefing; brief, and get them working as soon as possible.I can't stress this enough, it's not a debating society - players ...

Open Channel

category: Passing

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Gi...

Pass And Support

category: Passing

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Pass And Support

category: Sevens

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Pass Within A Channel

category: Passing

Tell the players the following.....

1. This is simple, just attack from the bottom and top of the grid at pace.
2. There can be two...

Passing Box

category: Passing

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

• There should be one group of 4 players between each cone on the four sides of the grid.

Passing Compass

category: Warm-Up

• Have a quick demo using one group - keep your player briefing, brief.
• Each pair face one another and stand side by side, about 1 met...

Passing In Contact

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell you players the following......

1. Players will attack in groups of 2, so we...

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...

Pop Box

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Ball carrier on the lower right cone advances to the center of the grid, drops and pop the ball t...

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...

Quick Hands - Warm Up

category: Sevens

• Within a group there are two groups of 4 attackers and one chaser/scrum half.
• At the middle point, marked by a cones, the scrum half...

Quick Hands - Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

• Within a group there are two groups of 4 attackers and one chaser/scrum half.
• At the middle point, marked by a cones, the scrum half...

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...

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...

Regain Possession

category: Handling

The player with the ball rolls the ball out for a player to run onto and collect whilst moving.

They then pass the ball back before replacin...

Relay Passing Race

category: Warm-Up

• With each new instruction to players you'll be having a race, lets see which group is the fastest - no cheating!
• Don't spend too muc...

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...

Round The Circle Passing

category: Passing

Each group forms a circle with players about 1m apart. First practise passing and catch around the circle. Next, the first player to pass runs ar...

Round The World

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Tell your players the following.....

1. The first player picks the ball up at the cone passes the ball to the next player, t...

Round The World

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....

1. The first player picks the ball up at the cone passes the ball to the next player, t...

Ruck 5

category: Ruck

Turn before contactControl movement to groundKeep two hands on the ballLook for close supportImmediate ??pop?? to close support player

Ruck, Setup

category: Ruck

Contact

Go to ground

Present ball

Ruck, Setup, Steal

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...

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...

Running Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

Tell players the following....

1. Each Player will work individually, unless told otherwise.
2. Players can run in any direction: m...

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...

Side Step

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Set up as shown in diagram

Groups of 3 in 10 x 10m grid.

1 Ball per group.

Coach to call Left or Right to ensure no collis...

Side-Stepping The Opponent

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Players line up and approach the pole and evade to a side.

Using shorter strides when they get close, they step to one side with the POWER...

Simple Handling

category: Handling

3 vs 1 vs 1

Ball Carrier passes the ball into the post player and runs across the front of him and receives the ball back.

His 2 su...

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...

Staying Alive

category: Passing

Tell your players the following...

1. The first player runs into the grid, the ball carrier.
2. They attack the inner square.
...

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...

Swerve

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Setup as shown in diagram

Groups of 2 in a 10m x 10m grid.

1 ball per group.

Switch Back Flick

category: Sevens

• The ball carrier advances, running diagonally across the grid with the player on the other cone doing the same, but with a delay.
• Th...

Tackle

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...

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.

The Berlin Wall

category: Warm-Up

• Tell the players that when you touch the shoulder of a player, they: have to go into the center of the circle, pick up the ball, and try to b...

The Three S Drill (Speed, Swerve And Sidestep)

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Coach calls a number, that player acts as a defender. Attacker tries to score without being tagged using one of the three S (Speed, Swerve, and Sid...

Three Player Circuit

category: Contact-Skills

• The players in their groups of 3 stand between the lines of the inner square with the working group stood inside the other players.
• ...

Three Player Circuit

category: Warm-Up

• The players in their groups of 3 stand between the lines of the inner square with the working group stood inside the other players.
• ...

To Practice And Develop Ball Presentation.

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.
...

Touch Ruck Game 4 V 4

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Defenders must use two hands to tag the ball carrier and have the body position as if performing a tackle

Once tagged the ball carrier goes ...

Truck And Trailer

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Groups of two

one ball per group

First player attacks space, the second player supports

Play in any direction but pass bac...

Union Jack

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Divide the players so that they are spread equally between 8 points (4 corners of a square, and 4 more at the midpoints. Each ball carrier runs acr...

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...

R80 rugby coaching drill fast hands

Another great rugby skill development drill with Brent Frew and the Crusaders.

Rugby world fitness - hand off like manu tuilagi

Here are three exercises that will help you to get more explosion in your hand off when it comes to carrying ball. For more details – and a challenge ...

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

Kick in general play, and bounce of ball

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

Do U9's have to have both hands on the ball?

What is the rule in Mini Festivals or games for U7s carrying the ball in one hand. Should they be penalised?

How do you stop u7s carrying the ball in one hand and?

Coaching the Tackle for U9s who are 'frightened'

i coach collegiate womens rugby...any suggestions for?

what is key factor analysis

How do I coach the Miss Pass in Rugby?

Pirate Ship

Set up cones in the shape of a ship, and scatter balls on the outside (the sea)Choose 7 players to be pirates (give bibs) They start the game by stand...

Autosave 30203190

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...

Acceleration Drill

One player in a pair will wear an agility harness. on Go players will sprint from the tryline/5m line to the 22m line with the other player providing ...

Autosave 52615346

Ensure the child carries the ball in two hands.Jumping by bending the knees together.Squishing the ball into the ground (not throwing it) Ball control...

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...

Oranges and Apples

The two teams are named Oranges (A) and Apples (D).The coach calls either Oranges or Apples.If Apples then the D must run to their safe zone without b...

Edinburgh Try by Southwell

Fantastic try.So many times we see players call moves in advance without looking at what's front of them - We even see it at the highest levels of the...

Rugby Netball Warm Up 10 Minutes

Rugby Netballthe game is played in the black cones, the two teams objective is to score in between the red and black cones. The warm up is played for ...

Autosave 59868933

Warm upRunning on the spot (freeze)Jumping on the spotOut like a planeSkinny like a snakeAs low as they can go (rocket ship)Scoring a try (faster than...

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...