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Rapid Rucking

category: Ruck

Rugby Rapid Rucking 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 eac...

The Trinity

category: Sevens

Rugby The Trinity Sevens The exercise starts with the first attacking unit running around the bottom of the grid, as they do the first defending unit...

Building The Ruck - One Step At A Time

category: Ruck

Rugby Building the Ruck - One Step At A Time Ruck Have 3 or more pad holders, this depends on how many rucking units you wish to have and how many ....

Wide Attack

category: Sevens

Rugby Wide Attack Sevens Start with the left most attacking unit taking on the 2 defenders in front of them. When they get past, they pass the ball t...

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...

• Setting the front row is the building blocks for a scrum.
• The 3 players (Prop, Hooker, Prop) should stand in a line facing the opposit...

3 Second Touch - Touch Rugby Variation

category: Warm-Up

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...

5 Attacks 3

category: Sevens

• Using cones mark out the four corners and the midways points of each side of a 20 x 20 meter training area.
• Divide your players into...

5 Vs 5

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...

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...

All In Touch

category: Warm-Up

The following are the laws for this game:

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

Attack From Turnover

category: Match-Related

• 2 Teams
• Ball
• Tackle Bags

3 Tackle bags are in a break down formation. With one player from the o...

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will standing at the midway point of the playing area, about 25 meters in.
2. Tell...

Attacking Skills Version 1

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 2, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
2. At the...

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...

Bank Robbers

category: Warm-Up

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following laws for this exercise.....

1. Players must start the game ...

Beat The Runner

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beat The Runner

category: Sevens

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beat The Runner

category: Warm-Up

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Break

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short. Tell your players the following....

1. Pass the ball left, clockwise for 2 passes.
2. Then right (...

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...

Crossover Relay

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short. You may consider having a demonstration group.

• Give two players opposite each other, one ball each.

Defense Vs Attack Drill

category: School

• The aim is to the defensive situation to keep changing the defence gets used to drifting or pressing.
• The aim of the attack i...

Defense, Drift And Blitz

category: School

• Excellent drill to put defenders in game situations and having to make decisions.
• Defenders go from defending one side into t...

Depth, Fitness, Warming Up

category: Warm-Up

This exercise is all about getting deep lines of support, speed onto the ball, warming up the entire body, and getting fit for rugby - in this one ...

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...

Everyone Gets A Second Chance ? 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...

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.

Game To Coach Depth

category: Match-Related

• Four attackers, two defenders in quite a small playing area - trying to find space.
• The aim is for each team of four to try to score a...

Game To Coach Depth

category: Sevens

• Four attackers, two defenders in quite a small playing area - trying to find space.
• The aim is for each team of four to try to score a...

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...

Lifting Pods

category: Match-Related

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

Line Speed

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following....

1. Players will advance as a line, and as one hit the pads.
2. The pads can also advance as a li...

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.

Mid-Space Attack

category: Decision-making

There are 4 cones in a rectangle , 2 red and 2 blue. The 2 defenders stand within the square, and on the coach's call, they must go and touch the c...

Miss Me Baby, One More Time!

category: Passing

1. We will begin with laterial passing down the line, just to get going.
2. On your call we will start to miss the player in the middle, a...

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...

Overlap - 3 'V' 2

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The first attacking unit will go, at the same time 2 of the defenders will round the top of the ...

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 To Support

category: Passing

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

1. One the call of the scrum half, the 3 attackers turn, round the cone and attack.

Pre-Contact Circuit

category: Contact-Skills

• Brief your players, but keep it brief!
• In each grid there will not be two channels. In each of the two channels there are two player...

Pre-Contact Circuit

category: Warm-Up

• Brief your players, but keep it brief!
• In each grid there will not be two channels. In each of the two channels there are two player...

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...

Reaction Lifts

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and reaction to the lineout lift. Including the Process and good Technique.<...

Ruck - Press Up - Part 2

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. The first group of 3 go first.
2. The first player hits in on the bag with their shoulder, ...

Ruck N Roller

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. The first group of 3 go first.
2. The first player, the ball carrier, hits in on the pad an...

Ruck, Ruck, And Ruck Again

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Both the pad and attacking units will jog within the grid, the players in the attacking units don...

Rugby League - Touch Rugby 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 ...

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...

Space Invaders

category: Warm-Up

Keep your playing briefing, brief and tell the players the following laws.

• Both teams are in attack and both teams are in defence, at ...

Speed Maul - Hands On!

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...

Static Lineout Lift

category: Lineout

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

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 Bounce Conditioning

category: Contact-Skills

• Groups of 3/4
• 1 Tackle Sausage.
• 1 Tackle bag.

1. Tackle Bag conditioning.

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Tackle And Bounce Conditioning

category: Tackling

• Groups of 3/4
• 1 Tackle Sausage.
• 1 Tackle bag.

1. Tackle Bag conditioning.

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• Tell the players that they have to run and hit every line on the pitch, but before proceeding to the next line they need to return to and tou...

• Tell the players that they have to run and hit every line on the pitch, but before proceeding to the next line they need to return to and tou...

The Atom Game

category: Warm-Up

• Quickly tell the players that when you blow you whistle and shout Atom, you will also shout a number to let the players know the size of the ...

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...

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.
• ...

Wide Passing Lines

category: Sevens

• The two feeders should be 15 meters apart and will........

1. Feed the left most attacking unit with a ball, they will move ...

Kid rugby player is a beast on the field

This kid took no prisoners during a rugby tournament. Any time anyone from the opposing team tried to tackle him, he shoved them across the field mowe...

Rugby player reacts to the legion of boom seattle seahawks defensive unit!

Yo! In this video I take my first look at the legendary defensive unit of the Seattle Seahawks, THE LEGION OF BOOM. Thanks for clicking on this video ...

Spinal cord injury from rugby

A simple tackle in a game of rugby leaves a teenager paralysed form the chest down, with loss of function to his arms and hands as well. We're with Co...

Introduction to Handling and Unit Plays

Set out the targets for the season and develop your players handling skills after an intense physical pre-season. Put the final touches to your game w...

5. Rucking and Unit Skills

Banish bad habits and give your players plenty of time to practice carrying the ball in contact!

Phase Play and Continuity

Continue to build the phases in your play and get your team working as an unit to offer support with this session!

Edge play and Defence Organisation

Get your defence organised with this session, making sure your players are communicating with one another

Contact: Rucking technical session

Master the ‘Smash’ and the ‘Roll’ rucking technique so that when the pressure is on and a clear decision needs to be made, clearing the ruck becomes ...

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...

Contact Skills in the Tackle

Instil confidence and tackle toughness into your players with this tackling from the front, side and back session! Build their knowledge of the benefi...

Developing decision making skills to improve support play!

Make the right decision. Get players to offer support when it’s most needed and keep your attacks alive.

Proactive Attack!

Improve your players decision making and passing ability and timing and attack proactively with pace and decisiveness to cut through defences at will.

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.

U8 session plan for 2 hours

Head Coach Recruitment Process

Rugby league floor work

Getting 9-10 year olds to spread the ball out wide

U9 Positional Play Advice

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Prisoners

Blue players are prisoners and must escape the outside square. You can vary numbers but is best played with 10 (4 prisoners and 6 jailers).Red players...

Unit Skills

1. Ruck Clean Out for Ball Retention:*3 Players to hit tackle shield.*Scrumhalf passes to 2nd pod, hit group 2 tackle shields.

inside 22 Phase 1

pod one (unit of 3) carries the ball wide of the line out hitting space between 10 &12. Pod Crears the ruck

Wing out BD 4

Phase 4 - Tiger ball to open side get over the gain line creating "Go foward"."Tiger ball" should look to move ball quickly and st...

11:00 - 11:25am Unity in Line Speed

After continuing with the game of touch, take group over to development areas to work on Unity, Line Speed and communication

Munster

Game play MunsterPhase 112 crash ball from scrum, along with 13,7.10/6Phase 2POD 10/6 5,4,15 early group11 , 8 outside 14, 1, 2, 3 hold from scru...

WHIP

Wide Forward Crash w/option to the back line. Forwards line up In front of the 10 On the "C" defenders outside shoulderPoint man must a...

9 SHAPE- "LONDON" "RIO"

- A can engage next defender, if he Jams, Tip on.- 10 can trigger a pull back and preferable load pocket with a Dog.-9's most common target is B. If 9...

Opportunity Zone

Warm-Up - TOUCH TAG

Divide group into teams of 3-4.Each team except for one has a ball. Team without the ball is "IT".Goal is for the team without the ball to d...