Rugby Coaching Drills Video Library
Offside Touch - Heads Up Rugby
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Okay, right. What we're going to do today is this condition going is a normal game of touch. However, the difference between a normal game and this game is that one man and one man only can be offside. Okay, now you can kick it but you can't pass forward so it's exactly rugby rules. From one man is allowed to be offside all of the time. Okay. two three four five Oh, yes, Karen. But I'm Karen Burgess. Okay, come on yellows. communicate communicate this one Well done. Well done. Tom all that was a nice kick. Good. Well done Louis Allah intensity get Lily. Good, too. I'll give you that. but on a deeper canes well done Monte workers. Did you get him? No. What are Louis Brown? That's good. One Touch two no called yellows, but good thinking once again, well done care and Burgess. one Oh guys. That was excellent. Well done, that's where we're getting to that fast hands would play with intensity some elements in that going with brilliant. We play like that this season with that quick thinking with that intensity with that constructive communication and we'll be fine. We will win most of our games. Okay, anybody got anything to say about that that session I felt very good. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, yeah and timing and Rhythm we're getting that timing and Rhythm and that's what you play high intensity rugby with. Okay?
Warm-Up Games
Wasps - Keeping It Fun
We can all take things too seriously at times and need reminding why we take part in sport. It is not only the community game that keeps fun at the centre of things, the pro's do as well. This clip shows a simple fun game to use at the start of sessions
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Ball control is the key element to an effective offload. Jim Evans from Harlequins uses some fun games to coach this skill
Game for Communication Skills
A clever game created by Russell Earnshaw to encourage players to experiment and learn about communication
Quick fire Attacking Game
This is a great game to keep players engaged by constantly testing their decision-making and execution in attack. Essentially, it's a 4 v 2 game where the attackers always have the advtantage, but they still have to make good decisions to score. It is a high-tempo game that requires the attackers to turn around and attack again straight after scoring.
Breakout Touch Rugby Game
Breakout Touch Rugby Game
Collision Fitness - Spinning Bears
Another innovative exercise from "The Athlete Factory" which combines speed & power with technical accuracy. These exercises can be applied to all age groups to build confidence
Combat fitness - Press Up Jackal
Our combat & collision skills are behind the southern hemisphere and elite coaches are working hard to change this. Here is a simple exercise for both technique and fitness
Small-side game - Ruck Touch
There are many versions of ruck touch with the support players needing to recognise the needs of the tackled player.
The defence should be conditioned to provide increasing pressure to the tackle area. This will develop the situation recognision of the attacking players who must play accordingly. Robotics in rucking regardles of the situation should be discouraged and the option of picking upthe ball and going forward should be an option
Collision Fitness - Slaps & Taps
Combat style exercise for agility, tackle technique and general warm up. This should make players work hard on the their feet for 60 second bursts
Catch Up Passing Game
A quick handling game to warm up. Handy if there's a few players standing around at the beginning of a session, waiting for others to turn up.
Warm Up - Touch
A game of touch in a shortened pitch to keep the game moving quicker and keep all players active. Split players into separate games to ensure everyone is involved. Coaches are free to call turnovers and add any conditions to make it more dynamic.
Drop off touch - start with a game
Chris Kibble of Esher RFC & Whitgift school says to start your sessions with a game. In this clip Chris runs a game called "Drop touch" where the players run back to a line when they make a touch. This is good for fitness and creating wholes to attack
Ball Presentation Touch Game
Ball Presentation Touch
Quins - Rugby Netball Game
Rugby netball is a ball game that is great for warm ups and getting a session started. The coach can set targets for the number of passes or set up goals to score through, just set the conditions you want to work to
Mini Games
Some simple but fun games to use for getting very young players enjoying rugby
End ball game for warm ups
A fun but competitive warm-up game that get's players switched on and ready to train.
Sharks and Fish Game
Sharks and Fish Game
Gloucester Warm Up
Coaching is constantly changing and so does the "Warm Up", this clip goes inside the Gloucester academy squad during their end of season finals at the Allinaz stadium. You should find some new ideas
Small sided evasion game
Developing core skills for agility and ball carrying
360 Games - Any Direction Attack
A warm up or starting 360 game where players can attack in any direction. This game is the basis to for coaches to then add numerous conditions based upon the focus of the session
Using Games - 'Choke Ball'
Jake Sharp from Oaklands college delivers a fun game that requires a range of skills from the players. The coach uses lots of questioning to cement the learning and talk about why games are such an important coaching tool
Warming Up
Saracens academy coaches explain why they use games for their warm ups and show some examples
Rugby-Football Game
A great fun game that combines rugby and football, that also tests the players skills for catch & pass, awareness and support play. This can be played with age groups from 13 / 14 upwards
Egg in the nest game
Owen Davies provides the main points for "Egg in the nest" game and why he uses games to keep the players engaged and active
Using Games To Problem Solve
It is important that coaches integrate "Problem solving" into their sessions. Disperse cones randomly and the defending players must guard them. With one more cone than defenders, the attacker must try to get to an empty cone before it is guarded!
Hand-eye Coordination
This 4-man handling grid tests the coordination and peripheral vision of the central player. They have to accurately pass two balls quickly among the other 3 players. Change the central player regularly. Key factors : Communication - Concentration - Timing - Use wrists and not arms
Pop Off The Ground Touch
Pop Off The Ground Touch
Conor O Shea - Gamesense for elite
Conor O Shea relates GAmesense coaching within the professional environment
Number Touch Game
Number Touch Game
Hand eye coordination (SM)
A great drill for small groups, lots of passes and practice.
Rugby netball
A game for warming up and to develop players' awareness of space.
Touch rugby - roll ball back
A game for understanding
Team warm up
Warm up with individual ownership
Breakout Game
Breakout Game
Chase from the floor reaction drill
A great drill for developing reactions and speed off the floor
Rugby Netball
Rugby Netball
Drop touch - Full pitch
In this game, defenders are randomly selected to sprint back to their try line before re-joining the game. This creates spaces for the attacking side to spot and exploit.
Handling Relay - Over / Under
A fun game that combines stretching, movement and hand-eye co-ordination to get players warmed up but keeping the ball in hand.
How to carry the ball - Relay & fun
Devloping core skills and fitness for players learning rugby
Rugby netball variation
Play a game to develop understanding - here the ball carrier cannot run with the ball.
Rugby Netball using goals on wide pitch
A game for developing players understanding of space out wide.
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