Rugby Coaching Drills Video Library
Single Arm Tug Of War
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So this next one, they're going to be in a press up position, holding that plank position going to grab each other's, right? Arm and they're just gonna have a little tug of war, try and pull the other one over. They probably do two or three on each and again would just work in that shoulder Mobility. Little bit of strength work, little bit of work on the core.
Warm-Up Games
Tackle bag Grapple
In pairs. Each player grabs one end of the tackle pad. The players wrestle to grab the tackle pad from the other players grasp. Repeat a couple of times.
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Here's a full dynamic warm up from London Scottish, try this at the start of the next session.
How To Hold The Ball - Grip Games
Young players are very rarely taught how to hold the ball. This video explains why this is important, how to coach it and incorporates some fun grip games to enforce the technique.
Make Your Warm Ups Competitive
Add a competitive element to your warm ups to engage your players and mentally prepare them for the session.
Full Competitive Warm Up
Heres a full warm up focussed on agility that adds a competitive element to engage your players and mentally prepare them for the session!
Grip Games - Ball Retention
This great game helps you work on your ball transfer and fend. It teaches players how to keep the ball away from contact increasing ball retention on the pitch!
Warming Up
Saracens academy coaches explain why they use games for their warm ups and show some examples
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
Reptile Touch
Another great conditioned game for pre-season training. With the addition of 'reptile crawls' for players who have made a touch, you incorporate an excellent core strength exercise that requires concentration under fatigue.
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
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
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
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
Game for Communication Skills
A clever game created by Russell Earnshaw to encourage players to experiment and learn about communication
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
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.
Mini Games
Some simple but fun games to use for getting very young players enjoying rugby
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
Warm up options
A warm up that uses some simple games as the central theme. The session planned is for kicking so the coach conditions the stretching accordingly
3v2 Warm Up To Switch On
Use this quick warm up drill to switch your players on for the session. It works on defence and attacking decision making as well as handling.
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