So, another good little fun. One. So person is going to piggyback position person on the back is just got to work his way around the body of the person standing up and get back into that piggy, back position. So good length, leg strength, core strength here, really good? Trying to not touch the floor. That's a perfect example. Let's see if they can do when they swap around. So, SWAT round Nearly nearly little bit of a slight weight difference, but you can get the gist there.
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
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.
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
Heres a full warm up focussed on agility that adds a competitive element to engage your players and mentally prepare them for the session!
A clever game created by Russell Earnshaw to encourage players to experiment and learn about communication
Here's a full dynamic warm up from London Scottish, try this at the start of the next session.
Some simple but fun games to use for getting very young players enjoying rugby
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.
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
Add a competitive element to your warm ups to engage your players and mentally prepare them for the session.
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!
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
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.
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.
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
Saracens academy coaches explain why they use games for their warm ups and show some examples
Owen Davies provides the main points for "Egg in the nest" game and why he uses games to keep the players engaged and active
Owen Davies provides the main points for "Egg in the nest" game and why he uses games to keep the players engaged and active
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
Get in pairs and players start in a press up position. Players hold onto opposite arms whilst still in the press up position. The aim is to remain balanced and work to pull the other player over
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