Rugby Coaching Drills Video Library
Warm Up - Upper Body Resistance
Contact Warm-Up
Press Up Wrestle
Players get into pairs and take up a press-up position facing each other. They then attempt to slap away their opponents arms. The exercise requires balance, core and upper body strength.
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Players sit back-to-back and link arms. The coach calls either left or right, and the players try to get the corresponding shoulder to the ground; thus fighting against their partner. A great warm up before going into contact.
Squat Piggy Back
A good warm up for contact that also gets players thinking about their body position for tackling.
Contact Preparation
To prevent injury, it's important to ensure your players have done some upper body / contact exercises before doing any tackling drills.
Warm up torso on ground
An active warm up is best, for all the body
Warm up with collision
A progression for preparing the player for contact & collison
Warm up resistance with fend
Adding in a warm up for collision work is essential with older age groups
Upper body / torso stretch
Developing good body shape is key in the warm up, especially prior to any contact or scrum work
Warm up resistance with wrestling
Warm ups need to include dynamic preparation exercises
Contact skills introduction
Warm ups should include contact and collision work
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