Hi, my name is Tom druce. Had arrived here at University, Barry. What we can look at today is a quick easy warm-up, drill something that might just be a primer for handling something that we're just going to look at catch pass easy to surprise. Someone defend a what we're looking at is players getting the ball fit from a 9 and then trying to fix the first offender which will be the first post. Second Defender is alive Defender person coming off the line and we're trying to get good transfer of the ball. We just trying to get good reps in. Looking at literally hand, can't good transfer on the ball looking where we're trying to pass the ball. Another thing we're trying to look at is the middle attacking player, connect fix the defender and try and stay Square as he passed the ball sometimes, you know, keeping his hips forward or at 45 degrees, we're trying to go into our third offender and passing the ball to where we are outside to finish. The Vintage away. All right, the bull gets up there down there.
Running straight & fixing defenders is a skill that all players must learn and learn at an early age. The top players regularly practise this skill to maintain accuracy. This is the building block to scoring tries
From the Lions 2009 tour, a support drill in a channel to encourage the ball carrier to move the defender and make space for the support player
Develop decision-making skills in attack. 3 attackers must beat 2 defenders, before facing a third immediately after.
A useful drill to build decision-making skills. Attackers must choose from a variety of running and passing options.
A progression from 3 v 2s, this drill is closer to a game situation, where there are more decisions for the attacking players to make. The gaps could appear in a variety of locations and they have several passing /running options. With 4 attacking players, you may wish to utilise your basic strike moves.
A simple attacking drill mixed up by calling a random number of attackers and defenders instantly before. This takes the players out of their comfort zone as they are forced to react and make decisions rather than pre-plan.
A development of the 2 v 1 and 3 v1 drills, the attackers now must beat 2 defenders. This requires more decision-making ability as the movements of the defenders could change every time. Players must communicate as well as continue to perform their handling and running skills.
Passing progressions are based upon the ability of players to fix defenders. Always insure your exercises reflect match situations and refrain from just doing drills because they look good
Use progressions to change the pressure points so that players are taken "Out of their comfort zone" and experience more match related situations. Rugby is about creating a 2 v 1 opportunity so fixing defenders is one of the most important skills to learn
Starting with a simple 3 man passing drill the coach adds pressure adding fixed defenders and then live defenders, the progressions are intended to be game related. Ask questions to confirm technical points
Northampton Saints Academy coaches introduce a conditioned exercise to help develop attacking skills.
Using games to coach is how most Premiership coaches improve skills and especially decision making. In this clip Jon Curry uses some clever rules to encourage supporting lines to help keep the ball alive
Develop decision-making skills in attack. 3 attackers must beat 2 defenders, before facing a third immediately after.
The best players and the best teams can all run straight and fix defenders. For some it is the most important technique to master. This clip features three different practises
Progress your passing practises to make them competitive by adding defenders and ore chaos. This attack grid has lots of flexibility and can be used with players of all ages
Adding pressure to key skills is crucial to improve your players and to practise like you play. This exercise covers a variety of skills but essentially is about accurate passing and fixing defenders
Changing your catch & pass practises is always a good way to add variety into your sessions. This practise is not only different but the defenders are putting pressure on the attackers from a variety of angles
This video takes you through how best to execute 2v1 situations as well as how to create more opportunities for your team.
Use this simple drill from Newcastle Falcons to improve your player's running lines.
A few drills that will help the attackers identify space in attack and work on how to exploit it!
This is the start of a series of progressions that takes you through how to set up your attacking shape through multiple lines of defence.
While progressing your attacking shape be sure to include this exercise. With 2 waves of defence its crucial that your players learn to reload into a great shape in position.
The attackers work to beat the defence, setting up a 'tip' (running a hard line) and 'pull back' option. They should read the defensive movements and make a decision to hit the tip option or pull out the back.
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