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11. Principles of Play-Pressure

The Principles of Play for Rugby Union

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CCRU - Principles of Play - Support

Support using:
Effective communication

Structure

Anticipation

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Everything should refer back to the Principles of Play.

Player Profiling

Team Profiling

Team Selection

Game Planning

Do we have the players; team, game plan to:

Contest Possession

Go Forward

Support

Provide Continuity

Apply and cope with Pressure

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CCRU - Principles of Play - Build Pressure

By competing for possession, going forward and supporting, the continuity will apply pressure to the opposition.
Remember that a team cannot apply pressure to the opposition unless it is prepared to apply pressure to itself

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Using Games to Improve Support Play

Great tries are often the result of great support play. Coaches are now using more games in their training with set constraints put in to dictate what the coach wants to work on

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Improving support play

Decision making is a tricky skill to coach. Danny Wild the Leeds coach uses conditioned games with breakout technical sessions to improve this process as well as working on some groundwork skills

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7. Principles of Play-Contest Posession

Principles of Play-Contest Possession

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Principles of Play-Go forward

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Support play in 3s, Offload and ruck

Practice the different options in recycling the ball. A lot of the time, the ball will be tied up and an offload won't be on. Develop this drill by allowing the players to call how the ball should be played, and for their teammates to react.