Damn, I try all times to try and have supper supper game activities to try and get that message across in that way rather than just being drill specific. So they will be an element of drills and activity but then try and transfer that straight into a game so there's fun aspects to it but also their learning as a plane and I think that's probably the best way.
Valuable coaching insights into developing your own coaching style, confirming player understanding and learning from experience
Dean Ryan explains why drills are sometimes necessary, when breaking down a skill to single components before bringing them back into a game situation.
Dean Ryan explains why drills are sometimes necessary, when breaking down a skill to single components before bringing them back into a game situation.
Paul Gustard discusses the importance of using games in his sessions.
In this game, two defenders must link up, slowing them down and creating more opportunities for the attacking side. This can create the overlap necessary to put 2 v 1 and 3 v 2 techniques into practice.
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
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
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
A great fun game to get training started and integrate new players into your squad. Lots of progressions and a variety of skills on show
Adding variety into your sessions keeps players interested as they learn new skills or try to improve key techniques but in a different way. Patrick O'Grady from London Irish explain why he uses different sized balls
Here's London Scottish Head Coach, Skills Coach, S&C Coach and Player explaining why they prefer to use skills for fitness.
Conor O Shea discusses the value of comparing games with drills in coaching
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