Its not about you the coach, its about the players. Take some time to consider what the players want to do. A fun clip but with a serious message
John Neal, defines mental fitness and explains it's importance in a rugby player. The brain is a muscle like any other, and should be trained.
Preparing players for contact coaches should introduce a range of fun exercises to warm up the major muscle groups. These can be competitive or based upon teamwork
In this warm-up exercise, one player squats and holds up their partner, as they climb all the way around their body. Players must work together, and engage key muscle groups in their entire body.
In preparation to tackle there are a number of progressions or warm up exercises that coaches should introduce, this exercise not only warms up the muscles but is a competitive tussle and gets children used to contact with the ground
All players can train to get quicker & being quicker off the mark is a great asset to have when playing rugby. Tom Varndell one of the quickest players in the game goes through some acceleration drills
All athletes and especially sprinters use agility drills to get the body ready for speed training. Tom Varndell outlines some of the essential techniques players go through before the sprinting starts. You MUST WARM UP
It is important to note that with these exercises, the neck pushes against the arm and not the arm pushing against the neck
A strong attack is built on a solid set piece, and a solid set piece depends on performing fundamental techniques well. In the scrum, this means a strong body position made up of many components. Log in to see the full version of this very useful video from Wasps community.
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