In Defence:
Stay alert, keep on toes, specific communication, react, work hard
Defend what is happening – not what you think is going to happen
Trust the defence system, trust your team mates – trust yourself
Ex Harlequins coach Collin Osborne explains his second defensive principle - Staying Square
As a progression from your lineout variation practice, it is important to test your pack's ability to make decisions under pressure. Here, they must react to the positioning of two defending jumpers and put the ball to the space.
In Defence:
Stay alert, keep on toes, specific communication, react, work hard
Defend what is happening – not what you think is going to happen
Trust the defence system, trust your team mates – trust yourself
In Defence:
Stay alert, keep on toes, specific communication, react, work hard
Defend what is happening – not what you think is going to happen
Trust the defence system, trust your team mates – trust yourself
Some warm up exercises with varied catch & pass skills in preparation to move onto fixing defenders and how to beat a drift defence
Create space by fixing defenders. This is one of the toughest skills to learn and in this clip Colin Osbourne from Harlequins explains some of the challenges coaches face and how to "Stay square"
The objective for the kicking team is to back their defence and force a turnover ball
Also utilised the long kick if you do not have an accurate and consistent kicker
If you are the receiving team, have four players up near the 10m line
Ex Harlequins coach Collin Osborne explains his second defensive principle - Staying Square
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