Boys yelling the underlining. Okay. That's how we're going to play a game called sharks and fish has used three of the Sharks. You guys are the fishes your job is to get from this line to the end line there without getting touched your trying to get a two-handed touch on them. Okay, you can only go for one. So one person can only go for one. You can't power up and go for one person. All right, and if you get caught you put your ball down over there and on the next go up you'll be a Defender. Okay, everyone understand. I almost wish you you can start already. That's good. So we're trying to beat enough to 200 to sure you put your booty on. Who go cool gun put if you don't call Gun put your ball down. Remember you can only go for one person each ready to go. Go be a 200 touch. That's good run in well done. Okay, so you got cool put your ball down and now you're a shark for our we've got one fish left to get ready. Go. Okay. You got it, right the last free to be caught. So you and two more you're now the Sharks everyone else get a ball and we'll start at that end.
Saracens academy coaches explain why they use games for their warm ups and show some examples
There are many versions of ruck touch with the support players needing to recognise the needs of the tackled player.
The defence should be conditioned to provide increasing pressure to the tackle area. This will develop the situation recognision of the attacking players who must play accordingly. Robotics in rucking regardles of the situation should be discouraged and the option of picking upthe ball and going forward should be an option
Rugby Netball
Breakout Game
A quick handling game to warm up. Handy if there's a few players standing around at the beginning of a session, waiting for others to turn up.
Rugby netball is a ball game that is great for warm ups and getting a session started. The coach can set targets for the number of passes or set up goals to score through, just set the conditions you want to work to
Owen Davies provides the main points for "Egg in the nest" game and why he uses games to keep the players engaged and active
Some simple but fun games to use for getting very young players enjoying rugby
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
A clever game created by Russell Earnshaw to encourage players to experiment and learn about communication
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
A great fun game that combines rugby and football, that also tests the players skills for catch & pass, awareness and support play. This can be played with age groups from 13 / 14 upwards
This is a great game to keep players engaged by constantly testing their decision-making and execution in attack. Essentially, it's a 4 v 2 game where the attackers always have the advtantage, but they still have to make good decisions to score. It is a high-tempo game that requires the attackers to turn around and attack again straight after scoring.
Ball control is the key element to an effective offload. Jim Evans from Harlequins uses some fun games to coach this skill
We can all take things too seriously at times and need reminding why we take part in sport. It is not only the community game that keeps fun at the centre of things, the pro's do as well. This clip shows a simple fun game to use at the start of sessions
Coaching is constantly changing and so does the "Warm Up", this clip goes inside the Gloucester academy squad during their end of season finals at the Allinaz stadium. You should find some new ideas
Our combat & collision skills are behind the southern hemisphere and elite coaches are working hard to change this. Here is a simple exercise for both technique and fitness
Another innovative exercise from "The Athlete Factory" which combines speed & power with technical accuracy. These exercises can be applied to all age groups to build confidence
Combat style exercise for agility, tackle technique and general warm up. This should make players work hard on the their feet for 60 second bursts
A warm up or starting 360 game where players can attack in any direction. This game is the basis to for coaches to then add numerous conditions based upon the focus of the session
It is important that coaches integrate "Problem solving" into their sessions. Disperse cones randomly and the defending players must guard them. With one more cone than defenders, the attacker must try to get to an empty cone before it is guarded!
Use this game of offside touch to force your players to play with their heads up to identify space. One player per side can play in an offside position and players are allowed to kick.
A great drill for developing reactions and speed off the floor
Ball Presentation Touch
Breakout Touch Rugby Game
Number Touch Game
Pop Off The Ground Touch
This 4-man handling grid tests the coordination and peripheral vision of the central player. They have to accurately pass two balls quickly among the other 3 players. Change the central player regularly. Key factors : Communication - Concentration - Timing - Use wrists and not arms
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