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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 187

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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 187
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  • Winning wet lineouts
  • Exploiting space
  • Scanning and attacking
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    Pre-match warm-up

    Pre-match warm-up

    The language we use is pivotal to our coaching. The words we speak create meaning, shape experiences and form our understanding. In my view,...
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    A need for rugby speed

    A need for rugby speed

    A circuit to train core running skills – changing direction and pace, accelerating and running backwards or sideways. By PAUL TYLER and DAN ...
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    The research to help shape youth training

    The research to help shape youth training

    Understanding technical, tactical and physical trends can support development.
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    Conditioning and skills

    Conditioning and skills

    A mix of conditioning and conditioned games - an ideal blast, mid-season, to boost the players’ fitness while still working on skills. By DA...
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    Develop robustness in training sessions

    Develop robustness in training sessions

    DAN COX, head coach of English fourth-tier side Old Redcliffians, explains how he focuses on players’ ability to repeat certain actions ...
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    How to use (and not abuse) relay races in training

    How to use (and not abuse) relay races in training

    Make more of relay races while preventing them from becoming too static for too many players.
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    Developing positional speed

    Developing positional speed

    Speed training needs to be specific to the player’s position. Here are three training ideas for different positions.
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    Contact conditioning

    Contact conditioning

    You can use rucking, mauling and tackling to improve your team’s fitness. By concentrating on different techniques in game situations, the ...
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    Cliff edge fitness game

    Cliff edge fitness game

    Sharpen minds and bodies by reducing defensive numbers and replacing entire attacks when things go wrong - and do it all at an intense pace....
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    Five easy to set-up fitness tests

    Five easy to set-up fitness tests

    If you have some cones, a stopwatch and some space, here are five great fitness tests to check your players’ conditioning progress. Measure ...
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    Turbulence

    Turbulence

    For 10 to 20 seconds, your players become the fastest players in the world. They must race at full speed onto every pass, creating a sense ...
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    Home fitness workouts: Full body workout

    Home fitness workouts: Full body workout

    Nic Dolly, from Build U Fitness, gives us a full body workout that your players can do at home, which will help test your cardiovascular ...
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    Home fitness workouts: Bodyweight leg

    Home fitness workouts: Bodyweight leg

    Nic Dolly, from Build U Fitness, gives us a bodyweight leg workout that your players can do at home, which will help strength and endurance.
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    Research review: Stretch your horizons for injury prevention

    Research review: Stretch your horizons for injury prevention

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    Return to play: Games, drills and fitness testing

    Return to play: Games, drills and fitness testing

    You want your training to be purposeful. That means players feel they’ve gained something from the session.

    Here’s a mix of ...
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    Fitness home workouts: Session 1

    Fitness home workouts: Session 1

    From the Lions Sports Academy, home fitness workouts to keep your players in some sort of shape away from the gym and the training field.

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