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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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    Zombie Chiefs

    Zombie Chiefs

    A version of the classic game, where a ’zombie’ tags players to create a force of static zombies, which works on evasive development.
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    Chase, catch and turn

    Chase, catch and turn

    This conditioning game helps players develop better foot speed, evasive skills and stop/start skills. Inspired by basketball, it is easy to ...
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    Flat and deep

    Flat and deep

    This game-like session recognises that sometimes the players are not perfectly aligned from a ruck and have to adjust their running lines ...
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    Push pass offline

    Push pass offline

    This session will help players highlight their core skills under pressure. It works particularly on short passes, when the ball carrier is ...
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    Banish the drift attack

    Banish the drift attack

    Why do players drift out in attack and play into the hands of the drift defence? Here, Leicester Tigers’ academy coach TOSH ASKEW offers ...
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    Contact confidence: touch-tackle-ruck

    Contact confidence: touch-tackle-ruck

    Introduce players of mixed ability to contact by building up the skills through games and questioning. By experienced grassroots coach ANDY ...
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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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    Preparing players for larger pitches

    Preparing players for larger pitches

    Field sizes and player numbers increase as you move through age grades – here are tips on maximising the opportunities this presents.
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    Improve your rondos

    Improve your rondos

    Small-sided games with lots of repetitions can energise a group. But consider when, where and how to use them, says coach developer GRANT HA...
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    TAG rugby tactics that actually make sense

    TAG rugby tactics that actually make sense

    TAG rugby is aimed at younger players who are new to the game. For that reason, there’s no point in teaching tactics...or is there? Here ...
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    Top tips if refereeing your own child's team

    Top tips if refereeing your own child's team

    Having the whistle can alter the dynamic of parent-child coaching relationships on matchday. DAN COTTRELL explains how to be a good referee ...
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    Moving up to coach TAG: 30m webinar playback

    Moving up to coach TAG: 30m webinar playback

    Starting out or into your second season of tag rugby? What do you need to do to develop your team for a new season?
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    VIDEO: Super-charged bulldogs

    VIDEO: Super-charged bulldogs

    In this new take on the traditional game of bulldogs, the defenders stay the same for each round. If a runner is caught, they continue to ...
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    Look for spaces not bodies

    Look for spaces not bodies

    Help your players see the space between on-coming defenders.
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    Adapting tag sessions into full rugby sessions

    Adapting tag sessions into full rugby sessions

    We have plenty of tag resources on this site, and I’m keen to ensure they can easily be upgraded into full sessions. Perhaps they won’t be ...
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    Game: Don't get tagged!

    Game: Don't get tagged!

    Use this quick-to-set-up game, including an easy-to-adapt playground element, with rewards and forfeits thrown in.

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