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Ask Dan: Defending better from set pieces

Ask Dan: Defending better from set pieces

Coaching problem? Put it to our head coach Dan Cottrell. This time: Defending better from scrums and lineouts.
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Lineout bumps

Lineout bumps

Use this activity as a warm-up before more physical lifting exercises. It works on speed, footwork and efficiency for lineout-pod players.
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Backwards set piece

Backwards set piece

This session looks at simple set-piece recovery strategies, mainly involving one player retaining the ball and staying strong, and team-m...
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Intensive lifting pod test

Intensive lifting pod test

Place your lifting pods under pressure with this multi-directional lineout exercise. Players must constantly adjust and still be technica...
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The shift maul drive

The shift maul drive

This is an effective solution against a good maul defence - make sure the set up and basics are right. By GRAHAM SMITH, ex-England women’...
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Options after a lineout

Options after a lineout

Develop tacklers’ decision-making on whether they are the tackler, the assist or not involved, and whether they can assist at the right h...
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Lineout boosters

Lineout boosters

Get your jumper in the air quicker - and without letting on when the throw will be coming - to ensure you beat the opposition to the ball...
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Hooker lineout defence

Hooker lineout defence

The hooker has a key role defending the lineout. Their initial positioning and awareness of their role determine how well they do their job.
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 192

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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 192
Issue 192 out now, featuring the best of 2024, including:
  • Attacking framework
  • Emergency sessions
  • Building player confidence
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    Decoy switch from lineouts

    Decoy switch from lineouts

    There is a weak seam to attack between the lineout and the backs. Here’s how you can exploit it with a three-pass play.
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    Practise set-piece horrors

    Practise set-piece horrors

    Though you aim for perfection, you know perfectly well that there will be times in the game when your team have to clear up the mess from a ...
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    Simple scrum and lineout defensive set ups

    Simple scrum and lineout defensive set ups

    Some simple organisation can mean you cut down lots of teams attacking options, especially if they have one quick or big (or both!) player ...
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    What happens in a great scrummaging session

    What happens in a great scrummaging session

    Scrums do not happen in isolation in a game. It is essential that scrum coaching sessions include an element of continuity, both before and ...
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    Lineout 3v3

    Lineout 3v3

    Two "pods" (each with two lifters and one jumper) work against each other, with a hooker throwing in to create a jumping and lifting ...
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    Clever wins at the front of the lineout

    Clever wins at the front of the lineout

    Here are some ways to win the ball at the front of lineout and exploit the 5m channel.
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    Know your lineout language

    Know your lineout language

    How do you take advantage of your players' skills? Conversely how do you adapt your plans to overcome an opponent who is disrupting your ...
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    Improve your scrum: tips for using a scrum machine

    Improve your scrum: tips for using a scrum machine

    Tips for your scrum machine.
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    How to be like Richie McCaw from the rugby scrum

    How to be like Richie McCaw from the rugby scrum

    The defending openside flanker (7) needs to be a “hunting machine” from the side of the scrum. He must exert pressure on the ...
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    Tips for the loose head in a rugby scrum

    Tips for the loose head in a rugby scrum

    "Hooker and loose head at set-up: Your hooker should set up slightly ahead of his props, with the heads of your loose head and hooker as ...
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    Rugby coaching session on making your tight head more effective

    Rugby coaching session on making your tight head more effective

    Here are some tips for making your tight head more effective in the scrum.
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    The power of two handed throwing over one hand

    The power of two handed throwing over one hand

    Carrying the ball in one hand should not be totally dismissed in training and games. I constantly seem to have to remind my players to ...
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    Five rules for foot positions in a rugby scrum

    Five rules for foot positions in a rugby scrum

    Maximise the shove from your locks and the back row forwards by looking at improving their foot positions at the scrum.
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    Body profiling warm-up game for scrummaging

    Body profiling warm-up game for scrummaging

    Body profiling is the term used to describe the right body shape for impact at a scrum. Every player benefits from good profiling because ...
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    Lifter mirroring

    Lifter mirroring

    Two lifters take up a lifting position directly opposite each other, leaning in slightly and with the palms of their hands touching.
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    Simple scrum body positions

    Simple scrum body positions

    To get your players to find the best body positions to scrummage quickly and efficiently. Use this activity as a warm-up before a scrum ...

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