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Mix up your lineout training and tactics

Mix up your lineout training and tactics

Lineout training should be based around getting the basics right first. When Gary Gold was coaching the South African team with Victor Ma...
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Sessions that develop better tackle height

Sessions that develop better tackle height

The RFU has brought forward plans to reduce the tackle height at age grade rugby to below the armpits.

Talking to experienced sc...
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Lions' selection: The coach's joy and pain

Lions' selection: The coach's joy and pain

Did Warren Gatland pick the right players for the British and Irish Lions summer tour to South Africa?

His team of selectors wil...
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Three tough decisions for return to play

Three tough decisions for return to play

With more and more sport opening up in the coming weeks, everyone will be excited about the prospect of training and even playing.
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The one thing you must do five times as we go to back to training

The one thing you must do five times as we go to back to training

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Four low-impact tackling ideas for return to play

Four low-impact tackling ideas for return to play

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Kicking activities for training early birds

Kicking activities for training early birds

Players who turn for training early often kick the ball around.

While you might not want to intervene and allow them to have fre...
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Lockdown planning: Passing skills zones

Lockdown planning: Passing skills zones

While our priority will be re-engaging players with games, we will still need to mix in "skill zones". This is another name for a more in...
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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
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    Lockdown planning: Team games to rebuild understanding

    Lockdown planning: Team games to rebuild understanding

    When you return to rugby, there will be a long list of areas you need to do to rebuild your team’s skill levels and understanding.

    H...
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    Lockdown planning: Better support for the ball carrier

    Lockdown planning: Better support for the ball carrier

    In this planning for post-lockdown training, we are going to look at the supporting roles around the ball carrier. Specifically, the way ...
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    Lockdown planning: Bust the line

    Lockdown planning: Bust the line

    In this planning for post-lockdown training, we are going to look at breaking the defensive line. Specifically, the best body shapes, lines ...
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    Lockdown planning: Protecting against an overlap

    Lockdown planning: Protecting against an overlap

    If you are able to train, then you will be aiming to improve your players’ skills and tactical appreciation around specific areas of the ...
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    Get ready for a safer rugby experience in 2021

    Get ready for a safer rugby experience in 2021

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    Build a tackling session for a fresh start

    Build a tackling session for a fresh start

    With lots of teams thinking about tackling again, here are four activity ideas to build up tackle confidence and defensive awareness.

    They ...
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    Back to action games planning

    Back to action games planning

    Challenge your players to think harder about how they play and prepare to play, even if they may not be playing a match at the weekend.

    F...
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    Your 15 minutes of contact

    Your 15 minutes of contact

    We are itching to get back to contact. While there's lots of fun and learning to be had around the touch rugby, lots of players (and ...
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    Defence decision-making activities

    Defence decision-making activities

    The basis for good defence always starts with strong tackling. However, the defenders also need to be connected as a group to ensure that ...
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    Tomb raider and other fun tag games

    Tomb raider and other fun tag games

    Give your players lots of fun ways to improve their skills with simple games which have easy-to-define outcomes.

    Here are four to play ...
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    Add rugby value to your touch games

    Add rugby value to your touch games

    While we've enjoyed lots of touch rugby recently, we need to think of more ways to challenge the players to allow them to improve as rugby ...
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    Long passes to find the best space

    Long passes to find the best space

    If you can spot gaps, you need to get the ball there quickly. That's the best space.

    What happens is the best space on the edges of the ...
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    Evasion skills warm-ups and games

    Evasion skills warm-ups and games

    Evasion is a fundamental movement skill. Players use in pretty much all their activities, without necessarily focusing on the specific ...
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    Good planning for good routines for happier players

    Good planning for good routines for happier players

    Players respond well to routines at training. It gives them a safe environment where they feel comfortable to express themselves.

    That's ...
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    Warm up for Stage D tackling and contact sessions

    Warm up for Stage D tackling and contact sessions

    It's exciting that in England at the very least, contact training is back.

    However, with only 15 minutes allowed for contact training, you ...
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    Stage D contact training RUCK activity ideas

    Stage D contact training RUCK activity ideas

    Here are some activities to support your stage D ruck training. Using small groups (no more than four), they look at rebuilding ruck skills ...

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