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Down Up + Hit & Drive

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:10:34 +0000

Another great video from RugbyIQ: Down Up + Hit & Drive

Aim: Develop explosive power from the deck and defensive leg drive.

Description:

One player holding a contact shield across his chest performs four up and downs onto the deck on the four points of an imaginary cross as quickly as possible. As he gets up after the fourth one he braces himself and his partner, who is standing waiting for him hits into him and drives him backwards.

Coaching Tips:

Emphasize speed onto and off the ground. Ensure correct body position with the drive. Straight back, good shoulder, not arm, contact, and bent legs.

Clean Hit and Play Drill

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:07:23 +0000

Another great video from RugbyIQ: Clean hit and play

Aim: Effective clean out technique and ball skills.

Description:

One player stands in the middle of the grid holding a contact shield. Four players stand in the middle of each side of the grid facing in. A ball is passed quickly around the outside of the grid. On the whistle whoever has the ball runs into the grid and makes contact with the shield, the two players next to him sprint around to support him. The first player cleans out the shield, the second picks up the ball and makes contact with the last player left defending behind the shield.The player who made contact with the shield originaly gets back up on his feet quickly and rips the ball away from the player who picked up the ball and made contact.

Coaching Tips:

This drill creates the opportunity to correct clean out technique and ripping technique. Ensure the low body position, soild shoulder contact and powerful leg drive are evident on the shield clean out.

Get the player who is ripping to work hard to get off the deck quickly and attack the ball aggressively and that they roll out of the rip the correct way.

Fitness and Ball Skills Drill

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:32:45 +0000

Another great video from RugbyIQ: Fitness and Ball Skills Drill

Aim: To develop rugby specific fitness and ball skills.
Description:

Place 1 tackle bag on each corner of the channel and a contact shield 10m down the channel in the middle. Place a ball at the top of the channel in the middle. 4 players working in pairs start at the top of channel. The rest of the players are split into 2 groups on either side of the channel 10m down. Drill starts with the 2 players at the top making a tackle on the bags and getting up picking up the ball and attacking down the channel. At the same time this happens 1 player from the side drives the shield out of the channel and defends the 2 coming down in a 2v1. Once he has been beaten he turns to join the other 2 attacking down. Simultaneously another 2 players have run down the side of the channel,tackled the bags and are coming up the channel to defend in a 3v2.

Coaching Tips:

Support from depth and keep the ball in the middle to create left and right attacking options.