Warm Up / Feet Movement Players start on yellow cones happy feet on whistle sprint to red Happy feet on whistle side along red Happy feet whistle sprint to blue Happy feet - whistle jog out to white Second wave start when first group on second sprint
Principle Skills: short feet at start and end change up by directing forward back, side to side
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
sportplan_rugby
Tacklers are aiming lower, so carriers who dip late put heads at risk. Teach footwork, a strong early body height and leg drive to win the collision safely.
The hooker's brake foot moved from trial into full law in July 2026. Here is how to coach it so your front row stays stable, legal and safe.
Your players can pass beautifully in a warm-up grid. Then a defender closes, their lungs are burning, and the ball goes to ground. Here is how to build catch-pass skills that hold up when it matters.
