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Rugby: Competitive Sidestep Drill

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Two players are competing to manoeuver around the sticks or cones and get over the line.
Set up sticks (or cones) on the pitch as shown in the video.
Players line up in two lines and on the coaches signal/whistle players begin the drill.

COACHING POINTS

Keep your shoulders up and square.
Push through with outside leg.
Control your speed and shorten your stride as you approach the sidestep.
Be competitive!

PROGRESSION

Move the start point further away from the first stick or cone.
On the starting cue players have to go to ground and then get back up

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Changing Direction - Competitive Warm Up:

Two players are racing to get back to the middle after touching cones on opposite sides.
Two players start facing each other on the middle cone and await the coaches signal.
Players will accelerate to the cone on one side, turn and accelerate to the other side, turn again and accelerate back to the middle.

Warm Up

Competitive Arch Sprints:

The lead runner chooses one of two sides to run.
One or two players behind have to react and chase the lead runner around the arch.

Warm Up

Agility Slalom - Race:

Start with 2 players on the centre cone, each with a ball, and facing each other.

On the shout "GO", they both run backwards to the first cone
They then side step up the grid to the second cone
Next players run through the slalom cones back to the start where the ball is passed to the next players
Next players can only go when each player has received a ball (to ensure each race is fair).

Agility & Running Skills

Quick Hands Drills:

Hold the ball between your legs, one hand behind, one hand in fornt.

Gently throw the ball up and swap your hands, from back to front and front to back and catch the ball before it touches the ground. Flexing legs.

See how quickly you can do this, how many in 30secs.

Agility & Running Skills

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