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my youth teams are seriously creative in attack but they lack ability to penetrate. how do i help them?

my youth teams are seriously creative in attack but they lack ability to penetrate. how do i help them?

I coach both males and females. In training they seem to get it however in games they tend to pass the ball from side to side but they seldom go forward. They play pretty rugby with switches, loops and miss ones.

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Rugby CoachCoach

Hi John. Do they lack confidence taking contact?

Simon JonesCoach, England

John

Here is a simple drill (see answer posted below!) that may help you get your players to penetrate. I agree with Dennis that confidence may be part of the problem and so if you use this practise and others like it and encourage breaking the defensive line it may help in games.

I would also encourgae playing small sided gmes in training so players get used to game situations as much as possible!

I hope this helps you

Simon

Simon JonesCoach, England

See practice here%3A

Join the attack: 2v1 - 3v2 - 5v4

DESCRIPTION

With a group of nine, tell two of them they are attackers - for now. The rest will be in defence. Allocate your defenders within the grid, one defender at defenders cone 1, two defenders at defenders cone 2, and three defenders at defenders cone 3. Tell the defenders that they can move side to side, but not forward and back. Also - tell the players on defenders cones 1 and 2, that they will join the attack when they have finished their defensive duties. So after the first 2 v 1, the 1 defender joins the attack to make the next attack 3 v 2, when this attack is over - the two defenders join the attack to make the last attack 5 v 4. Have your demonstration group quickly complete a walk through, then a run through. Now get the other groups working. Don't forget to give the last four defenders a chance in attack.

Join the attack: 2v1 - 3v2 - 5v4

DESCRIPTION

With a group of nine, tell two of them they are attackers - for now. The rest will be in defence. Allocate your defenders within the grid, one defender at defenders cone 1, two defenders at defenders cone 2, and three defenders at defenders cone 3. Tell the defenders that they can move side to side, but not forward and back. Also - tell the players on defenders cones 1 and 2, that they will join the attack when they have finished their defensive duties. So after the first 2 v 1, the 1 defender joins the attack to make the next attack 3 v 2, when this attack is over - the two defenders join the attack to make the last attack 5 v 4. Have your demonstration group quickly complete a walk through, then a run through. Now get the other groups working. Don't forget to give the last four defenders a chance in attack.

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