Sportplan rugby has played a large role in my team's love for the game!
I am trying to put together a season long coaching schedule for under 13s and under 14s covering all the aspects of the game
I need to keep a training diary and I have no clue as how to start one
looking for drills for getting loose forwards down onto the ball and ball retention at the ground level.
Has anyone got a good backs move from scrum at halfway after failed restart.
an RFU directive states that coaches should not hold pads/shields for juniors to run into during sessions, or even juniors holding pads for each other!!! I notice a lot of drills utilise pads as this was something we always used when I trained years ago! I personally think they are a good thing (especially since some of the juniors I coach are 'not small'!) BUT wondered what the general thoughts were out there in SportPlan world....
How can I improve my U15 ball retention skills? They keep getting stripped or lose the ball in contact.
Why donât teams set up a driving maul directly from a penalty, rather than risk losing a scrum or line out?
Why donât teams set up a driving maul directly from a penalty, rather than risk losing a scrum or line out?
an RFU directive states that coaches should not hold pads/shields for juniors to run into during sessions, or even juniors holding pads for each other!!! I notice a lot of drills utilise pads as this was something we always used when I trained years ago! I personally think they are a good thing (especially since some of the juniors I coach are 'not small'!) BUT wondered what the general thoughts were out there in SportPlan world....
in more ways than one
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