LEARNING TO TRAIN STAGE 2,

FUNDAMENTAL RUGBY SKILLS U10-U12

This page is based on the RFU LTAD Booklet. You can download the pdf document on the Free Download section of my website.

The emphasis is now on refinement and maintenance of the athlete’s physical capacities, fundamental movement skills and the acquisition of rugby specific skills. This is allied to the continuation of other sporting activities throughout the school year, and during summer and winter multi- sport camps. So the focus is not at all on rugby alone.

In the Talentdevelopment program of the NRB we are going to include Judo, Boxing and Wrestling for instance.

Participation in sport twice per week is recommended at this stage.

Primary school PE, rugby clubs, multi-skill clubs.

Boys: 9-11 years, girls: 10-13 years.

To continue the magic for all and capture the talent of some.

Developing physical literacy and rugby-related fitness, progressing to individual programmes for the more talented.

Developing the core skills in passing, catching, running, evading, tackling and kicking.

Rugby specific games to introduce ‘Go Forward, Support, Continuity, Pressure’.

Develop an understanding of the Laws of the Game and the ethics of playing sport. Hopping

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Playing and training to the appropriate rules.

3.5 rugby specific hours plus other PE or games activities in and out of school.

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HANDLING
Catching

• High, low and one handed using different shaped balls from a variety of heights and speeds.
• Work on two hand catching skills.

Passing

• Using a variety of styles (one, two hands or overarm and underarm) types, lengths of pass in different directions.
• Develop game type passes, e.g. lateral, pass off the ground, pop, switch, miss and loop.

Basic ball control

• Individual ball skills, e.g. picking up, putting down, ‘basketball’type ball manipulation, etc.

Co-ordination

• Hand to eye co-ordination, e.g. catching tennis ball, etc.

RUNNING
Evasive running

• Side step: Off left and right foot - weight transfer, ability to get past a defender.
• Swerve: both directions, ability to get past a defender.
• Speed: change of speed using leg strength and technique.

Running style
Basic mechanics:

• Hopping: Left and right foot.
• Height and length.
• Jumping: height and length of fboth standing start and running start.

KICKING
Basic ball control

• Individual ball skills with the feet, e.g. ‘football kick ups’, dribbling, etc.

Game skills

• Punt kick, grubber kick, drop kick and place kick off both feet.
  

CONTACT
Body management

• Reinforce contact techniques with the ground and with the opposition.
• Develop judo/wrestling type techniques.

Managing the ball in contact

• Develop ability to play the ball in/out of the contact area.

Managing the ball in the tackle

• Passing off the ground. Placing the ball after the tackle.

SET PIECES

OPen play is what we want, spent little time in set pieces, they will come later. What is the use of working with "props" if they are boys before puberty? Who knows how they will look like three yeards on? I do not agrre with the RFU implementation of the LTAD model on this! Scrums are not even contested.....

Lineout: throuw - jump - catch

• Jumping: Reinforcement of technique. Development of explosive movement.
• Supporting: not important yet
• Throwing: Reinforcement of technique. Practise to vary height, speed and distance of delivery.

Scrum: safety

• Reinforcement of balance and equilibrium in scrum.
• Development and understanding of body and feet positions and binding.

Relevant topics

• LTAD Model explained
• The different stages in more detail: Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Stage 5, Stage 6
• The Free Download section

Copyright, 4-5-2008