So who to put on the 12 & 13 position?
Tag Archive for LTPD
Finishing the 3 v 2 overlap is easy
Only basic rugby skills needed to finish the overlap, score the easy try?
Rugby Teacher
Learning to train (L2T) The Rugby Teacher deals with players in this category that are approximately 12-14, or even younger. Goal is developing the fundamental rugby skills. 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…
U9: To ruck or not to ruck?
Is there time to develop the ruck or do we have other priorities?
The Rugby Guide
FUNdamentals Players in this development phase are approximately 5 – 10 years old. The FUNdamental stage has to be well structured and fun! Participation in as many sports as possible is encouraged – if possible three or four times per week. This is where we develop the overall motor skills. Most learning activities are best…
Number 8
The Number 8 is one of three Back Row Players are also called Loose Forwards or Third Row Players.
Open Side Flanker
Your Open Side is your psychotic flanker. He sticks his head into places nobody wants to go. He is your no.1 tackler.
Scrum-Half
General (Also known as Inside Half and Half Back) this player has to be an all-rounder, an excellent passer to both sides, can kick with both feet, a good defender around the maul & ruck and in cover, and an agile elusive runner who can recognise a gap and have a “just go for it…
Peeling down the onion, Age grade rugby rules
Can we create players who seem to be understand the game, and seem to think and act automatically? How to develop these type of players? Researchers now believe it has a relation with how we play our game at a young age. Future Players Another on going discussion: rugby is a very unstructured game in…
Get the basics right!
What is important? Get the basics right!
The concept of injury prevention
What precisely does injury prevention mean?
Training tool
Built trainingsprograms with SuperCoach Online/Rugby.
Tight Head Prop
The tight head prop is the anchor in the scrum
About tackling
The rugby tackle, what to organise?
Planning it all
After you have set your goals and thought over where you are now with the team and players, you can start to plan your season. Piecing the puzzle together is fun to do, involve as many people as possible in this. You need to think about how much time you have with the team. Will all sessions…
What is Long Term Athlete Development?
Canadians researched the work effort needed to become an olympic medal winner or world champion
Goalsetting
You have to decide what you expect of your season, your team and the individual players. There is so much to learn, but how much time do you have? You have to make decisions, prioritise. Luckily, lots of coaches and unions have invested a lot of time in this already, you can simply start of…
Martin Rugby Coach
Looking for inspiration? This website will help you!
Performance profiling for rugby
Performance profiling in rugby helps players to measure their progress towards set goals. Performance profiling or feedback is part of the whole goal setting program. Players are motivated if they see their performance improves towards the standard they have set. Again, communication with your players is the key: everybody should know why they play rugby,…