Coaching Aims
- Drawing and passing effectively to create and use and overlap.
- Delivering appropriate passes (short, long, skip, spin, etc) under pressure.
- Kicking well with both feet.
- Cleaning-out effectively and with physicality.
- Understanding the laws related to the breakdown and avoiding penalties.
- Understanding the roles of players at the breakdown.
- Developing good vision as a ball carrier so as to take options from what you see.
- Learning where to run with the ball in two hands.
- Developing effectiveness in contact.
- Learning evasion skills and avoiding ‘T-boning’.
- Confidence in tackling.
- Avoiding ‘parking-up’ as a forward.
- Wings being encouraged to look for work and not just wait for the ball.
- Catching skilfully.
- Developing mental toughness.
- Developing a superior workrate.
- Communicating well in defence and attack.
- Working as part of a defence system.
- Explosive lifting and strong, safe scrummaging.
- Learning effective lines of support.