Fitness, Coaching & Kit
Hi Everyone,
I've spent a total of approximately 20 hours scanning the web to find the most comprehensive sites for:
- Skills
- Tips
- Tactics
- Nutrition
- Team Drills
- Positional Skills
- Moves
- Video Footage
I can honestly say that all of these sites are really, really good. I will not promote the use of any website that has no worth.
General Rugby Websites (Skills / Tips / Tactics / Fitness / Nutrition / Team Drills / Positional Skills / Moves / Video Footage)
Better Rugby Coaching http://www.betterrugbycoaching.co.uk
provides rugby training advice every week throughout the year. Published every week, the newsletter contains easy to digest rugby skills and rugby drills aimed at improving the performance of you and your team.
Joberrugby.com http://www.joberrugby.com
is now one of the biggest and most sought after rugby coaching websites in the world. Thousands of eager coaches from every corner of the world are visiting joberrugby regularly.
The best tackles I have ever witnessed http://www.youtube.com
A really funny Scottish Advert – a must see http://www.youtube.com
French rugby advert – really good http://www.youtube.com
A good mix of tries and monster hits http://www.youtube.com
The haka 1 http://www.youtube.com
The haka 2 http://www.youtube.com
Why you should always score a try with two hands on the ball (if possible) http://www.youtube.com
Some really good tries from the NPC ( New Zealand 's domestic league) http://www.youtube.com
Australian Rugby Union website – really comprehensive and packed with excellent highlights http://www.rugby.com.au
Good resource for basic skills, drills and fitness http://www.sportplan.net
Rugby memorabilia http://www.rugbymemories.com
New Zealand rugby resource
Really comprehensive, with lots of excellent links http://www.nzrugbynet.co.nz
RBS Six Nations official website http://www.rbs6nations.com
Basic lesson plan sample for coaches http://www.tesco.com
Fantastic world coaching resource http://www.coachingrugby.com/
Interesting new concept for team skills development http://www.zonewarrior.com
Irish coaching resource. Really, really good for all levels http://www.irishrugby.ie
Rugby quiz http://www.england-rugby.com
Fitness
A fantastic resource for fitness, tips and hints from the best of the best
- fitness4rugby.com
- Abc' s
- Up and downs.
- Intensity fitness stations.
- Recovery sessions.
- Fast legs / stepping over.
- Speed Drills.
- Fartlek training / speed play.
- Fitness programs , running , weights etc.
- Rugbyfitness.com.au...website for fitness.
- Rugby science web page + fitness test
- Rugbycoach.com fitness help
- 2 minute 6 rep shuttle
- Boxing fitness
- Link to fitness tests and testing
Rugby Skill Web Links
Yet another fantastic resource for skills from the best of the best
- http://www.rugbytactics.com
- http://news.bbc.co.uk
- http://www.crossoversoftware.com
- http://www.coachingrugby.com/
- http://www.proptalkrugby.com/
- http://www.rugby-fan.net
- http://www.community-rugby.com
Tips
- Sayings that work,lineout defense scrum.
- Setup drills to facilitate participation.
- Attacking defensive seams.
- Absorbing pressure.
- Oppossed sessions.
- Unders/Overs running lines.
- Tackling.
- ACT Brumbies success.
- Warm up games
- Defending the edges of rucks / mauls
- Free downloads from ARU games
- How to design drills and 4 drills
- Zones and channels
Drills
- Defending after a break
- Maul / fan / combination team
- Odds and evens linking
- Touch Drills/ Channel , ruck touch
- Kick chase and return
- Adjusting in defense
- 123 a decision making drill
- Tackling
- Rucking drills..inline etc
- Communication in offense and defense
- Body height / shape
- Contact bag shuttles and snakes follow the leader
- Passing drills with fitness component
- 5 touch drills, defense footwork,ten offloads
Positions
- Fullback/counterattack, lineout jumping
- Lineout throws
- Scrum half - number 9 - pass
- The place kicker
- Openside flanker/link person
- Fullback play
- Number 10
- How to ruck
- Front row basics
- The grubber Chip kick / catching
- Getting tackled , falling in the tackle
- Sidestep + link to irish coaching manual with 50+ drills
Moves
- The All Black scrum move.
- Double switch.
- Attacking a rh blind.
- Back row moves.
- Tactics depending on the defense.
- Outside in ..a backline midfield hitup.
- Runners off the ruck/back plays.
- Baffler an ella brothers special.
- Aussie lineout.
- More lineouts+ back move
- Flares
- Attacking left from a scrum
- Two wide back moves
- Two lineout sequences ,english back move,irish lineout
