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Posted 246 days ago
IT’S VERY frustrating for a player to present the ball perfectly on the floor – only for an opponent to steal it before one of his own team-mates arrives on the scene.
There are two ways to avoid conceding cheap turnovers if a player does become isolated in contact. One is for the tackled player to buy time by staying on…
Posted 266 days ago
PASSING AND catching are two of rugby’s core skills, so it’s vital that young players understand that they are passing to team-mates who want to catch the ball, not drop it!
That’s why coaches should encourage their players not to spin-pass until they reach U11s or 12s. Even then, only put spin on the ball when it’s necessary. Saracens and England…
Posted 267 days ago
OFFLOADING IS not an easy skill to master, but get it right and your team will score some sensational tries. Never throw a wild pass or give the ball away cheaply in contact, but always look to offload, to keep the attack alive, if possible, in preference to going to ground.
Attacking players should always run with the ball in two…
Posted 268 days ago
SELLING A dummy – pretending you’re about to pass but then keeping the ball yourself – is a great trick to have in your locker.
“There’s no better feeling than selling a dummy to a defender, leaving them reeling in your wake,” says Matt Dawson, the ex-England scrum-half who famously sold an outrageous dummy whilst scoring for the 1997 Lions in…
Posted 268 days ago
A SWITCH is an easy skill to master and a great way to beat a defender, especially out wide. If your attack is running out of space, and the touchline is too close to put your winger away on an overlap, then the winger should think about coming off his wing on a switch.
