Rugby Coaching Drills Video Library

Team defence Session

The team warm up with individual tackle techniques, progress to unit work and then onto full team exercises from set piece play

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This session is focused on defense on organizing your line and on tackle technique. Here's some good examples tackle technique exercises. As you can see, they're not flat out. They're more focused on good technique and accuracy to get the players into good habit. These first exercises get players looking up and scanning their opposition. This drill takes place to break down stations where they must get organized quickly and ready to defend. You can progress this to be relevant to match situations such as building the line of defense after implementing a kick Chase. Games are integral to Modern coaching and setting conditions relevant to the areas of your working on helps to reinforce those skills in relation to match play. You can find the full saracen session on defense in the coaching plans library in the saracens area on our CD click on coaching plans then defense.