This is progressed to tackling on one knee, then standing through to one v one full-contact tackling practices. Rugby Passing Drills Basic Pass: This drill explains the very basics of passing. Being able to deliver consistent and accurate passes is an essential skill all rugby players need. ...
Speed, agility and quickness plays a major role in the success of every rugby player. Here’s how to design a speed training program and how to use and combine various types of drills… Speed Drills for Maximum Velocity These speed drills are used to develop basic, all-out speed and accel...
Many players returned because of the close-knit nature of the team and have taken newer players under their wing to help them learn drills and the rules of the game. “We’ve kind of drawn in a really great group of recruits last year, and we’ve had so many amazingly powerful and wo...
Elite rugby league players are quick, performing a 40-meter sprint test in just over 5 seconds. They also possess good speed off the mark and acceleration power. They have aerobic capacities that are moderate to high allowing them to sustain a high work rate for the full 80 minutes. Strengt...
These injury prevention strategies could include coaching on defensive skills, correct tackling technique, correct falling technique and methods to minimise the absorption of impact forces in tackles. Game-specific attacking and defensive drills practised before and during fatigue may also encourage...
Currently operating under COVID-19 restrictions, Langley Rugby players have been running passing practices and fitness drills, but full contact is not allowed. Over the years, the club has won several league and provincial championships and many Langley Rugby players have gone on to play for regio...
The kids are disinterested in what is going on next to them. The pitch itself is split into four quadrants. Each has a South African rugby international aiding a coach in putting their group of children through rugby drills all linked with life lessons. One focuses ...
One coach explained a sport-specific drill that is employed to evaluate and “test” player’s performance, and how he can make a judgement on their ability to play high-level rugby league: We actually set up drills specifically to see whether someone has got not just physical strength but ...
Performance analysis of rugby union games provided information on the nature of the intermittent high-intensity activity involving forward sprinting, tackling, scrums and static holds [1]. Agility [2], muscular strength and power [3] and anaerobic endurance [4] are key performance requirements for ...
Rees-Zammit has been training and living at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida alongside the 2024 cohort of IPP athletes, getting to grips with a new sport as he prepares for his Pro Day on March 20, where he will perform drills and athletic tests for NFL evaluators. ...