Footwork and Evasion

In rugby, footwork and evasion skills are the "fine arts" - ways to run with the ball and beat players with skill, pace and panache. These articles include ways to coach players to have "rugby speed" not just "pace", and evade contact with nifty footwork.

Rugby coaching tips to make footwork drills fun - The following rugby coaching tips and tactics will help if your players are tired of working on the usual core skills footwork drills.

Coaching the side step - Picture this - the truth and the "lie." The following rugby coaching tips focus on training players to use the side step and lying to fool their opponent.

Rugby coaching tips for passing skills - Games to develop rugby passing skills, particularly when unbalanced.

Stop slow ball killing your game - Four key rugby coaching tips to speed up your game.

Evasion and footwork skills games - Five games to improve your players' evasion and footwork skills.

Faster scrum half passing - These rugby coaching tips focus on improving the player's foot positions to improve the speed and accuracy of the clearance pass.

Rugby coaching tips for avoiding contact - Avoiding contact can be the key to rugby success. Jim Love explains how to incorporate avoidance technique in training sessions.

Rugby footwork session - Building a rugby coaching session from one element - footwork before contact.

Agility before contact rugby coaching tips - This rugby coaching session is about players avoiding or engaging a defender on their own terms.

Offload touch - "Offload touch" develops footwork, handling and offloading skills, as well as support play, while boosting your rugby players' fitness levels.

Rugby drills putting the focus on feet - Balance is a key component in all sports and it is especially important in rugby – whether for passing, tackling, scrummaging, lifting in a lineout, kicking or side stepping. The following training drills will improve your players' footwork and, therefore, balance.

Evasion skills game for young rugby players - This fun chasing game is aimed at helping young players improve their evasion skills and tag and touch tackling, while encouraging them to run with the ball in two hands.

Rugby drills to work on winger speed - In today's game your winger needs to be more than just the fastest man on the field, you need to work on their attack skills, too. Use the following rugby drills and coaching tips to teach your wingers to become effective attacking weapons.

Fast feet rugby drill without ladders - This is a good rugby warm-up drill to use if you don't want to use ladders in your rugby training sessions but would like a fast-feet alternative workout.

Rugby drill to get players spinning out of a tackle - Spinning out of a tackle is an important rugby skill and players should be encouraged to practise this skill from as young an age as possible.

Rugby drill to get attackers side stepping - The ability to change direction sharply gives attackers a chance to make devastating breaks. Use this rugby drill to get players side-stepping so they will be able to drag defenders out of position and open up the defensive line.

Fun rugby coaching game for footwork skills - Use this Shadow Buster rugby coaching game to teach your young players how to side-step and swerve while being chased and when they're chasing. This game can be used for indoor rugby coaching sessions, too.

Rugby coaching drill to get players side stepping at close quarters - This rugby coaching session is designed to help your players side-step at close quarters. Sometimes the step is more like a swerve, so the session allows both swerves and steps. It will also make your players think with their "head up".

Rugby coaching session to get players on their toes - The aim of this rugby coaching drill is to improve players' agility and footwork accuracy before and during contact.

Boost footwork skills with a fun rugby coaching game - If you want to improve players' footwork and decision making, this is a great rugby coaching game to use. It's aimed at younger players, but it can easily be ramped up for older, more experienced players.

Fun footwork skills rugby game for young players - This rugby coaching game (called the Aliens game) is a good little chasing exercise to help your young players improve their footwork skills.

Better football skills in rugby contact - Being effective in rugby contact requires precise footwork skills and an understanding of why they are important. The same skills are required for accelerating into a rugby tackle or clearing a ruck.

Backs move to get the ball into wide spaces - This backs move is best from between your own 10m line and the opposition 22m line. It is not a rugby "gain line" move. It is a chance to get the ball into wide spaces and use the pace of 15 and/or 11.

Fun rugby footwork drills - You don't need ladders and hurdles to run good rugby footwork drills. Here is a quick to set up alternative.

Rugby coaching tip on agility before contact - Every ball carrier should be looking to avoid the tackle or to take contact on their terms. The key is put defenders off balance by using good footwork.

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