Free Rugby Union Coaching Guides for New
and Experienced Coaches
Dear Rugby
Coach,
I’d like to offer you some rugby union coaching guides that are useful, relevant
and valuable – for free.
Here at Better Rugby Coaching we want to provide new and experienced coaches with
great rugby union coaching drills, training plans, DVDs and general coaching
advice suitable for their needs.
We offer a range of high quality, easy to use products showcased twice weekly
through our free e-letter Better Rugby Coaching.
So whether you are new to rugby union coaching or have been coaching in rugby for
years, whether you are a school rugby team coach or have volunteered for mini
rugby coaching, we probably have something for you.
Why not find out today?
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Better Rugby Coaching, and at the same time, claim any or all of the free
reports below, right now. You can download them in seconds.
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Thursday – you can download any or all of the following free reports.
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Free Report No. 1 – 12 Handy Tools for Novice
Coaches
12 Handy Tools for Novice Rugby Coaches
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When you are new or about to start coaching, the prospect can be a bit daunting
to say the least. Chances are your son or daughter is starting rugby and you
have agreed to help out. If you are not from a teaching background, or are not
familiar with instructing a group of children, the coaching process itself can
be challenging. If you have no background in the game of rugby union as a
player. The articles in this free report are from our weekly subscription guide
for those coaching children, and include:
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- The most important rugby laws to know
- How to let the game be the teacher
- Start young players spin passing
- How to referee your own games
- Coaching the tackle
- The art of coaching children
- An emergency training session
- How to keep children safe
This guide is suitable for new or inexperienced rugby union coaches in their
first year of coaching, those seeking the Level 1 rugby coaching qualification,
or having recently gained this qualification.
Free Report No. 2 – 20 Clever Ways to Improve
Your Rugby Coaching
20 Clever Ways to Improve Your Rugby Coaching |
My collection of quick and clever coaching tips collected over more than 25 years
of coaching and playing. They are easy to read and use at a moment’s notice. I
guarantee they will make you think again about some of your coaching methods.
Including:
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- A simple way to coach better ball handling
- How to best employ defensive kicking
- A smart multi-directional warm-up
- What to do when the scrum is not working
- A good use for old rugby balls
- How to make training drills more fun and effective
- Tips for the engagement
- Why kicking to the right gives you an advantage
- How to think like the opposition
- A left shoulder tackle practice
- How to spring load your scrum
20 Clever Ways to Improve Your Rugby Coaching is suitable for
experienced rugby union coaches who have been coaching the game for at least two
years, and have probably achieved the Level 1 or Level 2 rugby coaching
qualification..
Free Report No.3 – 11 Simple Steps to a Fitter,
Faster Rugby Team
11 Simple Steps to a Fitter, Faster Rugby Team
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The essentials to keeping rugby team fitness levels high through simple actions
that can be done without equipment. Each steps is contained on a single page and
should take no longer than three minutes to read. Print off one per week to take
to training. Includes:
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- Making press-ups pay for rugby fitness
- Speed training to maximise pace
- Dealing with groin strains
- How to add variety to running sessions
- Ensuring your players are getting enough fuel
- Action on boots and blisters
11 Simple Steps to a Fitter, Faster Rugby Team is suitable for
experienced coaches or perhaps for less experienced coaches who are taking an
experienced, senior team. Not suitable for inexperienced coaches or those
coaching children.
Free Report No. 4 – Surviving the Experimental
Law Variations
Surviving the Experimental Law Variations
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The ELVs are experimental no more. The 13 new laws are in official use from
August 31 2008. This report outlines the key technical and tactical areas you
should consider if you coach rugby, and reports on the views of international
coaches who see the ELVs as an opportunity. Surviving the Experimental Law
Variations provides answers to what your players should do to adapt to the new
laws in the following areas:
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- Law 6 – Match Officials
- Law 19 - Touch and Lineout
- Law 20 – The Scrum
- Law 22 – Corner Posts
Surviving the Experimental Law Variations is suitable for experienced coaches.
I hope you gain something of relevance and value to you from these reports – a
small selection of the coaching tools and aids that we publish at Better Rugby
Coaching.
By becoming a member of this free e-letter will also get extracts from all our
other products, so you can try before you buy. Of course, there is no obligation
to purchase anything and you can continue to receive our coaching tips in Better
Rugby Coaching for as long as you like without having to buy anything.
As a member you will receive free samples and extracts from the following
publications:
- Rugby Coach
- Rugby Coach Junior
- Smart Sessions Core Skills
- Smart Sessions Advanced Skills
- The Ruck and How to Win It
- The Lineout and How to Win It
- Rugby Attack!
Details of these publications will be sent to you when you become a member of
Better Rugby Coaching.
- How to win quicker ruck ball
- Reversing a losing streak
- Six key attributes needed for a captain
- Supersonic locks: Four ways to make players jump higher
- Bruce Lee warm-ups
- Making new players part of the team
- 18 steps to more effective back plays
- Wet weather coaching tips
- A simple cure for “bad hands”
- Techniques to improve your team’s concentration
- Seven footwork drills for better passing
- How to keep your sessions fun, fresh and stimulating, week in, week out
- Keeping on top of law changes
- How to coach unfamiliar positions you never played yourself
- Turning pack pressure into points
- DIY tools to design the perfect drill
- Kicking to create pressure in windy conditions
- Proven positive habits to increase your winning chances by 20%
- The 8 “Ps” of getting razor sharp for a new season
- Picking out opposition weaknesses in the first 10 minutes
- How to reduce preparation time by half without lowering your standards
- What to do when you’re a single coach with a lot of players
- Making the bouncing ball a more potent attacking force
- Five ways to get the most out of substitutes
- How to play against a side that cheats
- Shortening the line out – when, where and how?
- Making the most of your kick offs
- The smartest ways to maximise the half-time team talk
- How to be a mentor, yet keep a professional distance
- How to discipline and control young rugby players
- The 5 easy-to-use steps to develop a winning team strategy from limited time, resources and players.
- Making use of “selfless runners”
- Why tackling means more than bringing an opponent to the ground
- How to gain the respect of arrogant young players who think they’re the next Dan Carter
- Overcoming the disadvantages of a small pack
- Why 90% of pre-match warm-ups don’t work properly
- The keys to trouble-free inclusive team selection
- Dealing with interfering parents
- Harnessing the power of match day preparation
- Retaining promising new players
- Ways to use “clever” restarts
- Dealing with “the team” that’s still just a group of individuals
- Cures for common rugby ailments
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Yours in rugby,
Dan Cottrell
Editor, Better Rugby Coaching
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