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Anybody any bthoughts on players that understand the game plan.. but on the pitch just do not play to it?
e.g. Match played with strong wind and rain in one direction down the pitch. Game plan is to kick with the wind to gain territory. Players asked if they understand. Everybody replies, strongly and woiithour hesitation "YES DIDDS".
IN game, playing with wind (as little 40 seconds after this game plan has been reiterated!) the team then do everything BUT kick with the wind to gain territory.
e.g. match played in atrocious weather conditions with makeshift backline because of injuries and unavailabilities but a strong and capable pack. Game plan ism to play 10 man rugby. Team understands this. In pitch any time the backline get the ball they then attempt all sorts of inter-stellar, barbarian style backline moves the vast majority of which fail dismally losing grpound at best and the ball at worst.
The game plans are NOT complicated. ALL the players have indicated that they understand what is required. They then in the heat of the game totally reject/forget to implement them Even when in breaks of play the game plan is reiterated and again players indicate they understand
There is no indication that the game plan is
*unacceptable
*not understood
*impossible to at least attempt
Ideas? (why this happens? what one can do to counter this effect?)
cheers
didds
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| Change your scrum-half/fly-half! Alternatively you'll have to have more meetings. This is tedious, and they have to be kept short, but if you want the players to play with an explicit pre-set game plan (I don't know why you would have to tell your team to play this way in the conditions you describe) then you might have to let it be their plan. You can hold the meeting before training - what will we do in such-and-such conditions - and then practice the principles in training. If you're skilled what the players come up with will be remarkably like what you want. Alternativley you can hold mini-discussions during game-style practices, to discuss tactics. I.e. for conditions as you describe you'd practice for the first-half: effective chasing of kicks making sure the kicking is shared between scrum-half, fly-half, and at least one other back aggressive defence for the whole pitch etc. For the second-half: maintaining possesion in a small area kicking techniques for a strong wind aggressive own-half defence, covering opposition- half defence
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| Unfortunately, lack of depth and competition for spots on the team allow many players to do this type of thing. If you have the depth, drop the players that were primarily responsible for the lack of respect for the game plan and let it be known why! It is unfortunate, but a bit of tough love is necessary from time to time to let them know that we are not talking to hear our own voices when we put things like game plans on the table.
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