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Should coaches ban their players from fizzy drinks and sweets?

MarkL — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:28 GMT

Is it none of your business as coach what your players eat or drink either at the club or at home?

Or do you feel that as players get older they need to look after themselves better so need bans to enforce some discipline in their diet?

First full season as a u12s coach

BullSRFC — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:36:06 GMT

After reading through various posts I have decided to start my own post and hopefully get some advice and tips on becoming a better coach.
First of all a little bit about me:
I started off helping out as a bag holder, with a rugby ready course under my belt, with u10s team 2 years ago. I have been helping out ever since and then one sunday morning I was informed the 2 guys who ran the team were leaving and I was now in charge of a diminishing u11s team. After consulting the Mrs I decided to take the opportunity and spent the back end of this 12/13 season keeping the team afloat and trying to keep the players at the club. After successfully being accepted by the parents and players I kept the team together and even managed to recruit 2 new lads.
This brings us up to the present day and after hosting my first award evening last friday I find myself with the daunting task of my first full season in charge of a group of lads just about to start secondary school.
As im typing this I am waiting to do another rugby ready course at my club to refresh my mind.

I will be keeping you all upto date with how things are going over the summer and into next season with everything from fundraising to training schedules to looking for that elusive kit sponsor.
I suppose im hoping that keeping this blog will allow me to put my ideas down on paper for the wider rugby community to critique for me and to also get some ideas and help from more experienced coaches who have already 'been there and done that'

Anyway i best go and get my kit sorted and dig my boots out for the course.:D

BullSRFC

Would you be accept your players taunting an opponent like Delon Armitage?

MarkL — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:08:57 GMT

Was Delon Armitage's wave and tongue poke to Clermont's Brock James when scoring the winning try in the Heineken Cup Final just a bit of fun or disrespect?

If one of your players did that to an opponent, what would you do?

If we get too po-faced about this sort of thing, are we not in danger of taking all the fun out of rugby - or was Armitage just being rude?

Should a coach get involved when a player is misbehaving at home?

MarkL — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:36:32 GMT

Vote now or leave us an answer

End of season awards

spike — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:49:09 GMT

Thought I'd throw this out as a discussion point.
When I started at rugby with my lad (U7s) the coaches used to do an end of season awards morning. This was normally a fun morning of games, family BBQ and at the end there were a few trophies, I think they were Coaches' player of season and most improved player. As the children progressed through the age groups they added a Players' Player.
However over the years this has changed so that every player gets an award (trophy or otherwise) and the day is now mostly sitting about and watching as every single player gets something.
Not saying either of these are right (there are pros and cons in both in my mind) but wondered if you would be happy sharing your approaches as I think there must be a better solution to the one we currently have.

french junior rugby. somewhat different to the uk.

bartsinfrance — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:06:04 GMT

hi chaps. I'm new to this forum but have found a lot of great info and ideas so thank you all.

i am one of the under 11s “ éducateurs “ for a small town team in sw france near angouleme and cognac. i am about to finish my ffr educators licence at the end of this month after 3 years teaching under 9 and under 11.

things here seem somewhat different to anglophone nations. Here are the main differences.

1. full contact from under7 day one. no tag, touch or flag rugby. non competative scrums until under 17. so you avoid scrums but can smack seven bells in the tackle before you can even spell your name!!
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2. ages grouped by two years so under7 , under 9, under 11, under 13, under 15......

3. number of players change by year. under 9s play with 7 players . under 11 with 9 players ( 3 forwards ) under 13 with 11 players (5 forwards) and so on.

4. tournaments can be huge. at least three times a year we get to play against Bordeaux begle, toulon, stade paris etc....

not sure all of this is good but it sure is different .

the biggest problem i am having is trying to set up a twinning with a uk club. my old uk club is not responding i think due to finances and the obvious rule differences. we can hardly come over to the uk with a bunch of hard hitting under11s who have however never played flag rugby or with more than 9 a side. seems a shame and surely curtails the rugby spirit until they are old enough to play full 15 rugby.

anyone got any ideas around this??

10 Metre Law (Law 11)

uzziel — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29:08 GMT

With the recent discussion about U11s being allowed to kick, I'm reminded of some problems I had with a almost an entire Club a few years back. Concerning Offside when kicking.

My U11 Team were at a Festival. My Full Back was very good at kicking us out of trouble at the back and into an attacking position. The problem I had was.........every time he kicked a ball and didn't chase it, the Referee gave the whole Team as Offside and a Penalty against. Bringing us back to wherever the kick was taken.

It destroyed any chance my players had of competing at the Festival. It also destroyed their morale as a Team. It also had an effect on my relationship with my Team. Because I didn't have any answers for them.

I chatted with the Ref at half time and asked why he was giving so many penalties. Especially as the kicks were either going deep into opposition territory or more than 10m ahead of our line. He insisted that the Full Back had to chase his kick or everyone was offside. And he would not be swayed.

I tried to communicate that the 10 metre Law (Law 11.4) allowed for kicking and not chasing and I was ridiculed. And, a number of other people were brought into the discussion when I saw the Ref later at the refreshment tent. He canvassed his friends and colleagues who agreed that they had never heard of the 10 metre Law and that any kick must be chased, or the other members of the Team are offside.

So..........me being me. I challenged them all. I offered to buy 2 Barrels of Beer for their Bar if I was wrong. The challenge was laughed off.

Here's the question...........Should I have respected the Ref and said nothing? Please be as honest as you dare.

Coach MK

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U11 kicking

OGPirate — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:39:28 GMT

We are moving from U10 to U11 and among the additions to our game is kicking. Effective kicking is just that, but bad kicking will happen.

How can we introduce this positively, so it adds to our game?

Clarification Of The Handoff

uzziel — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:12:36 GMT

In 2010, the IRB sought to clarify the Laws surrounding the hand or fend off. Because, as everyone involved in the game knows. There has always been controversy surrounding the handoff. Esepcially the handoff to the face.

In 2010, we received clarification. Or so I thought.............

New Hand-Off Definition Approved

Council also approved an amendment to Law 7 and 10.4(f) to ensure that there is an appropriate definition for the act of handing off or fending off an opponent.

Despite the legal hand-off being part of the Game at all levels, the act was not clearly defined in Law or referred to within the mode of play section.

The new definition is intended to bring greater clarity to the act, minimising the potential for any confusion with regard to its place in the Game.

A definition has been added: an action taken by a ball carrier to fend off an opponent by using the palm of the hand.

The amended Law 10.4(f) will now read: Playing an opponent without the ball. Except in a scrum, ruck or maul, a player who is not in possession of the ball must not hold, push or obstruct an opponent not carrying the ball.

Now, as a graduate I'm reasonably good at reading the meaning of a sentence. And this just didn't mean anything to me. It actually means..........A player without the ball cannot play a player without the ball. Except in a Scrum, Ruck or Maul.

I don't see how this clarifies the handoff in any way. Unless I'm quite mad.

Now.........If the IRB are capable of making such a huge gaff in 2010. Which has not been corrected to date (2012-2013 Season). Is it just possible that they may have made errors in bringing in other changes to the game??

What do you think???

CoachMK

New new scrum engagement

OmarLittleAndAssociates — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:42:31 GMT

Props binding prior to the hit? Not sure how I feel about this

http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2066642.html#new+scrum+process+approved+global+trial

Glaucoma

Andrew burns — Sun, 05 May 2013 20:01:56 GMT

My son is 9 yrs old and has glaucoma we found out 5 yrs ago and was told he could never play rugby due to various operations which really upset me because like all players we love the sport and want everyone to play and playing with your son is the dream. I play at a good standard and would love for him to make it that bit further. I've spent hours looking for rugby players wearing goggles and with glaucoma but nothing the other day I was talking to someone and they swear they've seen a lad playing with goggles on with a scrum cap on. Maybe they had flexible lenses and strapped really tight? Doesn't anyone have any answers for me. Many thanks

Should pushing in scrums be banned for U16s?

MarkL — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:01:26 GMT

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Passing in matches

OGPirate — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:51:11 GMT

We are U10 and many of our players joined after Tag, so passing is not great. We hard work hard on our passing technique in drills and conditional games; we are improving. However, when we get into matches it breaks down and the bad habits stop us from getting the ball to the runners in space. Specifically, positioning, too flat, Hail Mary's and chest passes.

I think we need to preserver, yet with U11 looming, I feel I maybe missing something.

Ideas welcome.......

Biting

ColinM — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:19:53 GMT

Just thought I would talk about an incident that happened a few days ago and gauge opinion.

During an U15's game, in the muddle of a maul, one of the opposition bit one of my players on the arm. The teeth marks were obvious but thankfully there was no blood.

The ref didn't see who did it and I didn't find out until after the game. When I then talked to their coach about the incident he was clearly uninterested.

We have submitted a complaint to the County RFU but they now say that we have to pay £150 to cite a player and we only get the money back if the incident is proven, which we would find difficult to do. Apart from this they will take no action.

We will obviously contact the committee of the club involved and let them know what happened; we will also stop any future fixtures. However, the attitude of the parent county RFU is what I find worrying. Although I appreciate that we have to avoid false accusations, it appears that the process is there to put people off pursing a ligitimate complaint and the actual intent is to sweep such issues under the carpet.

I was wondering what other people's thoughts are on this issue and if anyone has had a similar experience?

Rugby Coach Weekly Lions Exclusive: Alan Wyn Jones, Alex Cuthbert and Lewis Moody on team spirit

MarkL — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:37:43 GMT

Follow the link to read the story on betterrugbycoaching.com.

http://www.betterrugbycoaching.com/Article-2315--1--British-and-Irish-Lions-exclusive---Alan-Wyn-Jones,-Alex-Cuthbert-and-Lewis-Moody-on-team-spirit-

Jonny Wilkinson smashed - and what he did wrong...

MarkL — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:41:03 GMT

Rugby Coach Weekly's Dan Cottrell on what Jonny Wilkinson did wrong when trying to bring down Tongan Opeti Fonua.

Watch the video and read the article here - then tell us what you think.

http://www.betterrugbycoaching.com/Article-2314--1--Rugby-Coach-Weekly-video---how-Jonny-Wilkinson-should-have-tackled-Opeti-Fonua

Whole club approach

spike — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:29:30 GMT

Ok that all sounds like management rubbish but wanted to share a bit about my club with you guys and see if you thing this works or is a reasonable idea.
The club is a small one and sited in between two larger teams who in the past have been a talent drain.
At the start of last year the senior team coaches did a presentation at the AGM outlining a playing and training strategy for the club.
This gave a framework for play as well as a structure for training.
This approach was adopted across the club and adapted accordingly with the younger age groups. But the basic elements are there across the club.
You can see in the U13s for example things which the senior teams also do.
On Sunday (odd day but there) the 1st XV defended the county cup having won their league the week before.
At the match just about every single mini and junior player was there, they not only formed a guard of honour but they watched and it was noted that they were seeing what they do in training and games replicated on the 1st team pitch.
At times we seem to dilute rugby from training for the young players but it was clear Sunday that this created a connection across the club.
Given the average age of the 1st XV is 21 it would seem that the development of players in this holistic manner does work.
As coaches we will sit with the players shortly to identify 5 objectives for next season and work them into the approaches for next year.
Summer training will see the mini, youth and seniors all doing fitness sessions together but tailored to size etc.
It does involve a lot of planning and working together but it seems to build something worthwhile.

Summer - Pre-season

spike — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:53:11 GMT

The season has just finished here and already some of the lads are asking to do summer training.
I'm after your thoughts on this.
Normally we have a bit of a break (I'm talking seniors - the youth / mini obviously follow the set guidelines).
We have a plan to start pre-season in July and include a few out of the box sessions but would you look to work through with maybe some 7s etc if the lads wanted to train.
Some are saying they want to train at the club as gyms etc bore them.
Any ideas, experience would be appreciated.

Short games- ugh

OmarLittleAndAssociates — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:01:39 GMT

Upcoming championship tourney this weekend over here in the colonies for a U19 boys team. The first of the tourney, we have two 45 minute games (!) that are must-win! Are there any strategies you have regarding starting strong or anything like that?

How can I be more aggressive?

BlakeNesbit — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:55:05 GMT

I'm having a problem that I'm not being aggressive enough. I'm not scared of tackling and I don't run away from tackles, I'm just not aggressive going into them and they usually run right through me. How can I fix this? Another problem is when I go in for a tackle I don't get low enough, i know how to tackle but when i go to hit them i stay up and hit high. how can I practice that so it's almost second nature? I always go in for big hits and try to lay the guy out but I can't, how can i hit with more power to deliver the big hits? Please help! Thanks!

Is there a place for one-upmanship in rugby?

MarkL — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:56:15 GMT

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Increasing gametime

garymack — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:01:45 GMT

We have a few players in our side (a reserve league 3XV) who have either just started playing rugby or they are coming back after years out of the game.

some of these lads are really good players, with plenty of skill, but they can only be on the park for around 20mins before they run out of steam (lucky that our leaue has rolling subs:P)

so what I'm looking for is drills/routines that we can give these guys to do on there own outside of traing days to increase their fitness and in turn increase their gametime.

thanks
gary

Moving player positions

OGPirate — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:44:40 GMT

I know we are expected as mini coaches to move players around to gain experience and not pigeon hole them, but how do we know if we are doing it enough?

Thanks

Crouch Touch (bind) Set?

OmarLittleAndAssociates — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:50:30 GMT

http://rugbymag.com/international-news/7121-scrum-experiement-in-pacific-nations-cup.html
I'm not a fan of the new scrum call (though when I was younger it was crouch pause engage) but any thoughts on requiring the front rows to bind to each other prior to the "set" call?

POOL: Would you welcome your players assessing your coaching? EITHER VOTE OR LEAVE AN ANSWER

MarkL — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:04:23 GMT

Would you welcome 360-degree coaching assessment whereby players have the chance to feed back to you as you feed back to them?

The New Rules...

MarkL — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:40:21 GMT

Are the New Rules working at Minis level in England? If you are coaching them, are they better than before and have you noticed rugby is now far more inclusive than before as intended by the RFU?
OR...
Have they put players off by reducing the contact and making things too inclusive and PC? And have numbers dropped?

Forget whether you think they are a good idea or not? Are they working for the better or worse at your club?

Do you let a problem player join your team?

MarkL — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:42:30 GMT

Do you let a problem player join your team?

Yes

No

A problem player is the one with the dad who thinks his boy is the next Dan Carter and undermines what you are doing all the time. Or a player who switches from club to club twice a season because he cannot fit in anywhere due arrogance, bad behaviour, no respect for team mates, etc.

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Do you encourage cheating - or play to the edge of the Laws?

MarkL — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:37:27 GMT

There is a very interesting piece on the BBC Sports Website today regarding the pressures children feel under from coaches, teachers and parents to win at all costs.

Read it here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22127576

Do you encourage "under the counter" tactics or would you rather lose than stoop to conquer?

Body position taking the ball into contact

KikAsH — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:48:45 GMT

Hi all,

I was hoping that the knowledgeable and helpful members here could point me in the direction of a couple of drills to help improve my players body position when taking the ball into contact. We've played our first 3 matches of the season and my chargers are taking the ball into contact far to upright, getting held up and in many instances losing possession as a result.

Any and all ideas welcome.......... many thanks in advance.

The biggest problem in coaching youth rugby?

MarkL — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:03:15 GMT

Gents,

in your view what is the biggest problem you find when coaching junior/youth rugby?

1. Fellow coaches with huge egos who attempt to erase the memory of a mediocre playing career by creating a team of superstars?
2. Fellow coaches with huge egos who attempt to carry on their successful playing career by making their kids play and train like adults?
3. Fellow coaches with no playing background who coach like their lives depend on it, results-driven in every aspect, but with no understanding of the game?
3. Fellow coaches who coach for the love of the game but are badly organised and don't care whether they win or lose?

Should players be made to tuck their shirts in?

MarkL — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:46:35 GMT

Not everyone wears tight-fitting rugby shirts. Do you as coaches insist that all your players always have their shirts tucked in?

"I can't work with my co-coach"

DanC — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:16:46 GMT

I get one or two calls a season on the subject of not being able to work with their fellow coaches. Often the philosophy is different (winning v development) or the training regimes are at odds (drills v games).

How have you dealt with these situations?

Here are some ideas:
1. Be open and honest.
2. Be prepared to compromise, but only if you can win some compromise in your favour.
3. Don't let it become a feature of your approach. Just be yourself and be true to that.
4. Agree to disagree away from the training pitch, but show a united front at training.

Dealing with a gobby player?

DanC — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:09:17 GMT

How do you deal with the player who is always got a smart-arsed answer? Or always has got an excuse.

He/she disrupts the flow of the session, puts others off and wastes his/her talents.

Knowing that this forum has one or two past masters, or even poachers-turned-gamekeepers, what are your thoughts. Here are a couple:
1. Sack them. What's the point of wasting your very valuable time working with this player.
2. Hard start, soft ending. Break the habits with hard consequences. At the end of the session, bring the player over and explain what you value in him and what you want to see more of.

A and B squads - what do you think?

MarkL — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:32:10 GMT

If you are lucky enough to have enough players to get out two sides every weekend... do you:
1. Have A and B teams based on ability and size?
Reasoning: The biggest and best players need to be together to form a strong front team that will will challenge for trophies.
2. Have A and B teams where you mix and match players?
Reasoning: Everyone gets to play with each other. There is no 'them and us' and players of lesser skills and ability learn from their peers. This might, of course, detract from trophies...
3. Have A and B teams based on those who are the best/most regular trainers?
Reasoning: Loyalty is two ways. Players who turn up every week deserve to play in the front side regardless of their ability.

Defending with U14s

thatsasmaybe — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:54:32 GMT

Just come the back of another defeat of my U14s, an awful lot to nil. The lads effort could not be faulted especially when the opposition started to get cocky and my lads were not happy. I was close to pulling them off the pitch due to the opposition's attitude but I am glad I didn't. The problem I have is we just can't defend and don't contest for the ball, we tackle well 50% of the time but then don't commit enough players to the ruck or too many and leave backs exposed. I am struggling to know what to do, the team have only been playing together for this season we went from 6 lads last year and now have 14. I am a level 1 coach with little support and only been coaching for a year. The team are generally slow and find it hard to keep up with play and we don't have any superstars just a bunch of lads who want to be competitive. I have read all the tips on the web site but need the "silver bullet" to get them to defend better and concede less which will get them more motivated. Anyone help out desperate coach who wants to improve just a little bit. I suspect I might be trying too hard with too many areas to try and improve.

Competitive Festivals in Mini Rugby- Good or Bad?

timaru69 — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:48:28 GMT

G'day

The rugby season is now well over halfway through and festival season is coming up. Our club is hosting one of our counties mini age group's qualifying round for the county cup.

At a meeting with the county mini chairman to discuss readiness re aforesaid competition I was told that this could be the last year of competitive festivals, county or otherwise i.e no quarters , semis or Final.

Just all rock up, play a few games shake hands and leave.

Has anybody else heard anything similar? Is this a good or bad thing?

2014 Minis tour to Gloucester/Bath

Tacticalwithdrawal — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:44 GMT

We've just completed our annual tour (came back on Monday). We took 86 kids and around 26 coaches to Cardiff and had a brilliant time playing against Maesteg and Llanishen and watching 'Judgement Day' at the Millenium Stadium so now we're looking to next year.

One idea is to take the tour to Gloucester/Bath area (Maesteg said they'd love to come across to play us if we did) so I'm looking for ideas and suggestions.....

Tour details

U10, U11 & U12 go on tour (around 25-30 kids in each group) - so 2 U10 & U11 teams and 1 U12 team
We'll play to 'local' rules
We always tour 1st weekend in April, travel down on the Thursday/Friday and back on the Monday
Look to play matches on Saturday and Sunday (ideally 4 games each day)

We do offer a competitive level of rugby to whoever hosts us. We'll sort accomodation out (though local knowledge is great) but basically I need ideas for clubs that might be willing to host us

As I said, Maesteg are keen to bring their squads across as well if we could find somewhere to have a tournament on the Sunday (and boy, they are good)

Anyway, all suggestions, ideas, comments welcome!