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Marauder (18/11/2011)
Yes, and that brings us full circle to DanC's first post. The implication in Dan's original posts is that ruck/maul be eliminated up to U12, and games should focus on individual skills (eg passing and running). There are many views expressed in this thread opposing that idea, in favour of better coaching the ruck/maul, perhaps with some minor law modifications, eg banning attempting to strip the ball, etc. Marauder (18/11/2011)
For the team in possession success in rucks & mauls will depend on proximity of players in support, good presentation by the ball carrier and then coordinated actions of the support players. If we ignore coaching these team skills until later we will have slow ball from rucks and no ball from mauls unless we legislate around it. I think I'd rather take the coaching solution. Agree, better coaching is the key. Some support from the rugby union junior training programmers would help - particularly around inclusion of aspects of support and teamwork in coaching accreditation and training.
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My implications were:
1. There are rucks, but they are not a key issue/facet of each game.
2. We spend more time on coaching other core skills: handling, support, tackling etc.
In open play, there is little difference between rugby league and rugby union, so let's not get too bogged down in "avoiding rugby league".
BUT, let's keep the game keep the players. If they are enjoying it, then they will want to come back. The game at U12s and below is not a mini version of the adult game. It is a game of rugby for that age group.
And finally, this might seem a worrying thought: I believe it is a coaching issue, as others have said. But we know they are not enough enlightened coaches out there to improve what is happening. Lively and varied as the debate is on this topic by the contributors, these contributors are the enlightened ones....
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DanC (21/11/2011)
My implications were:
BUT, let's keep the game keep the players. If they are enjoying it, then they will want to come back. The game at U12s and below is not a mini version of the adult game. It is a game of rugby for that age group..A beautiful phrase Dan but one so rarely understood by many.
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