Beginner to intermediate rugby – Co-ed, grade 6 to 8

 

Scope:  From ball handling in pairs to 7 on 7 touch rugby with scrums, line-outs and kicks.

 

CONTENT ANALYSIS

 

Principle

Tactical Problem

On-the-ball skill

Off-the-ball Movement

Keep Possession

How to pass and move with ball?

Variety of one and two hand passes

Run to support

Ball pick up.

Score and
Stop Score

 

 

Keep Possession Get Possession

How to work as a pair to score on opponents’ goal?

 

How to work as a team to score on opponents?

 

Passing to target

Two-hand side passes.

Two-hand touch tackle.

Short quick passes.

Long pass.

 

Support

 

Cover channels

Marking a player

 

Base between plays

Invasion and stop Invade

Keep Possession whilst invading as a team.

Get possession whilst preventing territory being invaded.

How do you invade when you have to pass the ball backwards?

 

How do you defend try zone as a team?

 

Side-pass

Long & short

Scissors

 

Fakes

 

Spin pass

Support runs from deep.

Loop to support.

Marking ball handler.

Adjust to ball play and team - spread

Cover channels to try line

 

Scoring by invading and supporting ball handler.

 

Stop scoring by guarding line, marking players and pressurizing ball handler.

 

How do you attack as a team?

How do you defend as a team?

How do you attack area behind opponents’?

How do you set-up as a team to guard territory?

 

Kicking

Lofted

Grubber

Chicken-scratch Scrum

Ball put-in

 

Line-out

Throw in

Jumping

Cover area behind team.

 

Guarding try line.

 

 

Pressurize ball handler and mark support players.

 

Next would be more advanced kicking.  3 person scrum. 

Working towards 15 on 15 rugby with 8 person (forwards) scrum and 7 backs.

Tackling, mauls, rucks would follow as contact added to the game – single gender.