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Want to teach your players attacking rugby?
We have got attacking skills resource for all levels of the from some of the world's best attack coaches to help including Wayne Smith, Joe Schmidt, Gregor Townsend, Dave Ellis and others.
- Build an effective attack strategy like the best attacking teams in the world.
- Understand different strategies and why they are effective.
- Develop effective individual and team attacking skills and tactics
- Different modified games to develop attacking skills
Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:
- Y – youth
- HS – high school
- A – adult
- All – suitable for all levels
Lessons from the All Black counter-attackSwift counter-attacking can be an extremely effective means of scoring tries. Murray Kinsella takes a look at how making the right attacking decision based on the defensive spread, can prove to be crucial.
Spin Doctors of Union should learn from Pass Masters of LeagueThe spin pass has become the default for union backs. Players such as George Ford and Kyle Eastmond show that a grounding in rugby league often creates a more effective passer
Coming soon - Mike Friday: Attacking drills & game analysis for 7s rugbyMike Friday and the Kenya 7s team work on the fundamentals of attack – plays, depth, realignment and self-analysis.
Coming Soon - Eric Rush: 7s AttackYou’ve seen Mike Friday’s approach to attacking play in 7s, now here’s how the legendary All Black goes about scoring tries.
Coming Soon - Mike Friday: 7s Attack PatternsWatch the preview to Mike Friday’s latest video module ‘7s Attack Patterns’
Looking for MismatchesMurray Kinsella admired the way Quade Cooper and Israel Folau found the weak link in Scotland’s defence and says vision can be taught
Scoring off First PhaseExecuting a practiced move off a set-piece can be both effective and rewarding for a coach. Murray Kinsella highlights some recent examples of tries from first phase ball and how to best execute these situations.
Coming Soon - Mike Friday: Passing for 7s (Fundamentals & drills)In this first module, Mike focuses on one of the game’s ‘fundamentals’ or ‘non-negotiables’; passing technique
Eddie Jones; Attack from 9 - TrailerEddie Jones provides his first module for The Rugby Site; ‘Attack from 9’.
Wayne Smith: Wide Wide AttackThe latest module from Wayne Smith is out on Monday. Here’s a look at ‘Wide Wide Attack’ and how we integrate the forwards into attacking play.
