Making a Sympathetic Pass - All with The Rugby Site
Part 1. Making a Sympathetic Pass
A ‘gentle’ pass inside 2-3 metres TO your teammate not THROUGH them.
Experienced Australian rugby coach and educator Peter Koen is on Australia’s Gold Coast with the local Eagles club U16s players.
In this series, Peter introduces the players to a ‘Sympathetic Pass’.
Note: Not a pass is dropped in the making of the video.
Part 2. Making the Sympathetic Pass Stick
As experienced Australian coach Peter Koen progresses his Sympathetic Catch and Pass series his focus is on positive improvement with his Gold Coast Eagles players.
The drill progression is not complicated but the messaging around it is key – always explaining the ‘why’ to the players and compliment the good execution
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Part 3. Ruck Defence and Challenging your Players
Understand what you are doing first so you can then improve it
This was experienced Australian coach Peter Koen objective with his final Gold Coast Eagles U16 players session.
Using a Ruck D drill as the base activity, Peter challenges the players understanding of what they were doing rather than just focusing on the execution of the skill.
Try it at your next training (all ages) – you might be surprised what your players know.
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The Rugby Site - Rugby Coaching Made Easy| Course | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Extras | Includes a companion PDF |
| Duration | 20:00 |
| Topics | Catch and Pass Defence Youth Coaching |
| Applicable to | Coaches Players Youths, ands, highs, and schools |
| Languages | English |
| Click on CC button at top left of video for other translation options. | |
Course reviews
Giacomo Preo — ItalySimple but very interesting! Thanks Peter
Epeli Davetawalu — Arabian GulfVery simple and great drills. Building up good habits in passing and squaring up in attacking. Great coaching with depth of experience. Thanks Peter
Guy McKim — CanadaReally appreciate the simplicity of the progression and the reminder to us as coaches to help players start with good technique or to help veterans get better. thanks
Aart Jongejans — NetherlandsGreat stuff, even with senior players, I am using it, its hard though, for years they have been learning bad habits….
Edwin Silkstone — EnglandGood introduction to improving the catch-pass technique in one movement
Viorel Popescu — Italywell done
desmond harty — IrelandSimple,basic,fundamental but still needs constant repetition.