Defence - Team Basics - All with Sir Graham Henry
Building a Team Defence system is crucial to stopping your opposition. In this series we detail the basics of a successful Team defence which you can create with your players.
Part 1. Top Defence Top Team 0:09 Free video
Your team’s character is epitomised by its defence.
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Part 2. Defence alignment & basic defensive structure 15:13 Member content
Rugby Site Founder Brendon Ratcliffe believes a good defensive structure relies on individual players clearly identifying WHO they are responsible for, aligning on them, then working together as a defensive unit to shut down the opposition attack and turn over possession.
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Part 3. Keeping Line Integrity 7:31 Member content
Ex All Black coach and defence master, Sir Graham Henry’s share’s his philosophy of defence and also introduce specific activities that he believes in and use to build and test defence systems, from set piece through to general play.
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Part 4. Defence when Numbers are Down 5:12 Member content
Can 4 players defend against 9? Or 6 against 8? Ex All Black and World Cup winning coach and defence master Sir Graham Henry with his line up of future international stars demonstrates how it is possible.
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Part 5. Lineout Defence Setup 4:48 Member content
What is your lineout defensive policy?
Are you up against a 52 or 43 lineout structure?
Do the opposition have specific launch structures?
Where is the blindside wing located?
Ex All Black and World Cup winning coach and defence master, Sir Graham Henry considers different lineout defence options.
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Part 6. Scrum Defence Setup 8:19 Member content
Do you defend a left side, right side or middle scrum the same or differently? Ex All Black and World Cup winning coach and defence master, Sir Graham Henry considers different scrum defence options.
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Part 7. Defensive Structures 12:55 Member content
British and Irish and England lock Courtney Lawes takes you through a number of defensive systems and structures, outlining where each player has to go and what responsibilities they each have for their role.
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Part 8. 1 on 1 Defensive Tracking 3:41 Member content
Former London Irish and now All Blacks 7s coach Clark Laidlaw runs through some 1 on 1 defensive tracking drills.
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Part 9. Alignment, Connection & Line Speed in Defence 11:17 Member content
Ex All Black and Hurricanes captain Rodney So’oialo is with the Wellington College (NZ) under 15s working on their defensive structure during phase play.
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Part 10. Reacting & Adjusting to get Alignment in Defence 6:20 Member content
Ex All Black and Hurricanes captain Rodney So’oialo and his Wellington College (NZ) under 15 players build on their realigning defence structures.
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Ex Rugby Site Manager Ben Herring has put together a session plan for coaches to develop new players defensive skills in a fun and safe environment.
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Part 12. Defence Analysis Promo 0:34 Free video
Rugby Site Founder Brendon Ratcliffe introduces his new 3 part Match Analysis series focusing on team defence.
Find out the best way to interpret match day video and then provide solutions to fix breakdown in team play.
Sir Graham Henry
ex All Blacks Head Coach| Course | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 |
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| Duration | 79:33 |
| Topics | Defence Youth Coaching |
| Applicable to | Coaches |
| Languages | English |
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Course reviews
Sisa Ntlabati New ZealandThis is a good defence drill, one to take note of and use as defence is most vital aspect of each and every team.
Tim Pike EnglandThis is a great intro to defence alignment and basic organisation. I coach at U12 and right now, their defence is ‘enthusiastic’ at best. Will be introducing these drills as a regular session. Great job!
Takai Taulanga New ZealandVery good
Duke Brown New ZealandThis Video is Valuable in defense, well done Ted!
Scott Sherwin New ZealandGreat drill will definitely use
Glenn Norwayhey guys, love all the videos. how do i just selected part 7 to forward to players?
horacio speranza Argentinaexcellent !
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