Breakdown Skills - All with Josh Syms
Part 1. Josh Syms Interview
Watch Josh Syms talk to our Producer, Warren about his background and insights. Enjoy!
Part 2. Breakdown Primer Work & Body Awareness
In this video, Josh covers skills with primer work and body awareness. Enjoy!
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Part 3. Attacking Ball Breakdown (Fog) Fight on the Ground
In this video, we hear from Josh as he starts introducing drills to help you develop the skill to win the ‘fight’ at the breakdown. Enjoy!
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Part 4. Defensive Breakdown Slowing & Stealing Ball
Watch Josh in his latest video on fight at the breakdown. Enjoy!
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Part 5. 1 on 1 Breakdown (Part 1)
Josh goes 1 on 1 Breakdown training with Hurricane Hugh Renton. Focusing on drills to steal or slow the ball down. Enjoy!
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Part 6. 1 on 1 Breakdown (Part 2)
Josh continues his 1 on 1 FOG Breakdown training with Hurricane Hugh Renton.
Shoulders past the ball, one sweep and hook into the chest.
Josh Syms
Head Coach Hawkes Bay NPC| Course | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 85:10 |
| Topics | Player Programme Breakdown Women's Rugby |
| Applicable to | Coaches Players Others Supporters and fans |
| Languages | English |
| Click on CC button at top left of video for other translation options. | |
Course reviews
Joe Husgen — USAPart 3 was awesome. Josh made some great points about the need to Fight On Ground
lancelot l connolly — USAGreat, logical buildup. Easy to understand and execute.
Jon Boyle — EnglandConfess I didn’t know Josh before but really enjoyed this session. Good detail.
Héctor Gustavo Pinta — ArgentinaPLEASE, EN ESPAÑOL
Fabian Tascheret — Argentinamuy bueno!!! muy detallada la explicación desmenuzando punto por punto
Andrew Walmsley — CanadaGreat stuff. I’ll be incorporating it into training on Monday.
Scott Griffin — AustraliaGreat content, I will definitely use this with my team.
Luiz Melo — BrazilGreat content! Cheers from Brazil
Juan Maineri — Argentinaspanish?
Steve Thompson — New ZealandNice work lots of detail fine points
Simon Northfield — AustraliaExcellent, well thought out progression of drills.
Jeff Bagshaw — CanadaReally useful and well explained, going to use this at practice today!!!
Yusuf Sultan — South AfricaVery good,great detail will definitely use these techniques
Geoff — New ZealandGreat stuff Cheers
Shaun Sheppard — EnglandRight up there with the very best coaches on this site
Justin Trollip — Australiavery considered and great detail. Drills are very relevant and ‘deliverable’
John Kelly — IrelandAbsolutely chock full of articulate and useable drills to help with the breakdown. The u18s on Thursday will love It! Thank you, Josh.
Hazz Poi — AustraliaGreat… Will add trace as an extention to our hip pop drill… and add to our awareness of space drills at the breakdown… thanx…
Gary Hendler — EnglandThis is a very clear demo which is easy to follow including fresh explanations as to what players can do more of to win or keep the ball…excellent thank you!
Carter Croft — EnglandVery good, I enjoyed it and will use these techniques.
David Forsgate — IndonesiaVery useful drills and clearly explained from Josh, will use at training tomorrow!
Hamish Webb — EnglandFantastic session. Far too many young players want to present the ball too quickly rather than fight to provide good ball. THE most important player in a breakdown is the ball carrier.
iharaira sinnott — New ZealandGreat videos tugbys still a simple game and creating relationships. great interveiw great mindset drills & primers . def knows his stuff around the contact area
Clive Cashell — Great Britain & Northern IrelandSome good technical detail from Josh around the breakdown and good to see that he also identified safety points as well
Chris Collins — AustraliaExcellent presentation very clear and concise application of biomechanics to the breakdown
Dave Flynn — ArgentinaExcellent stuff, pitched at a good level for all standards of player to appreciate the message and some really handy coaching pointers
Sebastian Suarez — ArgentinaMuy pero muy buenos ejercicios hace mucho que no subían ejercicios de este tipo. Ojalá lo empiecen a hacer mas seguido. Los felicito !!!!
rugbymaniac — USAVery efficient drills for working on strong body position.