The Gift of Footwork - All with Dave Ellis
Gift your players the key skill of footwork to evade players.
In this series EllisRugby and Bristol Bears' Skills coach Dave Ellis looks at how to develop 2 key evasion skills - the step and swerve.
Suitable for ALL players of all levels.
Part 1. The Gift of Footwork - The Step
STEP AWAY FROM THE CONTACT!… keep your feet operating and go forward
are Dave Ellis key starting points as he ‘gifts’ his Waimea and Nelson college players the footwork to step into the space rather than the player.
This skill can be trained by players at all levels at any time and anywhere.
For more about Dave Ellis’ coaching go to Ellis-rugby
Play videoPart 2. The Gift of Footwork - The Swerve
Pushing off the inside foot
and accelerate off the outside foot is Dave Ellis’ key messaging in his how to swerve drill used by the ABs and Brisbane Broncos Rugby league team.
Players of all levels can develop this skill and learn to swerve like Christian Cullen!
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Dave Ellis
Bristol Bears Skills coach and ex Blues and Connacht assistant coach| Course | Part 1, Part 2 |
|---|---|
| Extras | Includes a companion PDF |
| Duration | 08:20 |
| Topics | Player Programme Youth Coaching Attack |
| 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
Guy McKim — CanadaLove what Dave said about growing into the game and his progression of footwork for all, thank you, hope lots coaches see this, simple but useful.
Epeli Davetawalu — Arabian GulfGreat drill, little things that determining the momentum of attack. Individual skills, very simple but spot on. Thanks for sharing. This is your everyday thing… love it.
Sean Adamson — IrelandExcellent
Hamish Webb — EnglandGreat session. Hardly ever coached to younger players. Y.A.C will increase enormously if ALL players work on this. This is the best west way to increase ruck speed.