Non Contact Session Plans - Attack Alignment - HS and A with Dave Ellis
Part 1. Speed and Agility Development
To start the session S&C specialist Paul Bunce, with Haagsche Rugby Club, players details the key elements to speed and agility development. Remember – Your toe is an accelerator and heel is a brake. Toes pointing up and be bouncy, Big steps work and Step powerfully and aggressively.
Part 2. Training runner calls
First build your ‘Runner Call’ system as IRANZ’s skills coach Dave Ellis does with his players. This will enable them to target and exploit space in the opposing defences. Keep the calls simple for all players to understand. Give players shapes to run into space. Time your run. Too early and you’ve lost the move.
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Part 3. Catch Pass square up
Catch and pass alignment is the theme of Clark Laidlaw, ex London Irish assistant coaches session. Clark identifies the key elements – alignment speed and staying square.
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Part 4. Running Lines – Patterns/shapes
Progressing Dave uses the Goal Posts to great effect as he continues the Attack Alignment as he progresses Clark’s catch pass alignment building Attack patterns and shapes.
Dave, details how to straighten your attack, hold the defence and create space against a Goal Post defence.
Part 5. Run, Catch & Pass: decisions under pressure
Finish the session and have some fun with Centurion All Black, Mils Muliaina building a Run, Catch and Pass structure. Building on the runner calls and attack alignment, identifying which players are where and who makes what decision to run or pass or catch? Where is the space? Do I commit to the contact, if so who clears out? Or should we pass out the back? So many decisons to be made and so little time it seems.
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Dave Ellis
Bristol Bears Skills coach and ex Blues and Connacht assistant coach| Course | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 |
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| Duration | 44:55 |
| Topics | Youth Coaching Session Plans |
| Applicable to | Coaches Youths, ands, highs, and schools |
| Languages | English |
| Click on CC button at top left of video for other translation options. | |
Course reviews
Paul Rochester — EnglandExcellent drills with clear developments and progressions
Jason de Kock — AustraliaGreat information. love the warm up drills.
Darrell McEwen — Arabian GulfAs always with Dave’s content, crystal clear, great progressions.
Abel Mataitini — EnglandGood video quality showing important drills with clear instructions.