Rugby union coaching workshop

Learn go-forward rugby by exploiting the set piece, scrum and line-out, to create forward momentum, using a few key back-line plays and a focused defense strategy.

Improve efficiency in support to retain and win the ball, with a focus on the diamond formation around the ball carrier and role-specific decisions in attack and defense.

build continuity in attack with offloads and support, using three questions to judge passes: hands free, see who they're passing to. defensive tips: scan, realign, get off the line, tackle.

Explore how pressure coaching builds learning in rugby union, using team and individual pressure, targeted questions, and adaptive tactics to foster growth.

Design training games and drills with multiple solutions and varied rules to foster creativity, use open-ended questions to guide decisions, and build a healthy creative environment in training and matches.

Coach rugby teams through training games and drills that require teamwork, add competition and pressure to build positive relationships, and mix up players to create varied group dynamics.

Give appropriate, positive feedback to celebrate successes and ask questions when errors occur, while adding pressure in drills and games to maintain a high success rate and confidence.

As a coach, model respect for players, parents, and referees; establish values: accountability, responsibility, honesty; honor All Blacks ethos of leaving jersey in a better place and tidy changing rooms.

Keep players moving by delivering short, targeted feedback with 30-second pauses. Break down instructions into quick questions before returning to the exercise to help absorption and implementation.

Deliberate coaching tips require planning sessions with a clear objective, using specific questions and feedback to strengthen attacking fundamentals like support and continuity, and focusing on why the attack succeeds.

Explore whole-part-whole coaching by blending game and drill in sessions to build problem-solving, support in attack, and breakdown skills, while adjusting rules and intensity for a match-like warm-up.