Page 3 - Rugby Coaching Diary Level 2- Huntley Anderson

6 SESSION PLAN OVERVIEW

1. Programme starts in the mid-season break to address the individual and unit skills in the first half of the season.

2. It is to prepare the team for the second half of the season which resumes mid-January 2017.
3. Age range of the athletes (16-19 years old).

4. Core of the squad has been together for 12 months with key players having played together for as many as 7 years.

5. Players and units have been assessed based on games in the first half of the season and corrective skills are to be used to improve techniques for individuals and unit.
SESSION FRAME

1. Routine warm up sessions for individuals and unit specific activities Note: Every session starts with the routine warm up identified in session 1 and referenced in every other session
2. WHOLE-PART-WHOLE

Game Free Form Part Skill Focus Game Rugby
Specific
Game Rules
Key Factors
Laws
Specific
Specific

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3. Use of Time in Drills/Grids (W-P-W) Whole- Part-Whole with a ratio 5 :10 : 15 (W -P -W )
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SESSION 1 RUNNING 1. Channel running
2. Evasive running with the ball
3. Running in defense (cover, blitz, or drift defense)
SESSION 2 HANDLING 4. Clearing Pass
SESSION 3 KICKING 5. Place kick
SESSION 4 LINEOUT 6. Throw-in
7. Lifting
8. Setout
SESSION 5 RUCKING 9. Defending (player roles)
10. Identifying threats
SESSION 6 COUNTER ATTACK 11. Gain line
12. Support
13. Set up
14. Running channel