Rugby Attack!

Full Description

Rugby Attack! will equip your players with the skills to attack from rucks, scrums, lineouts and penalties, as well as in open play. With practice your players will then learn to make snap decisions about the plays to use to best exploit a weakness in the opposition.  

Every move in Rugby Attack! is in plain English, comes with a checklist of advantages and disadvantages, and shows you: 

• Where on the pitch the play is best executed - in their 22, at a slow ruck, from a lineout or scrum.
• The types of player it suits - a quick 8, a team that can wheel the scrum, an attack minded 15.
• How to set up the move - pass early to 10, create a deep offside line, have 14 join the line late.
• Why the move works - it targets an opponent's weak 13, forces opposition forwards offside, breaks up a drift defence.
• How to spot and correct common mistakes - start your 15 deeper, make sure the passer turns before contact, have the decoy run closer to defenders.
• What to think about - techniques to develop, ways to adapt the move and answers to the perennial question of "what do we do next?"

Simple, straightforward rules to enable your players to get into the right positions to pass, receive, take contact, break into space and score more tries. 

Clear Instructions for You and Your Players 

Every one of the 27 moves in this playbook is presented on a single page, with the clearest of instructions. Every move shows the players involved, their roles, and the development of the move.

See the sample page below for an example of the simple yet effective moves you will get:

You have an array of moves from different areas of the pitch:

Ruck Moves

Ruck moves get forwards attacking the 10 metres or so around the edge of the ruck or maul. Too frequently, though, they are only used from "slow ball".

Yet they can be used with great effect to attack time and again close to the ruck, to pull in defenders and create gaps, or simply to wind down the clock.

Penalty Moves

With the introduction of more free kicks into the game there is a good case for teams to use more penalty moves, where the ball is tapped and played rather than kicked away.

Back Row Moves

Back row moves are advantageous for two key reasons. First, the action happens closer to the gain line. Second, with the opposition pack bound in, they allow your quicker players to exploit the space between the scrum and the backs.

Even weaker scrummaging sides can use back row moves to their advantage, by producing a quick ruck close to the scrum.

Sequences

If your first or second moves don't break down a defence, your players must be prepared to support through the phases.

By calling a single "sequence", with a number of pre-set plays rather than a series of calls for individual moves, your players will know what they have to do and where they have to be.

Backs Moves

First, the players have to understand the purpose of the move in the context of the match - why this move here and why now? For instance are you looking to score or bust out of your 22?

Second, they need to know that the move does not just finish after the execution - they should be thinking about what happens next.

Third, there are crucial variations you can make to suit your team's strengths. Let's say you've got a right winger who can pass long off both hands. Perhaps you want to bring him infield sometimes to move the play quickly left.

There are moves to help all of your players wherever they are on the pitch in every situation.

 Delivered with clear instructions and objectives to make your coaching more definite and less ambiguous, Rugby Attack! is a must-have for all teams wanting to win more games.

Order today and your team will soon benefit from your clear instructions and knowledgeable coaching!   

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