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8. Coaching Videos - Games for understanding


This section will show a variety of games that will allow further development and understanding for players. We need to be looking at doing much more of our coaching through game based learning with breakout sessions using drills and exercises to strengthen learning where required.

4 corner touch - great game for passing, decision making, evasion, teamwork communication.

Elimination tag game - great for communication, teamwork, defensive plans and organisation, passing, evasion and tactics.

How many passes game - simple game to work on passing skills under pressure, communication and movement.

Middle team touch game - a continuous overload game where the team in the middle attack one way then the other trying to score. The team in the middle always has more players than the defence. Works on finishing overloads and decision making.

Mooloo ball - game for developing passing, communication, teamwork, movement when not in possession.

Order ball - passing game that requires teams to pass in number order. Works on communication, decision making, evasion, passing tactics.

Rocket touch - works on support play through the contact area.

Offside adaptive games - gets players making decisions and reacting to situations.

Multi directional end ball - great game for passing development, communication, teamwork, movement.

Chaos game - great passing and movement game, good for decision making.

mice and monters - great game for evasion and tackling/tagging skills.

Multi directional pass and kick game - great fun game which works on passing, kicking, identifying space and scoring opportunities, teamwork and communication

Ruckley tag - great game for evasion skills


Rugby statues game - good warm up type passing game that can be conditioned to work on communication, teamwork etc.

Small sided end ball variations


small sided touch variations