Bob Dwyer Rugby Workshops

Coaching Manuals Manual Table of contents

Table of Contents

Section 1 - Essential Level

ATTACK - GENERAL

SESSION 1

Practices

1. Catch & Pass
2. Straight Running
3. Clearing Pass
4. Taking the Overlap - Man on Man Defence 

SESSION 2

 Practices

5. Dummy Pass
6. Straight Running
7. Unders Run
8. Circle Ball
9. Taking the Overlap/Gap - Drift Defence

SESSION 3

Practices

10. Support Play
11. Realignment
12. Tackle Contest Options
13. Continuous Play

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL - ATTACK

ATTACK FROM SET PIECES

SESSION 4

Practices

14. Individual Roles
15. Attack from Scrums

SESSION 5

Practices

16. Attack from Lineouts

ATTACK - COUNTER ATTACK

SESSION 6

Practices

17. Take the Overlap - Man on Man Defence
18. Take the Gap - Drift Defence
19. Beating the First Line 

DEFENCE

SESSION 7 Positioning Attackers and Making the Tackle

Practices

20. Defensive Footwork Practice
21. Positioning the Attacker
22. Upper Body Driving Tackle 45 Degrees
23. Lower Body Driving Tackle 45 Degrees
24. Tackle Channel

SESSION 8 Front-On Tackle and Chasing/Covering Tackle

Practices

25. Front-on Driving Tackle
26. Front-on Passive Tackle
27. Narrow Tackle Channel
28. Chasing/Covering Tackle

KICKING

SESSION 9 Types of Kick

Practices

29. Spiral Punt
30. Grubber
31. Chip Kick
32. Drop punt
33. Place Kick
34. Drop Kick
35. Banana Kick 

Section 2 - Intermediate Level

ATTACK - GENERAL

SESSION 10

Practices

36. Support from Inside to Out
37. Taking the Overlap/Gap

SESSION 11

Practices

38. Support from Outside to In
39. Taking the Overlap/Gap

SESSION 12

Practices

40. Overs Run
41 Tackle Contest Options

ATTACK FROM SET PIECES

SESSION 13 From Scrums

Practices

42. Attack from Scrums

SESSION 14 From Lineouts

Practices

43. Attack from Lineouts

COUNTER ATTACK

SESSION 15 Counter-Attack from Kicks

Practices

44. Counter-Attack from a Kick

SESSION 16 Counter-Attack from a Ball Turnover

Practices

45. Counter-Attack from a Ball Turnover

DEFENCE

SESSION 17 Defensive Drills

Practices

46. Combination tackling - the role of the second tackler
47. Line defence - 2 v 2 and the importance of communication
48. Line defence - 2 v 3 and 3 v 3
49. Defending at the tackle Contest.
50. Defending the No. 9 pass to the 1st receiver
51. Big Defensive Practice

KICKING

SESSION 18 Kick Selection

Practices

52. Kick selection
53. Kick selection - pressure
54. Kick selection Grubber/Chip Kick

SECTION 3 - ADVANCED LEVEL

ATTACK - GENERAL

SESSION 19 Tackle Contest

Practices

55. Tackle Contest Options
56. Continuous Play
57. More Tackle Contest Options
58. Continuous Play

SESSION 20 Cross-field Running

Practices

59. Cross-Field Running
60. Continuous Play 

ATTACK - FROM SET PIECES

SESSION 21 Attack from Scrums

Practices

61. Attack from Scrums - Back Row plays
62. More Back Row plays

SESSION 22 Attack from Lineouts

Practices

63. Attack from Lineouts

ATTACK - COUNTER-ATTACK

SESSION 23

Practices

64. Counter-Attack from a Kick

DEFENCE

SESSION 24 Defence at the Tackle Contest

Practices

65. Defending a Ruck
66. Counter Rucking
67. Defending a Maul

SESSION 25 Defending & Communicating

Practices

68. Line defence 4 v 3 - recognising the threat
69. Close-quarter spotting
70. Defending Inside Shoulder
71. Maintaining Shape

KICKING

SESSION 26 Specific Kicks

Practices

72. Box Kick
73. Drop Punt
74. Drop Punt Wide Receiver
75. Reverse Banana Kick
76. Banana Bomb
77. Game Specific v Instinctive