Games

Using a game-like training activity has many benefits including enhanced conditioning, intensity, and improvements in decision-making. The more game-like changes are added to traditional drills, the closer training sessions come to mirroring what actually happens in a rugby match. Practice how you play!

Three types of games we can use while training:

Small-sided games - Small sides, fast action, defense and attack
Conditioned games - Isolate skills with constrained rules
Game situations - Game-like situations to test skills under pressure

Advantages of coaching using games:

Match-like
Decision-making
Complementary
Skills based
Diversity
Problem solving
Fitness
Motivation
Repetition
Competition
Team building
Full on activity