RUGBY COACHES

Rugby is a popular sport played around the world. South African’s have a deep rooted love for the sport, which is played from primary school level to professional status.

If you are looking for a sport that can help you build strength and fitness rugby is a good option as it is is a highly physical game that boosts upper body strength. It also teaches players great strategy and teamwork skills.

Rugby training sessions with a coach will go a long way to helping you improve your skills and your fitness levels.

Effective passing is an important skill you will work on. Whatever position a player ends up playing, good passing skills are essential for every player. All players should be able to pass well, delivering clearing passes, spin passes and pop passes.

Rugby players also need to work on tackling. A coach can help improve tackling techniques by running plays. A competent rugby player should be able to perform a side, front and rear tackle.

Running is another skill that rugby players need to work on. A good rugby player can change direction quickly, change pace when needed, swerve, sidestep and move backwards when necessary. Fitness drills and warm-ups can help build these skills.

Rugby skills also involve kicking the rugby ball. With the help of a coach, a player can work on a number of kicking techniques including torpedoes, banana kicks, place kicking and drop kicking.

A good rugby coach will also work on various rugby strategies and teach effective teamwork during play.

When just starting out in rugby children focus on the basics of the game. A rugby coach can help to get children up to speed safely. It’s important to focus on safe tackling from a young age to ensure injuries are avoided.

As children advance, they will start to perform proper contact rugby skills and will learn how to do scrums and rucks correctly.

Coaches can help children, teenagers and adults master their rugby game. Rugby coaches can work individually or with teams.