1. Smart((RUGBY))SA CD-ROM INDEX Practice Plans (Coaching Sessions) “Practice Plans” for age 7 – 9 years “Practice Plans” for age 10 – 13 years “Practice Plans” for age 14– 18 years Exercises / Drills Individual Skills Unit Skills Stability, Balance & Agility Scrums Contact & Breakdown Line-outs Evasion & Running Mauls Handling Skills Games Tackling Skills Games Kicking Click (Esc) to exit program A few words and acknowledgements from Jan Oberholzer

2. Smart((RUGBY))SA Practice Plans for age 14 – 18 years Practice Plan 1 Practice Plan 2 Week 1 Week 2 Practice Plan 3 Practice Plan 4 Practice Plan 6 Practice Plan 5 Week 3 Practice Plan 8 Practice Plan 7 Week 4 Week 5 Practice Plan 10 Practice Plan 9 Practice Plan 12 Practice Plan 11 Week 6 Week 7 Practice Plan 14 Practice Plan 13 Week 8 Practice Plan 15 Practice Plan 16 These “Practice Plans” have been constructed to allow a coach to follow a sequential plan through a season ( 16 “Practice Plans” ). Although these plans are only a guide, they do however have several important features:- 1. Skills and drills are repeated, because you do not want a new skill and drill every week. Try to follow the “Practice Plans” from 1 to 16 2. Coaches can easily move individual skills, unit skills and team skills around to suit their individual team’s circumstances. Click (Esc) to exit program Back to CD-ROM INDEX

3. Age Group 14 - 18 years Practice Plans Smart((RUGBY))SA PRACTICE PLAN 4 * CLICK on the blue SKILLS DEMONSTRATION to see the necessary skills information * CLICK on the blueEXERCISE / DRILL to see the complete exercise or drill Click (Esc) to exit program Print “Practice Plan” Back to “Practice Plans for 14 – 18 yrs”

4. Individual Skills: Contact & Breakdown Smart((RUGBY))SA Exercise / Drill 54 “ The Maxi Contact Drill” Objective: To teach players the basics skills of how to hit and place the ball in contact. Exercise / Drill explanation: 1) The players stand in rows behind marker cone A and B. 2) Stage 1: On the signal of the coach the first player at A runs to B and drives into the first player at B, goes down and places the ball on the ground away from his body. 3) The defending player steps over the player on the ground and picks the ball up, then runs back to A, drives into the second player at A, goes down, places the ball for the defending player to pick the ball up to continue the drill. 4. Stage 2: Now a supporting player can run with the ball carrier to perform a clean-out on the defender. The coach can also use thee players, one to go down and place the ball, the second player to do the clean-out and the third player to bridge over the ball. Equipment: 1) A ball per drill. 2) 2 Marker cones to form the grid. Key coaching points: • Teach the players to hold the ball tightly against their body before they make contact with the shoulder furthest from the ball. • On the ground they must place the ball as far as possible using their upper bodies. 5m • CLICK • to play • to stop • to play • again B A Video Clip Exercise / Drill set up Press (Esc) to EXIT Back to HomePage