Coaching Youth Rugby: An Essential Guide for Coaches, Parents and Teachers

by Keith Richardson

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Written by an experienced rugby coach, Coaching Youth Rugby is an essential guide for all coaches, parents and teachers. This one-stop practical resource will give a new coach everything they need to deliver fun, dynamic, player-centred practice sessions and guidance on how to run a team. Coaches at all levels of the game will find material and ideas aimed at helping them to formulate simple strategies to suit their level of player ability.
Topics include: practical small-team games and drills, enabling coaches to run active and fun sessions for young players; fundamental rugby skills, from passing and handling to tackling, kicking, scrum and lineout; coaching theories presented in an uncomplicated and easy-to-understand manner. There is field-tested, age-specific information to help you learn how to communicate with players, parents, other coaches and officials. Finally, this new book helps you manage your team on match days and provides measures for ensuring player safety.
  • ISBN13 9781847976116
  • Publish Date 17 February 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd