Table of Contents

- Foreword to the second edition- Foreword to the first edition- How to use this manual- Safety and environment- Ethical and legal coaching- Coaching children- Coaching through questioning- Long term player development- How to use the coaching sessions- Tackling - Tackling preparation, Simple tackling, The side-on tackle, The front-on tackle, The rear tackle.- Handling - Passing and catching, The lateral pass, The spin pass, The switch pass, Passing under pressure, The clearance pass, Simple loops, Passing to create space, Offloading in contact, Handling in a narrow space, Handling and communication, Picking up the ball, Try scorers - Footwork - The swerve, The side step, Improving evasion skills, More advanced evasion skills- Kicking - The punt, The grubber kick, The chip and chase, The place kick, the drop kick, Catching a high ball- The ruck - What is a ruck? Core ruck skills, Ruck attack, Ruck defence, Ruck scan- The maul - What is a maul? Securing maul ball, The driving maul, Defending a maul, Ruck to maul- The scrum - Scrum basics, The three man scrum, The five man scrum, Building a full scrum- The lineout - Lineout jumping, Lineout lifting, Lineout throw in, Lineout catch and drive- Match tactics - Attacking channels, Second phase ball, Converting opportunities