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Win the Breakdown - win the game - Warren Gatland
Develop breakdown skills and tactics to help your players win the breakdown contest from some of the world's best coaches and players including Dave Rennie, Richie McCaw, Sam Warburton, George Smith, Warren Gatland, Sir Graham Henry and Eddie Jones, Ben Herring and many others.
Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:
- Y – youth
- HS – high school
- A – adult
- All – suitable for all levels
Coming Soon - Warren Gatland: Clear out (Removing the Threat)Warren Gatland, gives a 25min session on how to remove the opposition threat at the breakdown. This includes clear out technique and progressive drills to improve your chance of winning those all important collisions.
Coming Soon - Mike Friday: 7s Contact Skills (Tackle breakdown & Clear Out)Mike Friday and the Kenya 7s team go through a session on contact skills at the breakdown
Warren Gatland: Contact Scenarios - TrailerIn this module I’ll look at helping players to take contact on their own terms, buy some time, make sure the ball comes back and control this critical area of the game.
A few points on the new scrum lawsAfter nearly 2 years of trialling the new scrum laws, Joel Jutge’s last minute change of heart is causing some problems already.
OUT NOW! Warren Gatland: Contact AreaWarren Gatland’s first module Contact Area OUT SOON!
Out Tomorrow - Courtney Lawes: Ball Carrying & Clear OutNorthampton & England back row forward, Courtney Lawes delivers his latest module on ball carrying into contact & clear out
Contesting for ball & clear outOUT TOMORROW…Bismarck takes you through the breakdown from top to bottom.
Forwards have to think on their feetForwards are conditioned from a young age to make sure that they get to the breakdown, but sometimes it is the worst thing they can do
The Rolling Maul IIWhen the perfect rolling maul is on the move it is almost impossible to stop. It is like discovering the secret of perpetual motion. You cannot tackle a player legally. You cannot get at the ball. There is not much of a front to drive against. The only option left is to…infringe.
The perfect seven knows when to hold backThe breakdown used to be owned by the specialist opensides but now every player needs to be an expert in forcing turnovers.
