Defensive Breakdown Decision Making - All - Dale Roberson's Rugby Drills

New contributor Queensland Reds Academy coach, Dale Robertson presents a series on what are the key Defensive Breakdown Decisions and game like activites for players to develop this skill. Filmed at the Youth Coaching Forum session at Brisbane's Nudgee College.

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Heads up view where the ball is and looking at the arriving player.

These are key Defensive Breakdown Decision Making actions that new contributor Queensland Reds Academy coach, Dale Robertson emphasises during his Youth Coaching Forum session at Brisbane’s Nudgee College.

Setting up game like scenarios for his players, Dale creates a contest for the ball so players can make effective breakdown decisions.

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Part 2. Breakdown Decision making - 3v3

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Effectiveness of the tackle and arrival of the 2nd player. These are key Breakdown Decision Making triggers for players.

Queensland Reds Academy coach, Dale Robertson builds on his Breakdown Decision Making session Nudgee College’s Youth Coaching Forum to include multiple players.

Dale creates a situation for multiple players to make connected decisions for an effective breakdown result.

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Good drills, and perfect timing TRS, doing breakdown at the moment with Amstelveen RC Under 16. Arrival time is key. I am including pick & go options as well!

Great Drills. Trains decision making well at the breakdown

Great drills. Decision making in the breakdown areas is key, very important part of the game.

Really like this drill! Awesome!

Good couple of videos – like the details around arrival times linked to decision making. Good learnings

Great drill

Well done!

Course	Part 1, Part 2
Extras	Download companion PDF
Duration	25:00
Topics	Breakdown
Applicable to	Coaches Youths, ands, highs, and schools
Languages	English
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Defensive Breakdown Decision Making - All with Dale Roberson

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Part 1. Breakdown Decision making - Arrival time

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