Vision and Decision Making with Dave Ellis

You can’t watch and read what you can’t see Right? Ex Blues and Connacht Skills coach Dave Ellis discusses Vision and Decision Making with coaches in the classroom at IRANZ’s latest camp in Palmerston North, in NZ. So what is key to making good decisions on the pitch? You need to know what you are looking for. Get there quickly to assess the situation. Communicate the situation and options with your teammates.

Hands up for the tools for ‘heads up rugby’! Ex Blues and Connacht Skills coach Dave Ellis discusses options in his classroom Vision and Decision Making session with coaches at IRANZ’s latest camp in Palmerston North, NZ. How to train for & what to look for? Look for some indicator in front. Restrict the vision.

Dave shows his coaches during their Vision and Decision Making session, an easy way to start building player pressure and build their skills at the same time.
Dave starts building player skills pressure with a series of skill drills using tennis balls only. Concentrate on the ball coming to you. Get into a pass catch rhythm.
Test both sides of the body.

Is your backline catch and pass good enough to be flat on the line
or do you need depth and time to execute? During IRANZ’s latest camp, ex Blues and Connacht Skills coach Dave Ellis with his Palmerston North High school players builds the catch and pass skills. Dave demonstrates to coaches the importance of players targeting and releasing the catch and pass from individual tennis ball passing to a backline routine. Pass through your body not around it. Hands clear and out in front of the body. Hands finishing pointing to the target.