Lineouts - Critical Path for Securing Lineout with Bernie Upton
Former Hurricane and Chiefs Super Lock and current Wellington Lions (NPC) lineout coach Bernie Upton details the 'critical path' to secure Gold Standard Ball (GSB).
During this series Bernie looks at the keys aspects of a less known part of the game to secure good attack quality lineout possession.
- Winning lineouts is about doing the basics exceptionally well.
- Consistency beats complexity.
- Simple, repeatable movements performed at speed.
- Load. Explode. Finish.
Part 1. Lineouts - Securing Gold Standard Ball (GSB)
Shape on Shape, Disconnection, Weak links
Discover 3 key ways to secure your Gold Standard Ball (GSB) from a 5-man lineout.
Wellington Lions (NPC) lineout coach Bernie Upton kicks off our latest series, showing why the 5-man lineout is the most effective Critical Path option for securing GSB – especially at the Community Rugby level.
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Part 2. Creating Maximum Separation
Load, step, straight up
having sharp movement so the defense can never catch up and you win the ball.
It is that simple as Bernie demonstrates as he resumes his lineouts series.
Identifying your head start, where the space is and then jumping into it.
This Lineout philosophy is suitable for all levels
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Part 3. A Successful Approach to Lifting
Big step then hop – lift not push
Parts of the Bernie’s Load, explode and finish lifting methodology.
Using the Wellington Lions (the NZ NPC’s most successful lineout), as an example, Bernie details the parts to a successful Lineout lift.
Simple moves with sharp movement beats complicated moves when it comes to winning lineouts!
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Part 4. Foot Pattern for Successful Jumping
“We invest too much in complicated options to create that separation”
And inevitably that’s because our core skills aren’t quite there and we’re trying to compensate with complexity of movements.
Bernie talks ‘Surfing’ to emphasise the core lineout jumping skills to his players.
Get on your surfboards and really load.
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Part 5. The Squeeze Jump
You want to be lifting up
Chase that max height and get a feel for it as Bernie details at basic Squeeze Jump with his St Bernard’s Wellington players.
Note how Bernie uses a combination of learning skills in this session – verbal, kinetic, and visual with the iPad. Plus asking the players to self-reflect on their efforts.
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Bernie Upton
Bernie is a specialist lineout coach with the Wellington Lions after an extensive professional career as a lock.| Course | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 |
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| Duration | 46:00 |
| Topics | Set Piece Youth Coaching |
| Applicable to | Coaches Youths, ands, highs, and schools |
| Languages | English , Español |
| Click on CC button at top left of video for other translation options. | |
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