Rugby Classics: Think Rugby: A Guide to Purposeful Team Play

Rugby Classics: Think Rugby: A Guide to Purposeful Team Play

by Jim Greenwood
Rugby Classics: Think Rugby: A Guide to Purposeful Team Play

Rugby Classics: Think Rugby: A Guide to Purposeful Team Play

by Jim Greenwood

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Overview

Think Rugby and Total Rugby are rugby classics - two of the most important and influential books ever written on the game of rugby.

Thousands of players and coaches around the globe have benefited from the concepts and methods in these books, equipping them with the coaching skills and strategy to play the very best in fifteen-a-side rugby.

Think Rugby is a systems book that gets both coach and player working more productively:
- the coach, through a wealth of practical advice on keeping sessions fresh and purposeful
- the player, through tried and tested methods of improving tactical decision-making to enhance whole-team possession
- the team, through focusing on dynamic attack in the forwards and effective positioning in the backs.

Written by one of Rugby Union's most respected coaches, Think Rugby is a classic manual, which continues to influence coaching strategy the world over.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472918758
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 04/23/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Jim Greenwood was one of world's most highly regarded rugby coaches and was a distinguished player before shaping the game internationally with his renowned coaching techniques. He was the first rugby coach to be elected to the National Coaching Foundation's inaugural Hall of Fame, and was also elected as an official Legend of Scottish Rugby. His two books Total Rugby and Think Rugby are considered to be seminal works on the game of rugby.
Jim Greenwood is one of the world's most highly regarded rugby coaches. He was the first rugby coach to be elected to the National Coaching Foundation's inaugural Hall of Fame, and has also been elected as an official Legend of Scottish Rugby.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction

PART 1: JUST TO THINK RUGBY
1 Developing a system

PART 2: THE BASIS OF TEAM PERFORMANCE
2 Strategy and tactics

PART 3: INTEGRATED TACTICAL DEVELOPMENT
3 Making good choices
4 Improving tactical decisions
5 Eight steps to technical efficiency
6 Preparing the TDM

PART 4: THE QUEST FOR SPACE
7 The value of space
8 Defining the run

PART 5: BUILDING AN ENTERPRISING REPERTOIRE
9 Developing fresh ideas
10 Enterprising back play
11 Enterprising forward play
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