Rugby Union Threequarter Play: A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics
Rugby Union Threequarter Play is a technical playing guide that examines the demands of each of the positions in the threequarters, and analyses the specific positional roles and responsibilities. The book will help coaches to place the right player in the right position. It includes the following: Checklist of positional skills and attributes to show what makes a skilled player; Analysis of the position's role within the team; Development of specialist technical and tactical skills; Developing a player's physical and mental skills; Step-by-step drills that can be easily used in training sessions; Material on threequarter players working as a unit and with other positions in the team. A reference guide to Rugby Union threequarter play aimed at all RU players and coaches. Examines the demands of each of the positions in the threequarter line and will help coaches place the right player in the right position. Superbly illustrated with 50colour photographs and 130 play/tactical diagrams. Peter Johnson is currently Manager of the RFU Apprenticeship programme and author of several books on rugby.
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Rugby Union Threequarter Play: A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics
Rugby Union Threequarter Play is a technical playing guide that examines the demands of each of the positions in the threequarters, and analyses the specific positional roles and responsibilities. The book will help coaches to place the right player in the right position. It includes the following: Checklist of positional skills and attributes to show what makes a skilled player; Analysis of the position's role within the team; Development of specialist technical and tactical skills; Developing a player's physical and mental skills; Step-by-step drills that can be easily used in training sessions; Material on threequarter players working as a unit and with other positions in the team. A reference guide to Rugby Union threequarter play aimed at all RU players and coaches. Examines the demands of each of the positions in the threequarter line and will help coaches place the right player in the right position. Superbly illustrated with 50colour photographs and 130 play/tactical diagrams. Peter Johnson is currently Manager of the RFU Apprenticeship programme and author of several books on rugby.
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Rugby Union Threequarter Play: A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics

Rugby Union Threequarter Play: A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics

Rugby Union Threequarter Play: A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics

Rugby Union Threequarter Play: A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics

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Rugby Union Threequarter Play is a technical playing guide that examines the demands of each of the positions in the threequarters, and analyses the specific positional roles and responsibilities. The book will help coaches to place the right player in the right position. It includes the following: Checklist of positional skills and attributes to show what makes a skilled player; Analysis of the position's role within the team; Development of specialist technical and tactical skills; Developing a player's physical and mental skills; Step-by-step drills that can be easily used in training sessions; Material on threequarter players working as a unit and with other positions in the team. A reference guide to Rugby Union threequarter play aimed at all RU players and coaches. Examines the demands of each of the positions in the threequarter line and will help coaches place the right player in the right position. Superbly illustrated with 50colour photographs and 130 play/tactical diagrams. Peter Johnson is currently Manager of the RFU Apprenticeship programme and author of several books on rugby.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781847975256
Publisher: Crowood Press, The
Publication date: 06/30/2013
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 37 MB
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About the Author

Peter Johnson is the author of several books on rugby. He has coached school, university, representative rugby teams, and professional rugby clubs. As a former England Academy Manager, and presently as the manager of the RFU Apprenticeship program, Peter's career has been at the heart of the elite player development.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

1 Introduction 7

2 The Scrum Half (9) 9

3 The Fly Half (10) 35

4 The Centres (12 and 13) 57

5 The Wings (11 and 14) 81

6 The Full Back (15) 101

7 Midfield Play 118

8 Back-Three Play 131

9 Developing Backline Play 138

Glossary of Technical Terms 154

Index 156

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