Rugby Alberta Conference (attack)
ALBERTA COACHING CONFERENCE 2017 ”The Alberta Way” Principles of attack
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The Alberta Way WHY? • Our aim is to develop a quality game in Alberta by improving the technical and tactical rugby knowledge of players, coaches, and match officials. • We are looking to provide a consistent level of technical and tactical understanding across the province. • We want to ensure the foundation principles of attack and defense are understood with a strong belief that the game is the best teacher. • To provide a reference point for Coach Development and Talent ID throughout the player pathway.
The Alberta Way Coaching Principles • Create a positive learning environment • Use game related practises to develop skills and decision making (The game is the best teacher) (Game sense, is to make sense of the game, Wayne Smith) • Adaptive play (To much focus on Structure, where tries are coming from) • Mastery coaching approach (focus on the process not the outcome) • Long term player development (Romance)
Principles of Play
“The Alberta Way” • Score Tries (Mindset) • Stay Connected • Work off the ball • Go Forward • Spaces Attack and Defense makes up on average over 2/3rds of the adult game.
Is Rugby Much Different
Everything Starts with our Mindset
Progressive Approach, Develop solid foundation Set Piece
Strike Plays
Game Plan
Patterns
Adjust depth/Width
Create/Build Pressure
Scrum/Line-out Maul, kick offs
Run/pass in to space, Create Space
Kick to score
Individual Skills
Attack Space
Play off 9 & 10
Kick to space
Run, catch, Pass
Identify/create space in Defensive line
Generate quick ball
Aerial Skills
Off load
Counter attack
2 side attack
Numbers behind ball
Ball carry/Clean out
Turnover ball
Pod options
Run, Pass or kick
Individual Skill Run, Catch, Pass, Breakdown Run or pass in to space, create space, offload/QB
Attack Space
Play off 9 & 10
Keep Ball in hand
Identify, create space, in Defensive line
Create width in attack
Off-load/Support, stay connected
Create and play with width
Play around or through defense
Retain possession, attack unstructured defense
Why we must learn to score
•At RWC 2015 winning team scored the most tries in 83% of matches. Tries
Per Second
New Zealand
1 every 171 seconds
Canada
1 every 588 seconds
RWC 2015
Where tries are coming from
Aviva Premiership 2015-2016
693 tries scored Average number of phases 3.12 per try Try Source
Number of Tries
Average Phases
Line Out
179
4.60
Turnover
130
2.58
Kick Receipt
92
4.13
Offensive Kicks
62
1.3
Tap penalties
42
3.5
Canada Tour November 2016
Defending Half Possession Source
Attacking Half
Zone 1 (Own 22m)
Zone 2 (22 - Half)
Zone 3 (Half - 22)
Zone 4 (Their 22m)
Total
%
Lineout
1
6
21
10
38
34%
Scrum
8
8
4
20
18%
Opposiiton Kick Infield
5
11
4
20
18%
10
4
14
12%
Opposition Handling Turnover
5
2
1
9
8%
Opposition Lineout Turnover
2
2
1
5
4%
1
2
3
2%
2
2
2%
1
1
2
2%
35
36
Kick Off Reciept
Opposition Penalty (Quick Tap) Kick Off Steal Opposition Breakdown Turnover ZONE TOTALS FIELD HALF TOTALS
31 66
1
11 47
113 113
Practical Application
• How much time do you have with your team? • How much playing experience do your players have? • Need to develop better decision makers • Rugby is a multi level decision making game. • Constraints based approach
Practical Application
• Do our coaching sessions match try scoring trends/possession platforms in the game? • How much time do we allocate to turnover ball and kick return ? • Need to develop better decision makers. Perception action coupling. READ, PLAN, DO. • What do we teach our players to look for? • Adaptive play
Session Structure Warm Up Launches Scrums, Line outs Kick Offs
Edge Attack Counter attack Wide Rucks In Opposition 22
Set Piece
Scenarios
Skill Wheel
Shaping the game
Catch + Pass Ball Carry + Clear out Off load
Accumulator Off-load Touch Green and Blue Touch 2,4, 6, 8 touch
1
The Alberta Way WHY? • Our aim is to develop a quality game in Alberta by improving the technical and tactical rugby knowledge of players, coaches, and match officials. • We are looking to provide a consistent level of technical and tactical understanding across the province. • We want to ensure the foundation principles of attack and defense are understood with a strong belief that the game is the best teacher. • To provide a reference point for Coach Development and Talent ID throughout the player pathway.
The Alberta Way Coaching Principles • Create a positive learning environment • Use game related practises to develop skills and decision making (The game is the best teacher) (Game sense, is to make sense of the game, Wayne Smith) • Adaptive play (To much focus on Structure, where tries are coming from) • Mastery coaching approach (focus on the process not the outcome) • Long term player development (Romance)
Principles of Play
“The Alberta Way” • Score Tries (Mindset) • Stay Connected • Work off the ball • Go Forward • Spaces Attack and Defense makes up on average over 2/3rds of the adult game.
Is Rugby Much Different
Everything Starts with our Mindset
Progressive Approach, Develop solid foundation Set Piece
Strike Plays
Game Plan
Patterns
Adjust depth/Width
Create/Build Pressure
Scrum/Line-out Maul, kick offs
Run/pass in to space, Create Space
Kick to score
Individual Skills
Attack Space
Play off 9 & 10
Kick to space
Run, catch, Pass
Identify/create space in Defensive line
Generate quick ball
Aerial Skills
Off load
Counter attack
2 side attack
Numbers behind ball
Ball carry/Clean out
Turnover ball
Pod options
Run, Pass or kick
Individual Skill Run, Catch, Pass, Breakdown Run or pass in to space, create space, offload/QB
Attack Space
Play off 9 & 10
Keep Ball in hand
Identify, create space, in Defensive line
Create width in attack
Off-load/Support, stay connected
Create and play with width
Play around or through defense
Retain possession, attack unstructured defense
Why we must learn to score
•At RWC 2015 winning team scored the most tries in 83% of matches. Tries
Per Second
New Zealand
1 every 171 seconds
Canada
1 every 588 seconds
RWC 2015
Where tries are coming from
Aviva Premiership 2015-2016
693 tries scored Average number of phases 3.12 per try Try Source
Number of Tries
Average Phases
Line Out
179
4.60
Turnover
130
2.58
Kick Receipt
92
4.13
Offensive Kicks
62
1.3
Tap penalties
42
3.5
Canada Tour November 2016
Defending Half Possession Source
Attacking Half
Zone 1 (Own 22m)
Zone 2 (22 - Half)
Zone 3 (Half - 22)
Zone 4 (Their 22m)
Total
%
Lineout
1
6
21
10
38
34%
Scrum
8
8
4
20
18%
Opposiiton Kick Infield
5
11
4
20
18%
10
4
14
12%
Opposition Handling Turnover
5
2
1
9
8%
Opposition Lineout Turnover
2
2
1
5
4%
1
2
3
2%
2
2
2%
1
1
2
2%
35
36
Kick Off Reciept
Opposition Penalty (Quick Tap) Kick Off Steal Opposition Breakdown Turnover ZONE TOTALS FIELD HALF TOTALS
31 66
1
11 47
113 113
Practical Application
• How much time do you have with your team? • How much playing experience do your players have? • Need to develop better decision makers • Rugby is a multi level decision making game. • Constraints based approach
Practical Application
• Do our coaching sessions match try scoring trends/possession platforms in the game? • How much time do we allocate to turnover ball and kick return ? • Need to develop better decision makers. Perception action coupling. READ, PLAN, DO. • What do we teach our players to look for? • Adaptive play
Session Structure Warm Up Launches Scrums, Line outs Kick Offs
Edge Attack Counter attack Wide Rucks In Opposition 22
Set Piece
Scenarios
Skill Wheel
Shaping the game
Catch + Pass Ball Carry + Clear out Off load
Accumulator Off-load Touch Green and Blue Touch 2,4, 6, 8 touch
