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Rugby League Coaching techniques and information used to be hard to find - but not any longer. There are now many sources available for coaches, juniors, referees, trainers and anyone who is interested in the mechanics of rugby league.
The regular Rugby League Coaching
Manual includes many features. The issue we reviewed (#23) included
articles on Daniel Anderson (coach of the Warriors) and his techniques
and philisophy, Brian Smith (Parramatta) discusses whether dropping
an out of form player is the right team move and Alan Wilson (ex-Shark
and now Parramatta trainer) talks about how to combine skills work
with conditioning training. The issue also included a section, including
diagrams, on passing drills put together by RLCM with the assistance
of staff from Digi League, Brisbane Broncos, Parramatta Eels and the
NSWRL Academy. The RLCM Drills book - 80 pages of rugby
league coaching instructions and diagrams covering: Coach Talk Yearbook - 100
pages of interviews with 12 leading rugby league coaches - Wayne Bennett,
Chris Anderson, Phil Gould, Brian Smith, David Waite, Craig Coleman,
Royce Simmons, Phil Economidis, Wayne Pearce and other former NRL
coaches. Even if you are not interested in gaining coaching skills,
it is a great insight into the daily life and thoughts of a rugby
league coach surviving in 1st Grade. Whether a player, young coach
or a supporter, it makes for a book that is certainly different to
what is normally available. Here is an excerpt from Phil Gould's section: "A lot of Melbourne's game plan relies on just one pass. I did some stats on their game against Canterbury (1999) and what I found was absolutely amazing. Everyone said it was a sensational game of football, close all the way. But only on three occassions in the whole game did the ball go beyond the second pass. Either the dummy-half ran or he passed it to a one-off runner or to a pivot who picked up another runner. That was all they had. Of the three times the ball did go past the second pass, Melbourne scored twice. Yet hardly ever did the ball even get to a second receiver. I think that is a factor all opposition teams will be concentrating on now. They play an extremely flat game and they do rely on getting some latitude and speed in the play the ball, otherwise their game plan won't work. In my opinion, they play off-side a lot. But they have worked hard to learn it and they are definitely good at it. They really drill their play the ball at training and they get a fair number of second plays in the game which also tends to disorganise the opposition. They use a very, very rigid pattern of play. They hit one in, go to the short side, hit the posts, play open. It is all very rigid and every time they play, you know where the ball is going. However the fact is, unless you are diligent around the play the ball and work hard to dominate in defence, they'll play over the top of you."
Rugby League Coaching Manuals
are located at: www.rlcm.com.au
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coach and play the game.