The Introduction to the Breakdown and Set Piece

How to introduce rugby scrums and line outs to young rugby players.

At this age you have probably spent the past 2-3 years coaching your players about the basics of rugby, passing, running, support and most importantly the tackle zone. If I am correct there is one more area that is probably irking you, the set piece, i.e., the scrum and line out.

I can bet that your rugby players still pack down, not looking at the ball, the half back receives the ball, passes it to the nearest player or the player he runs into and that player runs back into the middle of the opposition defence. Am I correct?

You aren’t alone. The players at this age don’t understand the need to pass the ball away from the scrum or line out to a player in space, they are more likely to pick it up and run in any direction they see fit as long as they have the ball tucked under their arm.

So how do you coach the basics of the Set Piece (scrums and Line outs)?

The best way is to create pass only zones. Pass only zones are areas around the scrum and the line out in which the players know they have to pass the ball in order to get out of it and run again. Have a look at the diagram below.

The next stage is to introduce the technical aspects of the scrum and line out in isolated games such as piggy in the middle (line out jumping) and kneeling wrestling (for scrum stability).

How is the Introduction to Break Down and Set Piece going to help you?

The introduction To Break Down and Set Piece Manual will revise the previous years skill development, contact games and break down techniques while also introducing the scrum and line out basics.

The manual will cover the following specifics of rugby;
Ball placement
Clean out
Leg drive
Ball control into and through contact
Stealing the ball
Using passing to get the ball wide
Attacking from a set piece
Correct scrummaging technique
Jumping and throwing in the line out

What’s the best way to coach kids rugby?

So how do the manuals work?

What do you get when you buy this manual?

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