Edge attack principles based on the last defender in the line not the width position on the field.
Is the basis of former Wallabies U20 assistant coach Shannon Fraser’s 2 part Edge Attack series from the recent Youth Rugby Coaches Forum.
Attack principles that are suitable for all grades.
Part 1. Edge Attack Approach Differs according to the Defence Picture
Be square, sit down defenders, build shape into your passing
are the key skills Shannon Fraser concentrates on in part 1 of his Edge Attack series.
Different Edge Attack skills are required for high/hard and soft/back defences as Shannon demonstrates with his St Joseph Nudgee College players.
Part 2. Setting up a Return to Edge Play
Width/Space, number of defenders, speed of ball are all factors that influence your Return Edge Attack play.
Shannon Fraser, with his St Joseph Nudgee College players, details the different considerations in an Edge Attack approach and objectives in part 2 of his Edge Attack series, at the recent Youth Rugby Coach Forum.
It is not always about the immediate play that matters!
Part 3. Attack options off 10 in the 1-3-3-1 formation
Last man can do what they want is the ideal outcome of an Edge Attack.
Shannon Fraser builds an Open Edge Attack with his St Joseph’s Nudgee players and then challenges their Edge Attack decision making with a modified game.
Note: all completed within a 20.×20 mtrs space!