Defence

Defence – Building a Wall

Level: all

Turnover, speed, or error

Are the 3 objectives of Rugby Code’s Aaron Jones latest 3 part series – Building a wall of defence at phase play.

Aaron details the key aspects of building a seamless defence and asks involving fellow coaches and players along the way. Another excellent series suitable for all age groups – male and female.

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Age Grades: Colts-U18, Girls-U16, Girls-U18, U13, U14, U15, U16

Defence

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Part 1. Defence – Spacing and Alignment

Level: High School, Senior

“Head on a swival” gives us vision to make decisions – on both sides of the ball. Filmed at last year’s San Francisco Coach Summit, Rugby Code’s Aaron Jones shares his defence philosophy – Building a Wall and his approach to achieving it in his latest 3 part series. As Sir Graham Henry states – every team must have a Defence Philosophy!

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Part 2. Defence – Filling the Space

Level: High School, Senior

The Anchor, the Adjustor and the 9 behind In part 2 of his defence series, Rugby Code’s Aaron Jones manages the inside channel defence roles and dynamics. Terminology of positions does not matter – filling the space does. Fundamental defence principles for all levels.

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Part 3. Defence – Roles and Responsibilities

Level: High School, Senior

Look then decide Rugby Code’s Aaron Jones with some help from The Magic Academy’s Rusty Earnshaw details the various roles, responsibilities and situation scenarios around the Inside Channel in part 3 of his Phase Defence series. As Aaron and Rusty note it is important to understand the profile of the players you are working with and adjust your delivery expectation levels accordingly.

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Part 4. Defence – Whole Part Whole

Level: Intro

Whole-part-whole coaching Rugby Code’s Aaron Jones again with some help from The Magic Academy’s Rusty Earnshaw puts the players’ inside channel defence role and responsibilities under pressure in part 4 of his Phase Defence series. Remember highlight the good and bad aspects and modify the activity to fit the skill development.

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Part 5. Defence – Skill Set, Mindset, Structure

Level: High School, Senior

In reality it was the structure not the tackle technique that created the defence weakness. Rugby Code’s Aaron Jones shares his defence pillars and relatable insights as he completes his expert Phase Defence series. Defences are multi part that requires all parts to be in sync to be successful.