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An Integrated Approach to Speed & Agility Training for Rugby
This document discusses the differences between taking space and making space in rugby and how strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches can work with rugby coaches to train both skills. It provides examples of players either taking space through raw speed and maneuverability or making space through deception and sharp cuts. The document advocates for S&C coaches to train athletes in environments that develop both skills by exposing them to different conditions to build their "toolbox." It also argues that S&C and rugby coaches should collaborate to integrate tactical decision making into training so players can apply both skills effectively during games.
An Integrated Approach to Speed & Agility Training for Rugby
- 1. An Integrated Approachto Speed & Agility Training For Rugby Pete Burridge Leicester Tigers S&C Coach
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- 3. Taking Vs MakingSpace What is the difference & why is this relevant to me as a rugby coach/S&C
- 4. Taking Vs MakingSpace
- 5. Taking Vs MakingSpace Both display excellent agility that results in a try being scored. But what are the differences in approach from each player and how is this relevant to
- 6. Taking Vs MakingSpace
- 7. In this clipyou can see how Jonny May TAKES the space that the French team gives him. There’s not a lot there, but when you possess the speed that Jonny May has, you stand a chance of bursting through the gaps. He is also helped by his ability to make subtle swerves whilst still maintaining his speed. Teddy Thomas (14) is in a fairly good position but see how that subtle hip shift denies him the chance to make a clean tackle. This is a good example of ‘maneuverability’ in Taking Space
- 8. Taking Vs MakingSpace
- 9. In this clipthere’s not a lot of space available but Telusa Veainu MAKES space by manipulating the defense. His entry speed is far lower the last clip but this then allows him to use harsher cuts/steps with some deception to create space that wasn’t there before. A larger drop of CoM and feet outside his initial base of support allow him to decelerate and reaccelerate at much sharper angles. Making Space
- 10. Both have successfuloutcomes (tries) but how they’ve been achieved is very different. Both have lent into their strengths: either by TAKING SPACE with raw speed and having superior maneuverability than their opponent, or by MAKING SPACE by using deception and sharp, sudden cuts to get the defender off balance and exploit the space they leave behind. If we take what we see from competition, we can then apply that to our own sessions. This enables us to be better equipped to train our Taking Vs Making Space
- 11. We may wantthe athlete to have low entry speeds in tight areas, so they have to make sharp cuts to MAKE space. In others we may want them to carry their speed and make subtler movements to TAKE space that may be available. Once we understand this, we can expose them to different learning environments that aim to develop and add to their toolbox. That way they then have multiple weapons available to them in their arsenal. Then if we collaborate (rugby coach & S&C coach) we can develop correct decision What Might It Look Like?
- 12. More Weapons =More Tries
- 13. How do wemake it work in training? Integration
- 14. Finding Space isa key principle of attack in rugby. Rugby coaches + S&C coaches can both play a part in developing someone’s ability to find space. Integration
- 15. The rugby coach willbe concerned mostly on the team and the tactical execution of a Stereotypical Integration
- 16. The S&C coach willbe concerned mostly on the individual and the technical Stereotypical Integration
- 17. When training forspeed & agility, it doesn’t have to always be so polarized. Good improvements can be made working in the middle. Stereotypical Integration
- 18. What might itlook like?
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