Introduction to Contact Rugby1

The first year of contact rugby is a crucial point in a players career, if the player becomes comfortable with contact early in their career they are far more likely to enjoy the game, get less injured and progress in their skill acquisition. It is also the year that most mums dread as they envisage their sons/daughters tackling like professionals on TV.

The introduction to Contact Rugby manual is designed to make this transition from non-contact rugby to contact rugby easy and fun. The players will be guided through 20 weeks of games which increase their confidence and ability in contact.

The Introduction to Contact Rugby manual is a great resource for rugby coaches trying to find the happy medium between skill development, technique development and fun coaching sessions. The players will look forward to each weekly coaching session and the coach will have them captivated and be amazed as to how quickly the time flies by.