1. IRB Talent Optimization Programme (TOP) Breakdown

2. Rugby is about contesting possession and continuing to play
Breakdown
Principles
Rugby is about contesting possession and continuing to play

3. Breakdown Contesting possession on the ground Defensive Attack System
Tackling
Tanker
Baller
Attack
Ball Carrier
Support Runners
Phase play

4. Breakdown Principles of Attack Gain possession Go forward
Provide support
Maintain Continuity
Apply pressure
Score points
Avoid turnovers

5. Attack Important Detail
Breakdown
Attack Important Detail
Only one guy can have the ball at one time! There fore support lines into support clean most important aspect .
The support Clean-- the most important aspect of rugby on attack?!!!

6. Composition Of Attacking Breakdown
Functional Conditioning
Dominating contact
Recoil
Cleaning Techniques
Scenarios
Rules and laws

7. Functional Conditioning
Breakdown
Functional Conditioning
Mobility-on and off the deck dexterity and explosively-getting into a position to make a clean-paddatjie etc
Cleaning ability: contact worthy enough to clean in all situations-collision training

8. Individual Physical Characteristics
Breakdown
Individual Physical Characteristics
Explosive power
Pound for pound body weight strength
Stamina-endurance speed off the deck
Collision worthy

9. Attacking breakdown Sequence
Dominating contact
Ball carrier, support runners running so they can clean
Execute good clean
Awareness-heads up
Assessments to win numbers game
Speed of ruck

10. Breakdown Dominating Contact Hit n spin Power step Hand off Swerve
Step and hand off
Side step

11. Breakdown When is a Ruck formed?
When 1 player form the opposition and one form your team are bound over the ball carrier lying on the deck recoiling the ball

12. Breakdown Rules and Laws No sealing off over or before ball
Must clean through the gate-explain gate
Must bind with your arm when clean out
No rights with hands when rucks has beaten you
No rights when not on your feet
Can use your feet to play a ball in a ruck

13. Attacking Breakdown Scenarios and Lingo
What is Early threat-Cleaning tech for this scenario-T bag
What is Same time threat-Cleaning tech for this scenario—Duck Punch
What is Late threat-Cleaning tech for this scenario-Duck Clean

14. Breakdown Cleaning Techniques Duck-explanation T bag-explanation
Duck punch-when there is space to duck your head through during same time arrival-you punch your head through opponents arm and torso as you duck over ball.

15. Breakdown Measuring Breakdown Quality of Cleaning Technique
Decision making
Aggression
Turn over's lost on first arrivals clean
Ruck speed
Amount of players in ruck

16. Breakdown Principles of Defence Contest possession Go forward
Apply Pressure
Prevent territorial gain
Provide support
Regain possession
Counter attack

17. Breakdown Defensive Breakdown Slow opposition phase play
Limit opposition attacking opportunities
Create turnovers by stealing opposition ball

18. Defensive Breakdown Components
Dominate collision
Stealing and slowing techniques=Competing for ball
Winning numbers game to dominate defensively
Defensive assessment-when to stop competition and return to defensive line

19. Functional/Collision Conditioning
Breakdown
Functional/Collision Conditioning
Collision Conditioning
Tackle technique
Mobility exercises focusing on being able to pounce onto ball after hit
Increase anaerobic capacity to be able to repeat competition for ball throughout match

20. Breakdown Laws and Rules Tackler must show daylight-chicken wing
Mustn't tri pod
Must support own body for competition of ball
Must know when beaten by ruck
Must cease competition for ball once beaten by ruck-can only counter ruck after ruck formed.

21. Scenarios for competing for ball
Breakdown
Scenarios for competing for ball
A positive hit is made and the techniques used to slow and compete after daylight is made
A neutral hit is made-the technique to compete changes here
A negative hit- a totally different agility and mobility component exist to slow and compete here.

22. Defensive Breakdown Lingo
Early arrival
Same time arrival
Late arrival
Tanker-tackler competing for ball
Baller-2nd player in after tackler trying to steal ball

23. Defence Individual skills
Breakdown
Defence Individual skills
Contesting Poss: picking up ball from deck or ripping ball from opponent standing.. collision skills
Go forward: tracking skills
Applying pressure: tackling and ball recovery
Prevent territory: tackling
Support of team mates: Double hits-tackle completion; contesting possession
Regain possession & CA: ball recovery, passing, kicking and catching

24. Measuring Def Breakdown
Quality and type of tackle
Tanker effectiveness-decision making
Baller effectiveness-decision making
Amount of ball turned or slowed
Over all Work rate of tackler