TOUCH RUGBY - Movement Patterns

        Before you start running double switches up the blind side,
        you need to nail the basic individual skills.  This is a mistake that a lot 
        of beginner coaches make i.e. wanting to run before they can walk.
        
        So what are the basic skills?
        
        INDIVIDUAL SKILLS
        Catch
        Score - Seriously...How many times have you practiced diving at the line?
        Rollball
        Tapoff
        Taking a penalty
        Spiral Pass
        Flick Pass
        Reverse Pass
        Miss Pass
        Running dump
        
        How many times do you think you need to practice these skills before you
        become proficient?? Have a think about it before you read ahead....
        
        It'd not as much as you might think - It's around 50 times...
        
        Once the basic Individual Skills above have been nailed, it's time to move onto
        the sub-unit skills.  These are skills involving more than one person.
        
        SUB-UNIT SKILLS
        Wrap
        Switch
        Double Switch
        Sweeper plays
        etc
        
        So where are all the 'killer moves'?  Well it turns out that the 'killer moves'
        are merely the COMBINATION of all the above patterns.  Think of it like
        musical notes - There are only a handful of notes but they can be combined 
        into infinite combinations - It's the same principle here.
        
        The big secret the top teams don't want you to know is that
        it's just perfecting these basics under pressure again and 
        again and training SPECIFICALLY the energy systems 
        required for the game.
        
        When I get a chance I'll finish this section with some TEAM SKILLS...
        
        In the meanwhile - Enjoy your Touch!!