Rugby Union Threequarter Play: A Guide to Skills, Techniques and Tactics

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Rugby Union Threequarters Play is a technical playing guide that examines the demands of each of the positions in the threequarters, and analyses the specific positional roles and responsibilities. The book will help coaches to place the right player in the right position. It includes the following: .Checklist of positional skills and attributes to show what makes a skilled player .Analysis of position's role within the team .Development of specialist technical and tactical skills .Developing a player's physical and mental skills .Step-by-step drills that can be easily used in a training session .Material on threequarters players working as a unit and with other positions in the team AUTHOR: Peter Johnson is the author of several books on rugby. He has coached school, university, representative rugby teams, and professional rugby clubs. As a former England Academy Manager, and presently as the manager of the RFU Apprenticeship program, Peter's career has been at the heart of the elite player development. ILLUSTRATIONS: 50 colour photographs & 130 diagrams

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Peter Johnson is the author of several books on rugby. He has coached school, university, representative rugby teams and professional rugby clubs. As a former England Academy Manager, and presently as the Manager of the RFU Apprecenticeship programme, Peter's career has been at the heart of the elite player development.