How to be Innovative and Creative

Throughout our rugby, New Zealand coaches have to be innovative and constantly seek better ways of preparing teams and individuals in order to remain competitive and make rugby an enjoyable sport for all.

This manual is not meant to be an exhaustive supply of skills and drills to achieve these purposes, but more of a catalyst for innovative and creative coaching.

There is a real need for a resource that focuses coaches on the fundamental skills of our game. If players and teams don’t possess these skills then the more advanced levels of our game can’t be achieved.
We would like to think that the focus of a coach using this manual would be, first the skill, and then the drill. Not the other way around!

Repetition is a key part of fundamental skill development as is the coach being able to identify a skill deficiency then correct it through effective coaching.

Enjoy this great tool to help you improve your players skills