Under 15s JDP

Consolidate & Develop Individual skills / Intro to new skills / cont. Develop tackling (Key element / safety)

Evasion

• Avoid contact
• Swerve
• HAND OFF (Full)
• Change of pace
• Sidestep

Handling skills

• Ball in two hands
• Decision making – Creating & Preserving space
• Switch pass
• Spin pass.

Contact Skills

• Fine tune tackling skills
• Falling and placing the ball
• Passing from ground & out or around tackle.
• Getting back to your feet – re-join game.
• Gain possession in tackle

Maul

• Full Maul.
• Ball carrier – Strong base & protect ball
• Support Players – Body position/drive, secure and deliver ball.
• Defenders – secure ball & player / drive.

Ruck

• Full ruck. Ball carrier – Ball presentation.
• Support players – Protect ball carrier & secure ball.
• Tackler – release, regain feet & contest.
• Create Ruck to maintain continuity (Speed).

Scrum

• Full
• Fully contested
• Attack & Defence strategy.

Lineout

• Uncontested
• lifting permitted
• Game strategy from Lineout.

Backline attack – Multiple phases in match conditions.

• Penetration – Positioning, Alignment & identification of space
• Angle of run & timing of pass
• Players be aware of formal role in a pattern

Backline defence (Prevent penetration through defensive line / attempt to regain possession.

• Alignment / move forward / React to threat / TACKLE / Support

Kicking & Catching

• Attack, Defence & KO strategies.

Laws / Ethics

• Understand the rules & Laws of 15s
• Personal responsibility for behaviours and actions

The GAME

• Full 15s
• Tactical awareness
• Develop positional specific skills
• Understand Games plan
• Effective set piece play.

Principles (Team play)

• ADD PRESSURE to principle of play
• Go Forward / Continuity / Decision making / Team

Fundamental skills – Increasingly positional specific, as play finds their position. It can change.

Mobility & Power

Speed & acceleration

Strength (Window – 12months after growth spurt slows) – keep to body weight only at this age

Motivation

Determination

Concentration on key tasks & factors

Goal setting (personal)

Independent thinking

Ambition

Life balance (Coping with pressure)

Acceptance of structure & discipline