BOOK LUANCH Coaching Rugby Sevens by Marcus Blackburn
Publishing 5th December 2013
This exciting and essential new edition of Coaching Rugby Sevens offers clear direction on how to coach and play the game of rugby sevens. Emphasising the three key principles of space, alignment and movement, all game situations are covered in detail, focusing on both attack and defence.
Each chapter looks at a different facet of the game, and is clearly illustrated with drills, plays and set pieces, linking theory with practice.
Rugby sevens continues to grow globally through the Sevens World Series and is now an Olympic sport. This timely new edition covers developments in the laws of the game and changes in play due to tactical advancements. It also covers how the principles and ideas of sevens can transfer to 15-a-side rugby, providing valuable new thinking on how the two games interact.
Marcus Blackburn is a sevens specialist. He has produced winning teams at school, club and representative level. He has worked with rugby unions around the world in coach education for sevens and is a leading consultant and coach on the sevens game.
Coaching Rugby Sevens
By Marcus Blackburn
Published by Bloomsbury Sport
5th December 2013
Paperback – £16.99 : 9781408192139
