Rugby drills
Rugby speed drills
Rugby speed drills for top speed start with sprint mechanics, like the A-march, A-skip and dribbles, then build to flying sprints, float runs and re-accelerating. Use full recovery so the speed is real.
- Drills
- 8
- Time each
- 6 to 35 minutes
- Group
- Speed and agility
All 8 speed drills
- A-MarchGroove the knee drive, foot strike and tall posture used at top speed.
- A-SkipAdd sprint rhythm to the A-march position so you arrive at training ready to run fast.
- Dribble SeriesTrain the stepping-over action and foot contact of upright sprinting with no equipment at all.
- Straight-Leg BoundsTeach the hamstrings and glutes to pull the ground underneath you at top speed.
- Flying 20Develop and hold genuine top-end speed, which is where line breaks are finished.
- Float RunLearn to run at 90-93% of top speed while relaxed, so you have a gear left late in games.
- Sprint-Float-SprintTrain re-accelerating back to top speed after easing off, which is exactly what a support runner does.
- Wicket RunsForce front-side knee recovery and a tall sprint rhythm at close to top speed.