Quilter Kids First Skills Series

Quilter Kids First Skills Series is a coaching resource. The library of videos features the stars of England Rugby as they take you through a number of practices that can help improve your rugby players, so that they have the confidence to enjoy their rugby. Find below a series of videos for each Quilter Kids First age group to use at your next training session, or even at home in the back garden.

Under 7s

Bangkok traffic jam

A playful way to kick off your session and develop fundamental movement skills in players of all ages

Musical chairs

This game is an ideal way to teach the tower of power and fundamental movement skills. It’s an ideal warm up!

Learning to tag

Tag can be played by all ages and is a brilliant game that teaches the fundamentals of rugby

Beat the square

A great all action game to develop players’ creativity, awareness, decision making and self-organisation

Hopscotch

Modify this classic playground game to develop agility, balance and coordination.

Pass from floor and mid-air

Encourage all players to explore different ways to pass the ball

Hide the attacker

Improve your footwork as a defender in this fun game that will test your reactions

Using adaptive games

Try using game zones and skill zones to challenge and support your players in different ways

Under 8s

Bangkok traffic jam

A playful way to kick off your session and develop fundamental movement skills in players of all ages

Musical chairs

This game is an ideal way to teach the tower of power and fundamental movement skills. It’s an ideal warm up!

Learning to tag

Tag can be played by all ages and is a brilliant game that teaches the fundamentals of rugby

Beat the square

A great all action game to develop players’ creativity, awareness, decision making and self-organisation

Hopscotch

Modify this classic playground game to develop agility, balance and coordination.

Pass from floor and mid-air

Encourage all players to explore different ways to pass the ball

Hide the attacker

Improve your footwork as a defender in this fun game that will test your reactions

Using adaptive games

Try using game zones and skill zones to challenge and support your players in different ways

Under 9s

Aussie rules

A great high-paced game that encourages players to Scan, Act and Adapt to beat defenders

Learning to fall

Use this skill zone to help develop players confidence in making contact with the ground

Musical chairs

This game is an ideal way to teach the tower of power and fundamental movement skills. It’s an ideal warm up!

Building the T.O.P

A focussed look at the correct body position for the scrum, tackle, ruck or maul

Using adaptive games

Try using game zones and skill zones to challenge and support your players in different ways

Beach ball rugby

A fun game that focusses on a player’s body height when tackling safely

Two handed touch

When preparing to tackle, two handed touch allows us to focus on correct body position

Mirror off touch

Use this adapted game of touch to focus players attention onto the tower of power body position

Pass from floor and mid-air

Encourage all players to explore different ways to pass the ball

Hopscotch

Modify this classic playground game to develop agility, balance and coordination.

Fiji touch

Use this adapted game of touch to develop different skills

Bangkok traffic jam

A playful way to kick off your session and develop fundamental movement skills in players of all ages

Beat the square

A great all action game to develop players’ creativity, awareness, decision making and self-organisation

Using adaptive games

Try using game zones and skill zones to challenge and support your players in different ways

Hide the attacker

Improve your footwork as a defender in this fun game that will test your reactions

Under 10s

The scrum: 3 player uncontested

When introducing players to the scrum, make sure everyone has a go!

Bangkok traffic jam

A playful way to kick off your session and develop fundamental movement skills in players of all ages

Musical chairs

This game is an ideal way to teach the tower of power and fundamental movement skills. It’s an ideal warm up!

Beach ball rugby

A fun game that focusses on a player’s body height when tackling safely

Building the T.O.P

A focussed look at the correct body position for the scrum, tackle, ruck or maul

Hopscotch

Modify this classic playground game to develop agility, balance and coordination.

The ruck: 1 v 1

An introduction to the ruck

Maul: 1 v 1

An introduction to the maul

Aussie rules

A great high-paced game that encourages players to Scan, Act and Adapt to beat defenders

Learning to fall

Use this skill zone to help develop players confidence in making contact with the ground

Fiji touch

Use this adapted game of touch to develop different skills.

Hide the attacker

Improve your footwork as a defender in this fun game that will test your reactions

Two handed touch

When preparing to tackle, two handed touch allows us to focus on correct body position

Team mate ruck / maul touch

Modify a game of touch to develop how players scan, act and adapt to rucks and mauls

Mirror off touch

Use this adapted game of touch to focus players attention onto the tower of power body position

Beat the square

A great all action game to develop players’ creativity, awareness, decision making and self-organisation

Pass from floor and mid-air

Encourage all players to explore different ways to pass the ball

Under 11s

Scrum: 3 player contested strike

Help all players learn to scrum - Both hookers can now strike for the ball, but no pushing

Team mate ruck / maul touch

Modify a game of touch to develop how players scan, act and adapt to rucks and mauls

Bangkok traffic jam

A playful way to kick off your session and develop fundamental movement skills in players of all ages

Mirror off touch

Use this adapted game of touch to focus players attention onto the tower of power body position

Beat the square

A great all action game to develop players’ creativity, awareness, decision making and self-organisation

Hide the attacker

Improve your footwork as a defender in this fun game that will test your reactions

Ruck: 2 v 2

With multiple attackers and defenders joining the ruck, look to encourage correct body position

Kick: Drop, punt and grubber

Try this skill zone to help all players develop different kicking techniques

Musical chairs

This game is an ideal way to teach the tower of power and fundamental movement skills. It’s an ideal warm up!

Beach ball rugby

A fun game that focusses on a player’s body height when tackling safely

Pass from floor and mid-air

Encourage all players to explore different ways to pass the ball

Maul: 2 v 2

Maintaining a strong low body position will help your players to move forward

Using adaptive games

Try using game zones and skill zones to challenge and support your players in different ways

Aussie rules

A great high-paced game that encourages players to Scan, Act and Adapt to beat defenders

Fiji touch

Use this adapted game of touch to develop different skills

Hopscotch

Modify this classic playground game to develop agility, balance and coordination.

Under 12s

Learning to scrum: 2 v 1

Use this skill zone to develop a strong body position when scrummaging

Kick: Drop, punt and grubber

Try this skill zone to help all players develop different kicking techniques

Mirror off touch

Use this adapted game of touch to focus players attention onto the tower of power body position

Beat the square

A great all action game to develop players’ creativity, awareness, decision making and self-organisation

Hopscotch

Modify this classic playground game to develop agility, balance and coordination.

Building the T.O.P

A focussed look at the correct body position for the scrum, tackle, ruck or maul

Using adaptive games

Try using game zones and skill zones to challenge and support your players in different ways

Beach ball rugby

A fun game that focusses on a player’s body height when tackling safely

Fiji touch

Use this adapted game of touch to develop different skills

Hide the attacker

Improve your footwork as a defender in this fun game that will test your reactions

Team mate ruck / maul touch

Modify a game of touch to develop how players scan, act and adapt to rucks and mauls

Bangkok traffic jam

A playful way to kick off your session and develop fundamental movement skills in players of all ages

Musical chairs

This game is an ideal way to teach the tower of power and fundamental movement skills. It’s an ideal warm up!

Aussie rules

A great high-paced game that encourages players to Scan, Act and Adapt to beat defenders

Under 13s

Team mate ruck / maul touch

Modify a game of touch to develop how players scan, act and adapt to rucks and mauls

Bangkok traffic jam

A playful way to kick off your session and develop fundamental movement skills in players of all ages

Kick - Drop, punt and grubber

Try this skill zone to help all players develop different kicking techniques

Beat the square

A great all action game to develop players’ creativity, awareness, decision making and self-organisation

Building the T.O.P

A focussed look at the correct body position for the scrum, tackle, ruck or maul

Learning to scrum: 2 v 1

Use this skill zone to develop a strong body position when scrummaging

Musical chairs

This game is an ideal way to teach the tower of power and fundamental movement skills. It’s an ideal warm up!

Mirror off touch

Use this adapted game of touch to focus players attention onto the tower of power body position

Fiji touch

Use this adapted game of touch to develop different skills

Hopscotch

Modify this classic playground game to develop agility, balance and coordination.

Using adaptive games

Try using game zones and skill zones to challenge and support your players in different ways

Aussie rules

A great high-paced game that encourages players to Scan, Act and Adapt to beat defenders

Beach ball rugby

A fun game that focusses on a player’s body height when tackling safely

Pass from floor and mid-air

Encourage all players to explore different ways to pass the ball

Hide the attacker

Improve your footwork as a defender in this fun game that will test your reactions