{"id":1079,"date":"2015-02-07T22:47:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T22:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickhillcoaching.com\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2015-04-08T21:31:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T21:31:33","slug":"how-does-the-principle-of-deliberate-practice-apply-to-the-coaching-of-rugby-union-part-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nickhillcoaching.com\/?p=1079","title":{"rendered":"How does the Principle of ‘Deliberate Practice’ apply to the coaching of Rugby Union\u2026? Part iv"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Principle of Defence\u2019: \u2018Back 3 Pendulum\u2019 Defensive System<\/b><\/p>\n

At the same time the other real challenge then of a coach is to design and plan ‘Deliberate Practices’ that provide players to work on the key areas, i.e. the 20%, that makes up the 80% of the results, i.e. the \u2018Principles of Play\u2019, skills and techniques, so that you create the best possible environment for your players to become that best that they can be…knowing that they are working on things that are going to have a really big influence\/impact in a game…and make a difference against the players that they are playing against…<\/p>\n

How do you design these \u2018Deliberate Practices\u2019…that provide players to practise the \u2018Back 3 Pendulum\u2019…in game-like situations…?<\/b><\/p>\n

First let us take a look at what we mean by a \u2018Back 3 Pendulum\u2019 Defensive System:-<\/p>\n