Peter Breen 

Peter Breen | Rugby Skills & Kicking Coach; Rugby Bricks Founder  

In 2022 Peter spent time as a skills coach with the Melbourne Storm, Georgia Rugby, Crusaders and Stade Toulousain. Peter has a passion for skills and kicking which lead to building online coaching platforms and social channels of Rugby Bricks. 

Overview of Presentation:

On-field coaching             

Catch/ Pass Micro skills: In this passing session we will cover: Where does passing power come from? What makes up the perfect catch? How to pass the ball with both hands - front thumb? How do we develop chest control when passing? 

Kicking micro skills: In this kicking session we will cover: How to gain more control on your ball drop? Where does kicking power come from? How to train different styles of kicks, long, high and hang time kicks. As the spiral kick has made its way back into the game more often we will cover building this technique from scratch.

Halfback Skills: In this halfback passing session we will cover: 3 phases of the halfback pass for speed to and from ruck: Entry, Load, Exit. Basic strength building drills for halfbacks. Chest control when passing from the ground. Muscle pass drill from awkward rucks, Rip to hip passing when pulling ball from the ruck.