1. THE BREAKDOWN COACH VS / AND REFEREE
Enrique Alvarez Vazquez

3. Who Am I?

4. OUTSIDE RUGBY

5. My VISION oF THE GAME
Player
Coach
Referee

6. ACTIVITY #1

7. Group ACTIVTY Q1: Name | Where you came from | Role in rugby
Q2: Write down 1 to 3 ‘things’ on what is the desirable outcome/process/expectations from a breakdown
[use #ref & #coach ]
Using you referee cap
Using your coach cap

8. THE BREAK DOWN
breakdown
Ball comes out …
time

9. ACTIVITY #2

10. Group ACTIVTY Q1: Which phases can you distinguish in the breakdown?
Hint: which ones pertain to attack and which ones to defense

11. LETs DISCUSS

12. Tackle assist/Poacher/Fishermen
THE BREAK DOWN D
Tackle
Tackler away
Tackle assist/Poacher/Fishermen
Counter ruck A
breakdown
Ball comes out
Pre-tackle
awareness
Clear
Ruck
Quiz Q!
time

13. PRE-TACKLE AWARENESS

14. BREAKDOWN

15. BREAKDOWN

16. THE BREAK DOWN
Breakdown
time
time
Referee
time
time

17. ACTIVITY #3

18. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVTY
Q1: Which graph shows a breakdown timeline in a rugby game?
Note: be ready to defend your answer

19. Minimizing times (R) time Predicting (reading the game plan)
Minimizing t or make it t<0 t
Predicting (reading the game plan)
Positioning
FITNESS

20. Tackle assist/Poacher/Fishermen
BD times (Def C) D
Tackle
Tackler away
Tackle assist/Poacher/Fishermen
Counter ruck A
breakdown
Ball comes out
Clear
Ruck
Quiz Q!
tdc
slow down
time

21. Tackle assist/Poacher/Fishermen
Minimizing times (AC) D
Tackle
Tackler away
Tackle assist/Poacher/Fishermen
Counter ruck? A
breakdown
Ball comes out
Clear
Ruck
Quiz Q!
time
tac

22. Asymmetry
What seems to be the problem?

23. Asymmetry vs

24. Asymmetry of PKs
time
The magic of TC penalties

25. Asymmetry of PKs
time
The magic of TACKLE penalties
tackle

26. ACTIVITY #5
Last one!

27. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVTY
Q1: On your own which timing is critical as a referee to call a correct breakdown?

28. THANKS
Enrique Alvarez