More tries
are scored
from lineouts than any
other restart

The lineout is such a

potent weapon it cannot

be left to chance

There are around 30 lineouts a game. So even a 10% improvement in your lineout will win you more clean ball and provide you with more opportunities to disrupt the opposition and steal possession.

If you need to boost your players' lineout skills and tactics, then
The Lineout and How to Win It is for you. With over 100 pages of skills, practices and tactical plays, covering every aspect of the lineout, it is the most comprehensive lineout coaching book ever published.

Click here to view the contents page.

The lineout problem

When researching the lineout for their own teams, the authors discovered many confusing and conflicting theories on how the lineout should work.

This is why they have now created the complete solution to lineout problems.

A single source of practical, tried and tested advice, covering all aspects of this most important set piece.

The unique combination of skills and practical tactics in the book makes The Lineout and How to Win It the ultimate coaching guide.

It will provide you with everything you need to know to rise to the lineout challenge.

The Lineout and How to Win It is split into two sections. The first covers all the core skills you need to fire your lineout into action.

The second part is The Great Lineout Playbook, containing all the lineout moves you will ever need in attack and defence.

Part 1: Skills sessions

Focusing on player and unit skills, part 1 describes the techniques and the ways to practise and perfect them.

It includes 15 skill development practices plus valuable, practical advice about spotting and correcting errors, covering:

• Throwing in – the grip, stance, throwing sequence, including 5 practices to improve your throwers' accuracy, strength and timing.

• Jumping – the stance, jumping sequence, movement into the jump, working with lifters, including 4 practices to improve your jumpers' speed, movement and
  jump height.

• Catching – the catching action,
  delivery, overcoming disruptive opponents, including a practice to improve your players' catching reactions and ball delivery.

• Supporting and lifting – the players' stance, lifting sequence, front and rear grips, working as a unit, including 2 practices to improve coordination between the lifters and with the jumper.

• Unit skills –the jump-lift sequence, coordinating the players, improving the speed of the lift, timing in the lineout, including 3 practices to improve each unit's timing, movement and team work.

The Lineout and How to Win It contains proven ways to get the most from your lineout training sessions.

It will show you how to:

Moves for every situation

and pitch position

Tried and test practices,

proven practical advice

Part 2: Devastating moves

The second half of the manual is The Great Lineout Playbook – a detailed guide covering 48 lineout moves, allowing you to pick the right moves for your team in attack and defence. Including:

The Great Lineout Playbook - moves to suit every team

Every move is clearly explained and illustrated. There are easy to follow diagrams, locating each player by number at every stage of the move.

Whether it's the initial set up, the players' movements, the timing of the throw or the execution of the play, every aspect of the move is detailed and described.

The Lineout and How to Win It tells you why the move works, the skills your players need to perform the move, the common mistakes players can make and how to correct these, and the ways you can adapt the move to suit your team.

Every move also comes with a checklist to help you decide when and where it's best used – in both attacking and defensive positions – and about how to turn a successful lineout into a devastating attack. For instance:

Click here to download a sample move from the manual to try out for yourself.

The complete authority on lineouts

Designed for all coaches and teams, The Lineout and How to Win It will give you the tools to make your lineouts FAST, POWERFUL, ACCURATE, SUCCESSFUL. It is the complete authority on the lineout.

Available in PDF and as a hard copy report

You can buy The Lineout and How to Win It in two formats:

• An A4 PDF document you can store on your computer. You can help the environment by saving trees and using less chemical-based ink by only printing out the games you need for the day.

• An A4 spiral bound colour manual for your bookshelf, desk or kitbag. Spiral bound means you can use it without having to hold the page open as with most bound books. You can copy or print as many copies as you like for distribution to your players and colleagues in your club.

Or, get both formats. Combine the benefits of immediate PDF delivery and the ease of printing individual drills, with the practicality and durability of the colour printed version.

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