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Rugby skills from gymnastics

Rugby skills from gymnastics - there are many as you may imagine. Even simple movements may help you improve rugby skills.

Gymnastics

I`m not suggesting for one moment that you take up gymnastics to improve your rugby skills.

What I suggest is that

if you are already involved in gymnastics
have been involved in the past
if you are just thinking about gymnastics

means

you ease your way into rugby
you pick up rugby quickly
you have already developed qualities useful in rugby

You rarely know about all the experience other players have had.

Someone may pick up a skill more easily... stay positive... they may already have similar experince from another sport like gymnastics

Gymnastics at school

I was fortunate enough to enjoy gymnastics at school and learned a great deal I didn`t even know I was learning...

I got the opportunity to learn in safe conditions - it may be one of the best things I ever did.

As I was quite involved in gym I was able to gather rugby skills from gymnastics even though it was never the reason for being involved.

Gymnastics - the benefits

Learning to perform on the different pieces of equipment together with the tumbling skills required for floor exercises help in many ways...

If you have the experience...well, you know what it`s like...

If you don`t, just imagine it.... even at an elementary level..
different types of vaults and floor exercises...
... build

speed
concentration
co-ordination
balance
self confidence
courage
ability to follow instructions

Vaulting

Thinking back I`m not sure how I was persuaded...
... but imagine vaulting...

running at speed the length of the gym
bouncing on a few bits of spingy wood
flying the length of a vaulting horse
performing some type of disorienting physical manouevre
tumbling or rotating in the air
flying further through the air
landing on your feet
style is very important
doing it all on command
doing it with plenty of people watching

You can imagine how you get rugby skills from gymnastics - it builds character, strength, coordination, vision, courage and confidence.

People are not born as good rugby players. If someone of a similar age and experience appears to be much better - stay positive.

They may have had loads more relevent experience. If you want to be good and are prepared, chances are you will be good.

Floor exercises

Rugby skills from gymnastics floor exercises...
Thinking back...
...it`s easy to imagine doing them...
... and see floor exercises are vey useful...

you`re on the floor a lot - and get up quickly

you`re often staggering all over and regain balance

you`re often upside-down and recover and carry on

assessing your own performance - and improving

controlling your body and getting better all the time

watching movements of others and predicting results

having problems and learning to triumph over them

and so you learn things....

Imagine....
...you`re well balanced
...you know where to put your feet...
...to stay upright...
...or maintain your momentum

It may mean you score a try instead of being tackled.

Simulated gymnastics / rugby

You don`t have to do either to find out more...

You can benefit by trying out a bit of simple simulation....

Choose some nice soft ground ....

I`m not going to go into detail...make it up yourself....

Just get used to it...
...falling to the floor without hurting yourself
...rolling around on the floor - use your imagination!
...jumping back up again as quickly as you can.

I`ve just done a bit to check it out - it`s pretty good exercise!

Invite a friend!

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