Camelot U10 (School Year 5)
Our goal is to ignite a passion for rugby in your children by creating a fun and engaging environment. We value every child equally and ensure they all fall in love with the game. Alongside our exciting regular training sessions, we participate in matches and tournaments against other clubs.
Want to give it a TRY? Bring your young teenager for a free session on a Wednesday evening or Sunday morning!
Join a vibrant and friendly group dedicated to the joy of rugby and the thrill of learning new skills. We meet every Sunday and train every Wednesday during the season, either at Camelot or at other clubs for festivals and joint training sessions. Rugby is fantastic for young people, helping to build their fitness, resilience, teamwork, and discipline.
All new players are welcome—no experience needed! For more information, please contact us.
Our Squad Ethos
Promote enjoyment of rugby to all U10s of whatever ability, seeking to improve technical skills and performance at every level.
Our Goals for the Season
To play to the best of our abilities, to improve our individual & teamwork skills but most of all, to have fun!
Under 10's Junior Development Pathway
Age Group: Under 10’s
LTAD Stage: Fundamental
Train/ Match: 70/30
Window of Optimal Trainability (Focus of athletic training)
SKILLS. Learn fundamental rugby skills, continue with ABCs.
SPEED & Endurance
STRENGTH – Only using body weight
Overall Coaching Approach
Safety (Tackling still relatively new skill)
Keep it Fun!
Focus on learning new skills, use various games
Keep it concise & positive (SPF)
Coach through questions / make them think!
Keep them active (Max 30 seconds listening time only)
Concentrate on Skills development, especially newly introduced skills through breakouts from ongoing games SAFETY – Continue to Develop correct/safe tackle technique which still requires a great deal of coaching looking for head on the correct side, ring of steel and tower of power
Players to run with the ball two hands (good habit to get into) and evade defenders and be creative. Even more team work.
Consolidate & Develop Individual skills / Intro to new skills / cont. Develop tackling (Key element / safety)
Evasion
- Swerve and dodge / avoid contact
- Side step off both feet
- Always go forward at space
Handling skills
- Lateral Pass – both hands 5-8 meters
- Decision making (2v1 & 3v2)
- Pick & Pass and Sweep Pass
Contact Skills
- Develop confident tackling (Front & Side) – SAFELY
- Introduce covering tackling (from behind) – SAFELY
- Falling and placing the ball – long and jack knife presentations
- Pop up pass from ground.
- Getting back on your feet – re-join game – BOUNCE
- Introduction to offloads
Maul *(Priority over Ruck, as players rarely taken to ground by initial tackle at this age)
- New Skill (3-4 players only).
- Ball carrier – Stability & Ball presentation
- Link Player – Body position (Tower of power), secure and deliver ball.
- Defender – secure ball & player by wrapping ball carrier’s arms and ball
Ruck
- New Skill (3 players only).
- Ball carrier – to ground, then present or pass ball immediately.
- Support player – secure ball or ruck over. (Tower of power),
- Tackler – release, regain feet & contest.
Scrum
- Uncontested. 3 nearest players (all should participate, subject to safety)
- Tower of power
Backline attack
- Re-alignment (attack and defence)
- Support running & passing
- Look for space
Laws / Ethics
- Knowledge of Mini laws
- Pass backwards / Offside / Scoring (Players may dive to score)
- Introduction of tackle rules (Both defence and attack)
The GAME
- Be aware of law variations
Principles (Team play)
- Continuity – maintain possession / Communication (encourage verbal skills)
- Decision making – allow them to explore various game scenarios and their outcomes
- Vision – Create/be aware of space and how to use it.
- Formation – Different types of attack / defence formations based on what player sees
- Agility
- Awareness of body space
- Balance – Static & dynamic
- Co-ordination and manipulation
- Speed, Power & Endurance
- Tolerance
- Focus and concentration
- Positive response to discipline & structure (Particularly given the introduction of Tackling)
- Self-control, balancing personal needs / wants with others
- Self-expression
Law Variations- Under 8’s
Players per side: 8
Max pitch size: 60 x 35
Minutes per half: 15
Max game time per day: 60
Additional variations: 60
Coaching tips: Referee & coach with more intervention, especially around recently introduced elements.