camelot U15 (School Year 10)
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 Tuesday 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 Tuesday 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
Champion enjoyment and foster a love for rugby in all U15 players, regardless of ability, while continuously enhancing their technical skills and overall 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 15's Junior Development Pathway
Age Group: Under 15’s
LTAD Stage: Learn to Train
Train/ Match: 60:40
Window of Optimal Trainability (Focus of athletic training)
VERY IMPORTANT – Be sensitive to the physical changes in the players (not all the same) as this affects training
Player positions may change as they develop
MORE structured games / encourage free thinking.
Overall Coaching Approach
Develop physical capacities (esp. Aerobic conditioning)
Develop Speed & specialisation of Rugby SKILLS.
Player Capacities
(Consolidate and develop previous age skills)
Consolidate & Develop Individual skills / Intro to new skills / cont. Develop tackling (Key element / safety)
Evasion
- Avoid contact
- Swerve
- HAND OFF (Full)
- Change of pace
Handling skills
- Ball in two hands
- Decision making – Creating & Preserving space
- Switch pass
- Spin pass.
Contact Skills
- Fine tune tackling skills
- Falling and placing the ball
- Passing from ground & out or around tackle.
- Getting back to your feet – re-join game.
- Gain possession in tackle
Maul
- Full Maul.
- Ball carrier – Strong base & protect ball
- Support Players – Body position/drive, secure and deliver ball.
- Defenders – secure ball & player / drive.
Ruck
- Full ruck. Ball carrier – Ball presentation.
- Support players – Protect ball carrier & secure ball.
- Tackler – release, regain feet & contest.
- Create Ruck to maintain continuity (Speed).
Scrum
- Full
- Fully contested
- Attack & Defence strategy.
Lineout
- Uncontested
- Lifting permitted
- Game strategy from Lineout.
Backline attack – Multiple phases in match conditions.
- Penetration – Positioning, Alignment & identification of space
- Angle of run & timing of pass
- Players be aware of formal role in a pattern
Backline defence (Prevent penetration through defensive line / attempt to regain possession.
- Alignment / move forward / React to threat / TACKLE / Support
Kicking & Catching
- Attack, Defence & KO strategies
Laws / Ethics
- Understand the basic rules of 15s
- Personal responsibility for behaviours and actions
The GAME
- Full 15s / Basic tactical awareness / Identify with positional role
- Introduce the idea of pitch zones for game planning
- Develop the idea of territory vs possession.
- Pre-competition, competition & post comp routines
Principles (Team play)
- Go Forward – including basic kicking strategies
- Continuity – maintain possession / Support / Communication (encourage verbal skills)
- Decision making – allow them to explore various scenarios / let them get it wrong / review
- Team Play – collective action in both attack and defence.
- Fundamental skills – Increasingly positional specific, as play finds their position. It can change.
- Mobility & Power
- Speed & acceleration
- Strength (Window – 12months after growth spurt slows) – keep to body weight only at this age
- Motivation
- Determination
- Concentration on key tasks & factors
Goal setting (personal)
- Independent thinking
- Ambition
- Life balance (Coping with pressure)
- Acceptance of structure & discipline
Law Variations- Under 15’s
Players per side: 15
Max pitch size: 100 x 70
Minutes per half: 25
Max game time per day: 80
Additional variations: 80
Coaching tips: Referee & coach to rules, especially around new elements (Safety). Be aware of any early developers (growth spurt / PHV), as training may need to be adjusted slightly. Concentrate on Building the engine and rugby skills (Inc. Team play) CREATIVE Team work. Players play what is in front of them. Create time & space!