You’ve Got 2 Weeks To Prepare A 7s Team… What Do You Do?

You’ve just been given a rugby sevens team… and you’ve only got 2 weeks to prepare for a tournament. What do you focus on?

In this conversation, Tom Martin shares practical insights into preparing and coaching a rugby 7s team under time pressure, drawing on his experience in high-performance rugby and with New Zealand Sevens environments.

We dive into:

How to structure short-term 7s preparation
The most important skills in rugby sevens
Defensive systems and communication
Contact prep and tackle technique
Decision-making under pressure
Training design and game-based learning
Building clarity and confidence quickly
Coaching young players effectively

This is a practical rugby coaching conversation aimed at coaches who want ideas they can immediately apply to their own teams.

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