NXT Rugby Camps have training designed to make you better
Better Skilled : Better Drilled
Better Prepared : Better Players
Learn from experienced coaches from rugby powerhouses, leveraging unique experience, rugby IP & video analysis to enhance skills & performance.
Exposure to Global Best Practices: Introducing training methods and techniques used by top-tier youth set-ups.
Fresh Tactical Insights: Understanding diverse game strategies and styles (e.g., Southern Hemisphere flair vs. Northern structure). Challenging athletes to adapt to different tactical demands.
Higher Standards & Expectations: Instilling professionalism, discipline, and intensity; pushing players to train and think like elite performers.
Cultural Exchange & Mindset Shifts: Expanding players’ worldviews by learning from different sporting cultures. Inspiring mature decision-making & adaptability.
International Rugby Coaching
Evaluating athletes by comparing their skills, performance, and development levels against those from other countries. Identifying areas for improvement, set development goals and raise competitive standards.
Global Performance Metrics: Measuring against international standards to assess players
Global Peer Performance Evaluations: Benchmarking talent at the international level
International Skills Reviews: Keeping players aligned to their international counterparts
International Benchmarking
Adapting player behaviors & mechanics through play-specific drills to build experience & on-field success.
Holistic Growth: Focusing not just on physical skills, but also on technical, mental, emotional, tactical, and leadership development.
Long-Term Development over Short-Term Wins: Prioritizing sustainable progress and athletic potential over short-term competition results.
Empowerment and Ownership: Encourages players to take responsibility for their learning, decisions, and actively reflect on their performance.
Feedback and Communication: Emphasizing regular two-way feedback between coaches and players to align goals and continuously adapt.
Player-Centric Development
Tailoring position-specific rugby training to skill level, physical condition, mindset, and personal aspirations.
Skills Development Aligned to Roles: Each player trains the technical skills most relevant to their position.
Tactical Awareness: Coaches help players understand the tactical role they play within the team strategy.
Physical Conditioning by Position: Training is aligned to physical demands—speed for wingers, endurance for flankers, strength for front-rowers.
Repetition of Game Scenarios: Position-specific drills mimic in-game situations to improve decision-making and execution.
Mentorship & Feedback Loops: Coaches provide tailored feedback and reviews to help players refine nuances in positioning, technique & timing.
Position-Specific Coaching
What to do off the field to enhance your performance on it. Nutrition, concussion seminars & pre-game mindset training - learn how to manage thoughts, block out distractions & focus on what you can control. Get exposure to specialist position coaches who will refine your skillset to the next level. Subject matter experts on attack, defence, kicking, scrums, rucks, lineouts, speed training & positional play.
Specialist Skills Expertise
Precision Development: Targeting fine motor skills and decision-making.
Position-Specific Growth: Helping athletes master the unique demands of their role.
Elite Performance Edge: Elevating players from good to great through focused improvement.
Injury Prevention: Teaches proper form and mechanics to reduce risk.
As players improve, the drills become harder. This is not daycare; NXT Rugby will bring your existing rugby skills & thinking to the same benchmark as your peers in Europe & South Africa
Age-Specific Motor Skills: Players focus on more than just balance and coordination, they develop strength, speed, and game tactics.
Cognitive Suitability: Drills are aligned with the player's understanding of strategy, rules, and decision-making ability.
Safety & Load Management: Drills are not too physically demanding for the player’s stage of growth, reducing injury risk & managing workload.
Progressive Complexity: Each grade level builds on previous skills - advanced application of drills & position-specific knowledge to game-scenarios.
Grade-Appropriate Drills
Game-Speed Drills: Skills and plays are executed at the same speed and pressure as a match, improving physical readiness and endurance.
Contact & Collision Readiness: Simulating rucks, tackles, or scrums at live intensity. Enhancing in-game decision-making.
Decision-Making Under Fatigue: Drills incorporate conditioning to simulate in-game fatigue, which tests mental clarity and reaction time.
Scenario-Based Simulations: Training includes match-like situations (e.g., being down by 5 points with 2 minutes left), building tactical and emotional composure, resilience and mental toughness
Work-to-Rest Ratios: Structured to reflect real match demands - short recovery periods followed by bursts of play. Reducing performance drop-off under pressure.
Match-Intensity Training
Every practice is designed to enhance your total concentration under pressure, every drill will prepare you to be completely at ease in high-intensity scenarios on the field.
Equal representation and participation for girls rugby training and boys rugby training. Every group is specific to gender, this is rugby coaching for U14 & high school players that will allow participants to realistically measure themselves against peers as they would on the field of play.
Equal Opportunities: Ensuring both genders have the same access to resources, roles, and developmental pathways.
Balanced Representation: Striving for an even ratio across genders, creating inclusive environments free from bias or barriers.
Equal access to elite training and facilities
Equal visibility and support for girls’ and boys’ programs
Fair selection and promotion processes
Gender Parity
The cornerstone to success, equipping players not just to play, but to compete.
Build Mental Toughness: Athletes learn to perform under pressure, adapt to adversity, and stay composed during high-stakes moments.
Enhances Focus & Clarity: Helps players stay locked into their roles, execute tactics precisely, and avoid distractions on and off the field.
Develops Game IQ: Through visualization, scenario planning, and mental rehearsals, players anticipate decisions faster and react smarter.
Supports Confidence & Self-Belief: Coaching reduces anxiety and helps players back themselves even when underdogs.
Improves Emotional Control: Mental prep teaches self-regulation: essential in a contact sport where aggression must be channeled productively.
Mental Preparation
NXT Rugby is defined by its success in producing material improvement in the players who attend camp. This can only be done by ensuring coaches have small groups upon whom to focus their attention to identify incremental improvements. Each player will receive individual guidance and coaching to take their game to the next level.
Fixed Player Limit: Teams can only carry a maximum number of players (e.g., 30 players per age group).
Promoting Fair Play: Ensuring equitable playing time and manageable coach-to-player ratios - 8:1
Enhancing Quality: Allowing for more focused training, better individual feedback, and safer sessions.
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" Fitness is easy, skills are hard. While physical conditioning is essential, mastering the nuanced skills of rugby—such as decision-making, technique and game understanding—is more challenging and crucial for success. "
Eddie Jones
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