Need Help with Rugby Position!!! 10 Points!!!?

Question

Please only decent long answers
I need help with Outside Centre (12) Or wing.
Im 15 and I weigh 155 lb I kind of want to play wing but my coach said I would fit Outside centre I am a good runner and I can kick pretty well and my defence is okay.

1) How do you defend and put pressure on as a outside centre? I know what to do as a winger!
2)Should I always try and make space for the wing to run or can I go for runs?
3) do you know any good rugby workouts to gain muscle , speed etc
4)Who do i have to mark on defense on outside centre
5) Do i fit wing or Centre? Im naturally fast i just need to train

THanks

Answer 1

1) Off of a scrum or line out run up fast with back line up. This puts pressure on them and in many cases at younger age groups this makes them fumble the ball. On regular defence its pretty much the same as other positions: Flat line and spread out.



2) YOU CAN GO FOR RUNS!! but don't be greedy. The easiest way to score is to pass the ball out to the wings and stay with them for support.



3) Plyo helps with reflexes and strength.



4) To start on defence (like off a scrum or line out) you line up with the other teams outside centre. Other then that it's not man on man. you just defend your space, put pressure on offence and keep spreading out.



5) If you have good hands you will be a good fit

Answer 2

1) Make sure you are in the inside of the player running down the sideline then you will be able to put pressure on them and may even force them out of play.



2) you should probably do both. They are both good tactics.



3) Push ups, Sit ups and doing weights is good for the arms. Just do these for a while in your spare time and you will have muscles in about a few months.



4) You just need to mark who ever is in front of you or if your winger is not guarding the oppistion winger just go and mark him.



5) You sound like you fit Centre, sorry if this disappoints you but Centres should be able to kick and wingers do not kick at all! Hope i have helped

Answer 3

For outside center you need to pass well, put people into space, get over the gain line, tackle who evers coming towards you and score tries. With the defence : just tell your players to get up in their faces as fast as possible but u all have to be on a flat line, this will put huge pressure on their backs and cause them to make errors. Putting the winger into space or going for a run? It up to u what ever feels right at that moment. what i always do is if i can see a gap because im fast and have a good side step then i go for the gap, but if one of their players grabs you look for the offload. Hope i helped

Answer 4

long neck? I would try flanker. Or somewhere in the backs. Tight five with a long neck isn't the best, as you are more likely to bend it in the scrum. I would try flanker, they need to fast and fit. Try wing as well, they is a great newbie position before you go down the line of backs. The wing is also a great place because you can see an overall few of the field and you get a good understanding of what the coach is on about. I started off as a wing and it was great, I got into a few rucks/mauls, learnt how the back line worked, learnt a bit about scrums and line outs, and the great thing was I didn't get the ball as much, which is good for a newbie as they have not gotten use to the game. Also, if you are a wing, you can become a flanker faster if you want to become a forward than any other position. That's what happened to me. One day I was playing a match against the biggest team in the comp ( I was in the 2cd smallest team in the comp, and the 2cd smallest person out on the field) It was my first season, and in this game, lots of our good players hadn't shown up. So I would say we have the worst team of the season in terms of ability. Anyway, every time there was a ruck/maul, our forwards hardly did anything, I was getting so angry at them that I decided to take matters in to my own hands and the first ruck I went in to, the forward on the other team that had picked up the ball was trying to shake me off it, all the coaches were egging me on too. I was in more rucks and mauls than some of the forwards who were just standing around the ruck/maul. From then on after that match, I was a forward, I trained with them and all. See, I was sort of lacking all season in the backs and when all the other newbie backs got the hang of it I was still trying to figure out how and what to do on the field. But it only took me a training session or two to get used to the forwards. What I am saying is try out for a position and if you don't like it, just try to get into another one like I did.