UWR is like chess. Where the figures move in 3D. And they are real people. And they each have unique nature, skills, fitness. And limited amount of air. Need tactics much?
Everyone starts off as an attacker, with the exception of freedivers, who can and should play goalie first! But when the goals are 8 meters away, the classic roles don’t mean much. What matters the most is the sequence and timing of the players diving. It boils rugby down to a constant dilemma of taking a risk or playing it safe.
There is very little literature on the topic of training UWR, most clubs build their training on the base of trial and error and try to learn the methods of other clubs. This training concept may be helpful for new clubs in developing their own training methods.
Attacker. Defender. Goalie. Scout. Demo. Heavy.