# Scouting and Video · Rugby Level 6: Advanced

Rugby · Level 6: Advanced · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/rugby/level-6/scouting-and-video/)

Using video to prepare and learn: opposition scouting, set-piece and attack scouting, self-scouting, tagged clips and cameras, studying referees, half-time video, individual reviews, keeping secrets and talent scouting.

## Test 1: Opposition scouting

- Know your opponent. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Recent footage. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Teams change over a season. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Key facts for the coaches. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Plans come from it. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Do not show your hand. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Scoring patterns. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Collect, code, report, plan. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Recent is best. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Studying opponents. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 2: Scouting the set piece

- Steal the ball. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Patterns at the throw. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Pressure points. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Maul habits. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Restart habits. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Clues in body language. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Stay unpredictable. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Lineouts studied most. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Watch, spot, practise, steal. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Where they throw. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 3: Scouting the attack

- Defend the known moves. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Set-piece moves. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Target the brains. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Kicking habits. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Stop the main threat. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Cues before moves. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Teams adapt too. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Spot, learn, rehearse, stop. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Playmakers first. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Counter-planning. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 4: Self-scouting

- See what opponents see. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Fix your own tells. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Predictability. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Break the pattern. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Self-review. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Learning from the match. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Honest learning. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Collect, code, find, change. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Full review is deepest. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Learning from the last match. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 5: Clips and cameras

- Searchable footage. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Focused feedback. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Collected examples. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Training footage helps. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Shape view. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Detail view. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Overhead view. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Search, pick, cut, send. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Drone shows most. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Overhead footage. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 6: Studying the referee

- Know the officiating style. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Interpretations. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Adapt to the official. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Clear expectations. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Values first. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Interpretation range. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Adapt early. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Watch, note, adjust, discipline. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Adapt first. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Officiating study. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 7: Video at half-time

- Short, focused feedback. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Time is short. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Actionable insight. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Analysts and coaches. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A better view. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Runners carry messages. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Keep it simple. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Arrive, clips, changes, out. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Simple wins. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Half-time feedback. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 8: Individual reviews

- Personal development. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Position-specific review. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Front-row detail. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Learning from the best. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Personal goals. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Seeing is learning. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Balanced feedback. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Watch, note, target, practise. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Balance helps learning. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- One-to-one feedback. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 9: Keeping secrets

- Secret plans. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Private training. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Decoy information. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Information control. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Selection secrecy. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Hold back moves. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Practice versus privacy. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Design, practise, hide, use. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Closed is most private. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Closed session. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 10: Talent scouting

- Talent tracking. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The whole player. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Consistency matters. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Youth pathway. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Attitude drives growth. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Context of the league. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Cross-sport talent. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Spot, academy, senior, cap. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Potential first. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Talent scouting. (Source: General rugby union reference)

Sources: World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

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