Leicester Tigers have set out to improve their skill levels after being "too structured" last season.
Assistant forwards coach Richard Blaze has spoken about a shift in emphasis this summer in a bid to eradicate one of the problems that held Tigers back last season.
And with pre-season now in full flow and contact training beginning next week, Blaze says the squad's skill levels have already been a focus of the first few days back at Oval Park.
"We are just trying to get a higher basic level of skill from the players," he said.
"We probably got a bit too structured last season and the game is getting less structured.
"At Leicester, we pride ourselves on having a good set-piece. But the ability to be able to execute four-on-threes, three-on-twos and two-on-ones is something that the Kiwis do very well.
"The reason they do that consistently well is why they are at the top of the game and we thought that our players base levels have to be higher in that department.
"If we can combine that (better skills) with the running side of things we did last year, it will be a perfect combination."
Tigers were never short of creating chances last season, even in the midst of the worse injury crisis the club has ever known.
But their inability to finish some of those opportunities led to a poor 'red zone' conversion rate. And that cost them points in crucial games, despite the fact that Tigers' 59 tries was still the third best tally in the Premiership.
Blaze and the rest of the coaching staff are clearly working on improving that conversion rate this season and that is not the only new idea or face being introduced in pre-season.
"New defence coach Phil Blake will give another voice and an outside influence," said Blaze. "There are a lot of us who have been at Leicester for a long time, so it is good to have someone like him come in. He is another body to relieve Cockers from some of the coaching duties and hopefully help us to be better at what we do.
"We are also putting a lot more pressure on the older guys to work with young guys and improve their game. For example, someone like Julian Salvi has been working hard with the Academy's Will Owen on the breakdown to try and help bring him on.
"And while myself and Geordan Murphy are still quite new to coaching, the longer we are here, the more responsibility we are getting which is obviously good for both of us.
"It's all to do with trust. Paul Burke was also new to the job last season and he has come on massively in his development," Burke added.