HOME Rugby League Drills Ball handling

Rugby League: Square - Improve reactions

This is a great site. The days of scratching practice drills and back...

Andrew

DESCRIPTION

16 Cones 1 Ball, progress to 2 balls.

15m x 15m Grid.

Players stand on a blue cone. On Go, the player passes the ball and sprints out to the nearest cone in the middle then back steps back to the next blue cone in line.

COACHING POINTS

Pass to both the left and the right

Put 2 balls in depending on ability

Get one ball going in the opposite direction

Do press ups or sit ups at centre cones

READ MORE

READ LESS

OFTEN USED WITH...

Simple Handling:

3 vs 1 vs 1

Ball Carrier passes the ball into the post player and runs across the front of him and receives the ball back.

His 2 supporting players then react to his body language and execute 2 x 3 vs 1.

Ball handling

Handling Warm Up Drill:

1) Run outside cone with ball (either side) and on to other group.

2) First three people in each group with a ball - six people on the move.

3) No contact

Ball handling

Ten passes then...:

Make 10 passes then:

1) Make figure 8 between legs.

2) Partner does the same after another 10.

3) 10 passes then throw ball up and make a 360 degree turn to catch it before it hits the floor.

4) 10 passes then throw ball overhead and catch it behind back.

Passing

Agility Slalom - Race:

Set up the cones as shown.

12 Cones with 2 balls.

Start with 2 players on the centre cone, each with a ball, and facing each other. On GO, the both run backwards to the first cone then side step up the grid to the second cone before running through the slalom cones back to the start where the ball is passed to the next players who only go when each player has received a ball.

Warm up

895501

3849

SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE

search our library of 350+ rugby league drills
create professional rugby league coaching plans
or access our tried and tested rugby league plans

Rugby League

MORE Ball handling DRILLS

/drills/ Rugby-League/ Ball-handling /categoryDrills_21.jsp

JOIN SPORTPLAN FOR FREE

search our library of 350+ rugby league drills
create your own professional coaching plans
or access our tried and tested plans

Rugby League

LATEST FROM THE BLOG

Banish Your Coaching Nightmares with Sportplan

Save yourself a scare this Halloween and ensure your session runs smoothly. No chaos, no fright, just structure.

October 30th, 2025

Cam Hughes

The 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour: What To Expect

As the Lions tour approaches with their first tour game this Friday against Argentina, we look ahead at what the fans can expect to see from both sides as the tour in Australia approaches...

June 18th, 2025

Cam Hughes