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Rugby League: Gauntlet criss cross

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Set Up

3 sets of 2 defenders each with 2 tackle bags placed 10m apart down 15m x 30m channel - 3 attackers

Attacker with ball in centre with 2 support players set 5m back to left and right. Attack runs at bag using footwork on approach to off set defenders fixes on one defender and smashes through hole

attack carries ball in 2 hands

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receiver repeats on next pair of bags

COACHING POINTS

Ball carrier should fix defender with eye contact and use footwork to open space between defenders

attack the defender not the space

Use footwork to get in close before impact

sink by bending knees slightly and rise after impact. Move into space between defenders with held tightly through collision phase with 2 hands

fingers spread

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soft pass flat to support player who cuts a line inward and accelerates onto pass. Repeat down channel ensuring support players realign themselves with depth.

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2 x Hit then pass:

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.

6 Shields and 1 Ball.

Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts through the shields. Once through the other side, 2 passes to 3 and receives a return pass before bursting through the next set of shields

Once they are through the last two players with shields can move and try and block the runners. Player 2 has the option to pass to either player or go it alone.

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Fend off the challenge:

Set Up

Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.

Individual players move down the line Â fend off each tackle in turn right then left ...

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Relays continued:

1) Run out to a cone - round cone back to the team

2) Run out to a different cone but back to your own team.

3) Dribble ball with your feet up to the line - dive on ball - pick up ball and run back.

Passing

Miss 2 and Overlap:

Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.

So passing goes from 9 to 10, 10 to 12, 12 to 13 and then 13 to 15.

15 needs to run into the hole wherever it may be, remembering to check and scan looking for the right time to create the overlap.

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