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  • The aim of the drill is to develop SAQ And beating a defender

 

COACHING POINTS

  • Both players to start on opposite ladders.
  • Attackers with the ball, defenders without the ball.
  • Both players work through the ladders and break of left and right.
  • Attacker is then looking to beat the defender with footwork and agility. 

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Evasion race | Agility & Running Skills

Evasion race:

Divide your players into two groups and set up two lines of cones about 3m apart.

Each cone should be 1.5m apart in a straight line.

  1. The player in front must go through the cones evading from one side to another
  2. return and give the ball to the next player to go
  3. They are done when the ball is back in the hand of the player which went first

Each player needs to pass through the grid and they end with the ball back in the hands of the player that started.

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Fast Footwork | Agility & Running Skills

Fast Footwork:

  • Setup as shown.
  • 2 groups with one ball per group.

    • The first players in each group sprint to the second blue cone then quickly back step to the first. Then they sprint to the third, back step to the second,, then sprint to the fourth where they side step to the next cone. At that cone, they sprint forwards to the next cone then side step to the last cone which they turn around and sprint back to the start and pass the ball to the next player.

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    Fly-Half Drill | Agility & Running Skills

    Fly-Half Drill:

    Either from standing start or from receiving pass the player should look to fake, side-step or dummy

    After having done this they should now accelerate hard over 5-10m.

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    Ladders with Ball Handling | Agility & Running Skills

    Ladders with Ball Handling:

    • The aim of the drill is to develop SAQ and handling the same time.

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