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Rugby: Split Drill with Trailer 3

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Eifion, Rugby Coach

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Equipment Required: Bump Pads, Balls, Cones.

On GO, players A, B & C start running but A & C switch sides behind player C and run around the cones.

Player C takes a pop pass from the feeder and drives on in to the contact pad where he turns and looks to pass to either A or B who are crossing back behind him.

COACHING POINTS

Hit the Space

Break the game line

Players A & C must come at pace to take the pass

Progression :- Player C has to rip ball from feeder Contact pad player can offer resistance.

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Running Angles.:

Player A carries ball forward, B calls for (long or short) ball & negotiates obstacle,
& then passes to C who passes to the next group.

Agility & Running Skills

Narrow - Wide Channel:

Groups of 4

One ball per group

In the narrow channel stand one behind the other, once into the big space- fan out.

Agility & Running Skills

Pass and run:

Tell the players the following....

Player 1 starts with the ball.
Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves off their cone and runs to the cone where player 2 is and back to their cone.
Player 2 then passes to player 3, follows the pass to the position of player 3 and back to their starting position.
Change your passing hand each time
The aim is to for the players to be back in their starting position before the ball returns back, but main thing is that they provide a good pass to the receiving player.

Passing

Agility Slalom:

The first player runs around the red cone and back down to the start of the slalom. There the player zig-zags up the slalom, then back down before running around the second red cone and down to the second group of players where the ball is passed to the next player

Important no more then a max of 3 players per slalom to make sure that there is lots of activity.

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