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Rugby: Offloading Off The Floor

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DESCRIPTION

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and offloading off the floor.

COACHING POINTS

Ball Carrier runs with the ball then fall with control to the floor (tackled)
Keep to hands on the ball then offload to the supporting player with control. Practice falling off both sides.

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Set Up

Small 10 x 10m grid - 1/3rd of group on knees - 1/3rd with ball - 1/3rd supporting

Players move around grid - take tackle and off load to supporting player repeat continuously for 30 seconds - change roles

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Offloading Around The Back

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and one hand offloading after the contact.

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Offloading Out The Back

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and one hand offloading âout the backâ

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On your back - rolling pass

Set Up

Between 3 to 15 players - 1 to 4 ration of ball to players - players spaced no more than 5m apart

Players catches ball - falls onto back and pops ball off one or two handed to free player

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