Rugby: Bat and Catch Challenge

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DESCRIPTION

  • Players make a semi circle around the coach, about 3meters away.
  • The coach will have a ball in their hand at all times.
  • One player will also start the drill with a ball in their hands.
  • Player with the ball will pass to the coach who will use the ball in their hands to deflect it to one of the players in the circle.
  • The receiving player will need to catch the ball and pass it back to the coach who will again deflect it to another player.
  • If a ball is dropped by a player, they will have to go to the bottom of the semi-circle.
  • The goal for players is to catch all balls that come their way and end up at the top of the semi-circle.

COACHING POINTS

  • Players should be on their toes with hands out in front of them, ready to receive the ball at all times.
  • All players should be watching the ball at all times.
  • Ensure passes back to the coach are of a good height and weight.

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Bang & Bingo | Warm Up

Bang & Bingo:

  • Set up: the cones as shown with a cone 10 meters each side of the posts on the try line. This will mark where the ball will be passed from (feeder) preferably from a scrum half.
  • Divide the group into 3 and ask them to stand in single file behind each cone.
  • The ball is fed from a position alternately from either side of the post. This will encourage the players to scan, communicate and to be expectant of the ball.
  • The players on the cones opposite the posts will either be the 1st receiver or the BANG option runner. The BANG runner is always running an out to in, or up to in line to fix the 2nd defender.
  • The players on the middle cone will receive the ball in the BINGO (pull back) option outside the ‘outside’ post or just in behind the BANG player.
  • The BINGO players should run and an arced run to receive the ball outside the outer post. The BINGO player should try to straighten up prior to receiving or on receiving the ball.


  • Progression:
  • Get 2 players or coaches to stand in front of the posts with 2 different coloured cones in their hands on their hips.
  • The cones will represent the ‘hips’ of the 2nd defender.
  • The aim is to encourage the 1st receiver to scan, look, and make a quick decision (choice of pass) depending on what the defender is doing.
  • If the 1st receivers sees the ‘inside’ cone on the 2nd defender then they must assume the defenders hips are turned OUT and make a short pass to the BANG runner.
  • If the 1st receivers sees the ‘outside’ cone on the 2nd defender then they must assume the defenders hips are turned IN and make a PULL BACK pass to the BINGO runner.

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