Rugby: Continuous Passing Off The Floor 2

Set up a square with cones, making one side of the square with two gates of cones. 

Get the players to line up evenly behind the two individual cones (See diagram - 1 and 2)

The player with the ball runs out and puts the ball down between the green cones, once he has put the ball down he runs and joins the back of his line. The player behind him in the queue follows him and passes the ball off the floor to a player running onto the ball from the next line (2), once he passes the ball he runs and joins the back of his line. The receiver of the pass also has a partner running behind him so when he puts the ball down between the green cones his partner can pass it to the next person in the opposite line. Both run and join the back of their line and the drill continues...

After a period of time swap over the lines so players practice passing in both directions

Progressions:

Instead of placing the ball on the floor, go to ground and present it

Instead of working in partners, work in threes - the ball carrier goes to ground, the second player gets in a position to clear our any defenders, and the third person passes the ball off the floor. Add in a defender with a hit shield or a live defender to make a tackle but then be passive in the ruck.

Players line up at least 2 or 3 behind a cone.

1. The ball starts at one end with the player running up to the cone in front of him and passing to the next player waiting on the cone.
2. As a player has passed he must quickly run around the grid and fall back into position.

The Ball is constantly within the grid moving from right to left.

Set up 4 cones in a square, and get the players to form equal lines behind each cone.

The ball starts with a player on one cone who runs towards the cone to his right and passes the ball across the square to a player from the next cone running onto the ball. He catches the ball and continues his run, passing the ball to someone from the next cone running onto the ball.

Change the direction which the ball is going

Progressions:

Get the players to change direction on your command (shout/whistle)

Multiple balls at a time

As a group must complete 10 successful passes before the session can move on, every time a ball is dropped the whole group does an exercise (e.g. 10 press ups).

Tell your players the following.

1. Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.
2. After a minute or two, lets switch the direction of the ball.
3. After another minute, tell them the ball can go in any direction, but......
4. The receiver must clap once before catching the ball - and the passing player must move the ball within 5 seconds.
5. The passer can dummy, and if a receiver claps they must do one or more press-ups.
6. If the receiver doesn't clap and receives a ball - they must do one or more press-ups following their pass.

• You can also play this game using a word like RUGBY. Each time a play makes a mistake they get a letter. The loser is the first player to get all the letters that spell RUGBY. Some teams and coaches have more interesting and colorful words to spell - I'll leave this to you.
• Have fun with this!