Rugby: Pass to Hip Right and Left Side

Great for scrum halves to practice placement of foot and following through with hands.

2 balls, 3 support players, 1 passer

Ted on the ground as if one is feeding from the backhe support players set up a triangle on your given dimensions. The person at the top of the triangle is the feeder for the passer, who will stand one metre from the feeder on the inside of the triangle. The feeder starts with a ball as well as the passer who will start with his ball in the position of a scrum or maul. Once the first pass is made the feeder must immediately place the next ball on the ground for the second pass to go to the next support player. Support players should return the ball immediately to the feeder. Work for a minute and rotate.

• Tell your players the following.....
• In groups of 2 they will attack, passing the ball before they reach each unique cone, so when they have passed in front of a cone - that cone is no longer unique and they can move beyond it.
• Following their pass they must realign, taking steps back to get ready to come onto the next pass.
• They keep going until they finish the entire grid.
• When one group is at least two cones ahead, the next group can go.
• All passes must be legal.
• Progressions:
• Place a defender at the first cone, having them move back one each time. Even by staying static - they will apply pressure to the attack.
• Increase the distance between the cones, increasing the length of the pass.
• Make all the passes flat, for the attackers to run onto.
• Increase the number of player in the attack to three, this will mean quicker hands.
  

Tell the players the following.....

1. This is simple, just attack from the bottom and top of the grid at pace.
2. There can be two groups in the grid at any one time.
3. Anyone in the line can start with the ball, and the attack should vary between lateral and creative.
4. The ball and attack will be considered alive within the grid, so respond at all times.
5. Players should change places within the attacking line after each attack.
6. The starting position of the ball should change on each attack.
7. Players should avoid contact within the grid.

Tell the players the following....

1. Player 1 starts with the ball.
2. 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.
3. Player 2 then passes to player 3, follows the pass to the position of player 3 and back to their starting position.
4. Change your passing hand each time
5. 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.