Rugby: Passing left to right

Fast hands and a cool head will be needed in this physically testing pressure passing session - are your players up to the challenge?

Continue to build on the skills covered in the previous session and teach your attackers to take advantage of the overload and make the right decisions with the ball

Put some sting in your rugby with this London Wasps fundamentals session! No matter what time it is in the season make time to work on the basics!

Strong grip, thumbs are out, hold the ball high with fingers pointing to the sky.

Keeping your hips square pass the ball across your body, finishing with your hands nice and high - pointing to where you want the ball to go.

Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.

Make sure there is lots of foot work and active ball movement all the time up until when the ball is passed from either the left or right hip.

Players in pairs with a ball between them.

The player on the right starts with the ball and passes the ball to the player to the left. The player with the ball then runs diagonally across the grid to the next cone while the player without the ball crosses over behind the ball carrier, ready to receive the ball at the next cone.

They continue passing right to left and crossing over in each grid until they reach the end. Once at the end they run back to the start to the right of the grid, practising the same skill on the way back but without cones to guide them.

Tell your players the following.....

1. Players in pairs with a ball between them.
2. The player on the left starts with the ball and passes the ball to the player to the right. The player with the ball then runs diagonally across the grid, while the player without the ball crosses over behind the ball carrier, ready to receive the ball at the next cone.
3. They continue passing left to right and crossing over in each grid until they reach the end. Once at the end they run back to the start to the right of the grid, practicing the same skill on the way back but without cones to guide them.