Rugby: Pendulum passing race

Fitness is a vital part of getting to the line for the full 80. Work on your teams skills and technique whilst putting them under fatigue with a gruelling fitness session.

Eliminate those bad passing passing habits and make the good ones stick with this focused plan!

3 players work together, the middle player working the hardest out of the 3.

The 3 players stand in a line, the middle player doing a side on pass, catching and passing with two hands, same body position as the side on pendulum pass drill.

The other 2 players using the pendulum front pass. The player in the middle is working on his fluidity of movement as well as his technique.

2 players face one another and stand about 5m apart. The ball is cupped in one hand (not gripped).

The player with the ball swings the ball back and forward with a straight arm with force, releasing the ball into the opposite players' hands.

Here the player needs to have slightly bent knees, and ensure that he is leaning slightly forward with a straight back, giving him space to swing and pass the ball.

The player with the ball swings the ball back and forward with a straight arm with force, releasing the ball into the opposite players' hands. The ball is now being passed from left to right.

The player receiving should be waiting for the ball, both hands out, fingers soft and pointing 45 degrees up from the horizontal.

Offensive players (blue), line out in one deep line while the defence (red) line up opposite in a straight line, slightly inside player from the player that they are marking.

The offence will attempt to pass the ball across the line at speed.

Defenders will move up to stop them but do not tackle, simply press. This teachers the attackers to pass under pressure, as they try to pass across the line without making any mistakes.