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  • Change defenders every 30 seconds. Can be full contact. 
  • If touched, attacker goes down and looks for offload.

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Attack, turnover ball and decision making in attack | School

Attack, turnover ball and decision making in attack:

  • Turnover wall, decision-making, contact skills and gameplay. 
  • Can change size of grid and number of defenders. Smaller grid = more contact likely. 
  • Speed and targeting space is vital in attack. 
  • Area is 30 m x 30 m.
  • 4 attackers and 4 defenders

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Attack, turnover ball and decision making in attack | School

Attack, turnover ball and decision making in attack:

  • The game is to avoid contact, make sure the pads are not in a straight line to begin with. Attackers don't wait for defence to get organized. Go straight away as if turnover ball.

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Beating the ball and rucking | School

Beating the ball and rucking:

  • Decision-making in contact. 
  • The aim is to get the ball carrier beyond the tackler and the support of players making decisions about who and the threats and who to clear out. 
  • The coach throws one of the 4 players the ball, they then have to beat the defender inside the contact area without passing. 
  • The other 3 players must run around cone (5 m to decide) before supporting. 
  • 4 attackers, 1 tackler and 2 pads 
  • Pads can come forward once attacker enters contact area (5 m x 7 m) 
  • Attacker sees footwork to trying get beyond defender. If they don't get tackled, then they look to score. 
  •  You can keep changing the number of pads. Keep changing who the primary attacker is.

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Beating the ball and rucking 2 | School

Beating the ball and rucking 2:

  • If tackled and the offloaded on, get the support player to communicate
  • it. It is a contact drill but if you want to eliminate contact, then you can have it as the 2 versus 1 exercise.

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