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Rugby: L For LONG!

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What you should have is your players lined up to work within a small L. Give the ball to the last player in the first line of players at the bottom of the L.
Tell the players the following......

The first line will go, passing the ball down the line until they get to the end of the line, they should then pass the ball to the first receiver in the second line.
That line will advance, doing the same. The previous attack will take up position on the opposite side of the L.
When the coach calls, the players will move out one cone - increasing the length of the pass.

Let the players run.
Increase the size of the L using the cones every 1 minute.
Keep going until the players pass is at the limit of what they can do.

COACHING POINTS

Draw the ball back for more power.
Have the confidence to work outside your comfort zone.
Provide a target, encourage.
Come onto the ball at pace, don't decease speed while carrying the ball.
Use a spin pass over distance.

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L-Shaped Passing:

Lets get the ball and the players moving with lateral passing through the hands. Each training area only needs one ball, and that ball should start with the any of the two players at the very ends of the L.

Tell players to move forward, passing the ball down the line. When the ball gets to the last receiver, that player will pass it to the first receiver in the next line that is waiting to go.
They should advance right away. Allow the players to simply move the ball down the line.

Sevens

Hit & Defend:

Tell your players the following.....

The defence will first turn and hit the pads.
When the attack hears the hit - they can attack.
The defenders must turn and defend.
When the attack is complete, the attackers become the players on the pads, the players on the pads become the defence, and the defenders will be the new attack.

The attack should try to score a try at the other end of the grid.

Sevens

Line Speed:

Tell the players the following....

Players will advance as a line, and as one hit the pads.
The pads can also advance as a line.
If the pads do advance, they should return to their starting positions.
The players hitting the pads just the end of the lines, ready to go again.
The nest line should go when the players on the pads area ready.

Don't forget to change the players on the pads.

Sevens

Keep The Ball Game:

Tell your players the following:

One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
The attackers just need to keep the ball moving without getting touched while holding the ball.
The passes can be forward.
Attackers can move around the training area.
If a player gets touched while holding the ball they and their partner become the defenders - the old defenders become attackers.
If the ball is dropped, the pass is bad, or goes outside the training area - the player that made the mistake and their partner become the new defenders, replacing the old defence.

This should be fun, but players should strive to control the ball, moving it into space and away from the defence.

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