Rugby: SH Passing Circles

Tell the players the following.......

1. The 7 attackers, will always be in attack.
2. The 3 defenders will always be in defence.
3. Normal rules of 7's apply.
4. Play!

• Don't forget to change the defenders around.

• The passer passes the first ball, from the ground, to the catcher, who sets the ball down.
• the passer then run around the first cone to the second set of balls, passing the next ball from the ground to the catcher.
• They then repeat this until all of the ball are passed.
• The catcher can time the exercise, and rate the accuracy and distance of each pass.
• The catcher and passer switch roles at the end of the exercise, and all balls are reset.

The sequence of passing on this exercise is as following......

1. P2 passes to P1, who passes to P4 using a pass from the ground.
2. As the same time P3 passes to P2 who passes to P1, who passes to P3, from the ground.
3. and so the exercise continues.

• There should be no delay in passes.

• Basically players will pass the ball diagonally across the grid, but the the ball is to be caught, not by the player at the cone, but by the player from the next cone back, who will sprint onto the pass. Ecah player move down one cone following each pass.
• Players can leave their cones before the pass is executed, but this exercise is to be conducted at pace.
• You might have to reduce the size of the training area in order to put less strain on the players, and don't forget to change the direction of the run e.g. clockwise and anticlockwise.