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Catching A High Ball

category: Catching

Rugby League Catching a high ball Catching Move to get under the ball Hands and arms up (point at the ball) Keep body sideways on with wide stance St...

High Kick Catching

category: Catching

Rugby High Kick Catching Catching Drill to practice catching high kicks. Set up a grid roughly 15m long and 10m wide. Get a line of players on one si...

Catching A High Ball

category: Catching

Rugby Catching a high ball Catching Call for the ball! Head and eyes up looking at the ball, get in line with the ball. Quickly move to the ball's 'd...

Lift And Catch

category: Catching

Rugby Lift and catch Catching in groups of 4 or 5 Player in the middle to support both sides. player with the ball throws or kicks the ball into the ...

Support

category: Catching

Rugby Support Catching The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch with a support player behind to catch anything over head.

Kicking Accuracy And Catching

category: Kicking

Rugby Kicking accuracy and catching Kicking 5 players working with 1 ball in a grid 20 by 20 meters, working on their grubber kicks and punts. One pl...

Rugby Ball Overhead

category: Catching

Rugby Rugby Ball Overhead Catching The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch.

Rugby Ball Underarm

category: Catching

Rugby Rugby Ball Underarm Catching The aim of the drill is to develop basic high ball catching skills.

Tennis Ball Overhead

category: Catching

Rugby Tennis Ball Overhead Catching The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch with tennis balls.

3 Touch Kick

category: Warm-Up

Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players the followin...

Attack The Catch

category: Catching

3 players, 1 ball, 1 pad.

Player with the ball throws up the ball for the player without the pad to run up to jump and catch while the playe...

Blind Catch - Ball Handling

category: Handling

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and reaction catching skills.

Blind Catch / Scanning - Reaction Drill

category: Handling

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and reaction catching skills.

Building The Pass Out Of The Tackle

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. One player will be a ball carrier.
2. The player directly opposite will make a half tackle...

Catching - Tennis Circle

category: Catching

<p>• The aim of the drill is to develop reaction catching skills.</p>

Catching And Kicking Tennis

category: Kicking

Drill to practice kicking accuracy and contesting the ball in the air.

Split the players into two even teams with different coloured bibs (re...

Catching In Pairs

category: Catching

Players take it in turns to throw a high pass to one another.

5 high catches each and then swap roles.

The pass should be accurate and ...

Catching The High Ball On The Move

category: Practices-for-Juniors

2 players and 1 ball.

Player A throws or kicks a high ball for player B to catch by taking steps to meet the ball.

Catching The High Ball

category: Practices-for-Juniors

2 players. 1 ball.

Player A throws or kicks a high ball for player B to catch in a stationary position.

Player B stands side on to ta...

Clapping Game

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.

1. Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.

Contest Line Outs

category: Lineout

One player throws the ball in to 5 players standing side by side. One player to stand in the scrum half position so as to be ready to receive a pas...

Continuous Passing And Pendulum

category: Passing

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 ...

Continuous Passing Off The Floor 1

category: Passing

Set up a square with cones, making one side of the square with two gates of cones.

Get the players to line up evenly behind the two ind...

Continuous Passing Off The Floor 2

category: Passing

Set up a rectangle of cones (10x5) with two gates of cones of a different colour 2m in front of cones on opposite sides of the rectangle (See diagr...

Continuous Passing Square 1

category: Passing

Set up 4 cones in a square, and get the players to form equal lines behind each cone.

The ball starts with a player on one cone who runs towa...

Continuous Passing Square 2

category: Passing

Set up a square of cones, and get the players to form equal lines behind each cone.

The ball starts in the hands of a player behind cone 1, w...

Crash Through 2 Tackle Bags

category: Tackling

Basic but good warm up drill for matches.

4 cones set up a grid of about 5-10m by 5-10m. 2 defenders with tackle shields start in the centre...

Full Back'S Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Alternate between players starting with a standing start, with the ball in hand, or from catching a high ball.

After this the player should j...

Fun Catching Game

category: Handling

• 6 players +
• Balls

Players stand around a coach holding ball.

The players then throw a second ball at the coach...

Fun Catching Reaction Game

category: Passing

• This is a simple passing exercise that can be used as a warm up to improve players reaction time and catching skills
• 6 players and 1 c...

Grip Game For Offloads

category: Off-Loads

• This is a fun warm up game for the whole team to be involved in
• Players are separated into two teams, one team wearing bibs
• Ev...

Hands Up / Hands Down

category: Passing

• Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.
• After a minute or two, lets swit...

Kick Tennis - Moving Net

category: Kicking

Split the group into three teams.

One team starts in the middle of the grid along the line. The idea of the game is to kick the ball over...

Kick Tennis

category: Kicking

Two team of 4.

40m x 20m area.

The aim of the game is to kick / punt the ball into the oppositions half. If the ball bounces on th...

Kicking Over The Void

category: Kicking

Grid: 10 x 20 or 30 (depending on age) with up to 4 balls, depending on age/ability of players.

Players kick from one group to the other. ...

Kicking Square

category: Kicking

Drill to practice short kicks to an attacking player.

Set up a square roughly 10m x 10m, with an even number of players behind each cone (see...

Ladder Pass

category: Warm-Up

• Have four players stand at the four cones, the other players, in their own running groups of four should, be behind them - ready to go when t...

Lateral Passing

category: Passing

Drill to practice passing laterally.

Set up a diamond roughly 10m wide and 5m long (see diagram).

Two players position themselves at ei...

Lineout Race

category: Lineout

• This drill is a race across the pitch or whichever distance the coach deems appropriate.
• Two teams of four: one thrower, three players...

Off-Loading Pass

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be two static players, passers, on the mid sections cones. One on each side. One of w...

Offloading & Scanning

category: Handling

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and reaction catching skills.

One On One Race

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...

One On One Race

category: Sevens

Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...

One On One Race

category: Warm-Up

Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...

Piggy In The Middle

category: Kicking

Two teams with one team in the middle.

Each player has to kick the ball over the the middle team for a member of the other team to catch. ...

Pressure Ball

category: Warm-Up

Make sure your warm-up area is marked out before the players arrive.

• Depending on the number of players you have at training, mark out...

Quick Hands Drills

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Hold the ball between your legs, one hand behind, one hand in fornt.

Gently throw the ball up and swap your hands, from back to front and fr...

Relays

category: Tag-Rugby

Groups of 5

1 Ball per group

Players race to a line 10m away and back to their own group to hand over to the next playe...

Reloading And Passing Practice

category: Passing

Have 8-10 players standing in a line with a scrum half at the end a few metres in front.

Scrum half passes the ball to a player. Passing down...

Round The Back

category: Practices-for-Juniors

3 players line up in a coned area each with a ball.

They run out in a straight line to the opposite end of the area, moving the ball around ...

Rugby Netball

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Drill to practice skills and creating space.

Set up a pitch (roughly 25m x 20m depending on age and number of players) with two scoring zones...

Rugby Octopus

category: Tag-Rugby

The aim of this game is to increase player defence and decision making.

• Set up a field about 15m long by 10m wide. Keep it narrow to g...

Rugby Pinball

category: Tackling

This game is designed to teach the players about body height in tackling and ruck clean out.

Set up a field about 15m long by 10m wide. Keep...

Serious Fun

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following, keeping your player briefing, brief! It's vital to get the players moving as quickly as possible.

...

Smooth Passing - Working In 4S

category: Passing

Four players start to run across the grid passing the ball.

On reaching the far side the wide player gives the ball to the player on the oth...

Support play down channel

5 players start in a 5x5m grid, and pass the ball to one another in any direction.

Once the coach blows the whistle they explode with speed d...

Support Play Down Channel

category: Agility-Running-Skills

5 players start in a 5x5m grid and can pass the ball to one another in any direction.

Once the coach blows the whistle they explode with spe...

Support play down channel

5 players start in a 5x5m grid, and pass the ball to one another in any direction.

Once the coach blows the whistle they explode with speed d...

Support Play Down Channel

category: Passing

5 players start in a 5x5m grid and can pass the ball to one another in any direction.

Once the coach blows the whistle they explode with spe...

Taking The Ball Into Contact And Support Play

category: Practices-for-Juniors

Drill to improve players taking the ball into contact and ruck clear out.

Set up a square roughly 5m x 5m. Get two lines of players behind tw...

Touch The Runner

category: Sevens

• Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...

Touch The Runner

category: Warm-Up

• Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...

Working On Lineout Pod Movement

category: Lineout

• Lay out four cones in a square.
• Lineout thrower stands on one cone and three lineout pod players on the next cone round.
• The f...

The art of catching the high ball - rugby montage

A montage showcasing the art of catching a high ball, something hugely important for a fullback to be able to do! Tweet me video requests ...

The Zones Game

Use this fantastic drill in your next coaching session today and get ready to work your players hard

Improving your Passing Skills

Get your players passing accurately and with variety in this session

Attacking Flair - Kicking and Catching

Attack with flair! Improve your player's kicking with this kicking and catching session

Improving Attacking Kicking, Catching and Chasing

Improve your team's ability to attack from a kick with this kicking and catching games session - covering 3 key areas of your team's game

Skill Drills!

Work on your player's individual skills with this session, with a variety of fun drills!

Kicking fun for beginners - Perfecting the Kick

Bring back fun to your training! Teach your U10-U14s to kick intelligently from the hand. With fun games that work on your players' grubber, punt and ...

Pass to Glory

Get your team passing to glory with this session, improving their movement, technique and communication

Handling Refresher

Are you ready to handle the new season? - Improving their passing, catching and ball carrying skills

Lineout Logistics

Don't get pipped to the pass - teach your players to jump and lift safely to help them become masters of the lineout!

Sevens - Options in the Attack

3 simple options to improve your players' decision-making in the attack and get them past opponents gain line!

Quick Hands and Handling

Rules of play for Under 15 girls

Uncontested lineouts

U11 kick off/ knock on.

Getting 9-10 year olds to spread the ball out wide

Rugby warm-Ups for Mini Rugby Aged 8

Passing and catching warm ups

How to find drills, quick save and print

Inclusive rugby - Any tips and advice from coaches who have experience coaching kids between 2-7 years and children with special needs

First time coaching U9 and U10s - anyone got any backline coaching tips?

Catching a high ball drill

Catching high ball progression 2

Catching a high ball part 1

Santa Says

Santa(coach) gives the players an instruction and the players do it.For example:Santa (Coach) says - throw ball in the air and clap before catching, S...

Catching in Pairs:

1. Sort players into pairs2. Pairs stand on cones facing each other, suitable distance apart3. Pairs take it in turns to catch and pass ball back and ...

Olympic Handball

Olympic Handball:Barry will identify rules.Focus on catching the smaller ball and technique.Get them to pull the ball into their chest.

Wheel Tag

Wheel Tag - One tagger has to run round the circle to tag the nominated player.Team work and communication is needed to prevent the tagger from catchi...

Warm up

(2) Dynamic stretches (heel flicks, high knees, lunges, swimming)(5) Warm up game (pulse raiser) passing the tennis balls around the square.Everyone i...

Beginning High Ball Catching Drills

Getting players to understand the basics of catching a High Ball1. Set up an area big enough for the ammount of players you have. 2. Get all play...

American football passing drill

This drill is mainly for wide receivers and quarter backs but can involve other players catching the pass. The dill starts off with three cones in a f...