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3 pod lineout lifting - off the top

- Aim is to work on the lift and hold, and the accuracy of pass from the top - 3 pods of 3 men stand in a triangle, 3m away from eachother. - Thrower throws ball at first pod, who compelte a lift and catch. - The catcher then asses the ball to the next lifter in the pod of 3 next to them. - Pass around the triangle then back to the thrower.

Lineout

Building The Pass Out of The Tackle

Tell your players the following...... One player will be a ball carrier. The player directly opposite will make a half tackle, lifting the ball carrier onto their shoulder. The ball carrier will look for an off-load to a supporting player on the left or right. The support players will be the first player on the other two cones, to the right and left of the ball carrier. The ball is off-loaded and the catching player becomes the new ball carrier, while the remaining support player becomes the new defender. The other two players clear the traffic and the above happens again - with the new support players coming from the other two cones. This can take a minute or two to get going, but stay with it.

Passing

Contest Line Outs

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 pass. Pupils should :- Attack the ball by moving forwards. Catch the ball in two hands. Players on either side of the jumper need to protect the jumper after they have caught the ball.

Lineout

Kick support game

2 teams, 1 ball with 2 grids diagonally across from each other. Each team is made out of 3 pairs and one float support player. Each pair is a catcher and a support player. When the kick comes over the nearest pair with the floating support player have have to lift the player and catch the ball. After which they kick the ball into the oppositions grid. Points are scored when a team fails to have 2 players lifting the catcher to receive the ball.

Catching

Lift and catch

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 air for the player on the other side to be lifted by two players in order to catch the ball in the air. After which the practice is done the other way.

Catching

Lifting Pods

The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique for receiving Kick offs.

Match Related

Lineout Progressions With Bag

1. Two players stand either side of a tackle tube (tackle tube on the floor 'stood up'). The coach shouts go and the two players turn inwards to face each other and the tube. The players then get set in a low position before lifting the tube into the air. 2. Three players. One in the middle faces forwards. One player either side holds a tackle tube. The coach shouts left or right (or a call to their discretion) for the middle player to turn to. The middle player and the teammate on that side lift the tackle tube into the air the same as the first drill. 3. Three players. Two players set up in the set position either side of one tackle tube, while the other player is set on their own behind a tackle bag facing inwards. The player on the outside of the two runs quickly round their first bag, to join the player on their own. Together the players lift the tube into the air, as per the first two drills.

Lineout

Lineout Race

This drill is a race across the pitch or whichever distance the coach deems appropriate. Two teams of four: one thrower, three players in the lineout pod. The front lineout player faces towards the pod, with their back to the thrower. The teams are lined up next to each other, about 5-10 metres apart. The coach shouts GO and each team's lineout taker throws the ball as the pod lift the middle player into the air to catch the ball. Once the ball is caught, the middle player is let down to the ground and they leave the ball on the floor. The three pod players then move to the next spot ready for the next lineout throw. The outer pod players then lift the middle player to the air as the ball is thrown in. If the ball is dropped, the throw must be taken again from the same position.

Lineout

Quick Removal - Beyond the Ruck

Have a line of two or more ruck shields, a safe distance apart, five meters from the players that will make the hits. Make sure that the pad holders are holding their pads safely. You should also make sure that you have as many stations as you need in order to keep as many of your players as busy as possible. The player facing the pad should do the following... Approach the pad high. Hit low and hard with the shoulder. Take the pad holders leading leg, raising they legs off the ground. Drive through the hit, placing their non leg holding hand rightly around the body of the pad holder. They should pump with their legs, beyond the contact.

Ruck

SH Passing Reps

The sequence of passing on this exercise is as following...... P2 passes to P1, who passes to P4 using a pass from the ground. As the same time P3 passes to P2 who passes to P1, who passes to P3, from the ground. and so the exercise continues. There should be no delay in passes.

Sevens

Reaction Lifts Lineout - Rugby...

The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and reaction to the lineout lift. Including the Process and good Technique.

General

Lifting Pods Match Related - R...

The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique for receiving Kick offs.

General

Lift and catch Catching - Rugb...

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 air for the player on the other side to be lifted by two players in order to catch the ball in the air. After which the practice is done the other way.

General

SH Passing Reps Sevens - Rugby...

The sequence of passing on this exercise is as following...... P2 passes to P1, who passes to P4 using a pass from the ground. As the same time P3 passes to P2 who passes to P1, who passes to P3, from the ground. and so the exercise continues. There should be no delay in passes.

General

Tackle technique- Hook and Gri...

Groups of 2 Players get in partners and stand opposite eahcother. They use footwork to get within eahcother the aim of the game is to get a hook under the opposingplayers arms and lift them off the floor.

General

Building The Pass Out of The T...

Tell your players the following...... One player will be a ball carrier. The player directly opposite will make a half tackle, lifting the ball carrier onto their shoulder. The ball carrier will look for an off-load to a supporting player on the left or right. The support players will be the first player on the other two cones, to the right and left of the ball carrier. The ball is off-loaded and the catching player becomes the new ball carrier, while the remaining support player becomes the new defender. The other two players clear the traffic and the above happens again - with the new support players coming from the other two cones. This can take a minute or two to get going, but stay with it.

General

One Handed Offloads Off Loads ...

Players work in groups of three, each starting with a ball.They move the ball around the circle making one handed offloads to eachother ProgressionPlayers stand further apart

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Tackle and Bounce Conditioning...

Groups of 3/41 Tackle Sausage.1 Tackle bag. 1. Tackle Bag conditioning.Players align 6m apart, one side with tackle sausage. Work for 1 min constantly tackling and carrying sausage back and forth with partners. 2. Tackle and Roll conditioning. Same as before but introduce roll after making the hit. Roll with bag to escpae collision area. then same as before, pick up the sausage and run.3. Add DefenderA 3rd player is introduced, holding Tackle bag who acts as a attacker clearing out the ruck. The Defender must bounce up and clear the tackle bag player coming over the ball, then same as before. 4. Tackle, Roll, Clear All 4 stages togther now, adding a roll in before clearing out the attakcing player with tackle bag.

General

Rugby: Bag Slams | Contact Con...

This is the second exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit can be sets of 30 seconds of hard work followed by 30 seconds of rest. Swap in this circuit for your usual fitness routine to give the players something a bit more interesting and transferable to a game. Alternatively, this would be a great exercise to include as part of a warm up.<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Players work individually, picking up a tackle sausage and driving it into the ground. <li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Repeat for the whole 30 seconds.This exercise will develop your players core strength, which is immensely important in most areas of the game.Moreover, this exercise simulates how players will have to maintain power in a game. For example when going from making a tackle to then contesting the ruck.0.40 - What is the purpose of these conditioning circuits?

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Sausage Wrestle and Jackal Ruc...

Groups of 3 Sausage Ball1 player lines up opposite a standing sausage, wrestles it to the floor, landing chest ontop of the bag. A 2nd play holding a ball puts the ball down on the right side of the sausage as if it was an attacker placing it. The first play wrestling the sausage, bouncers up and competes for the ball (remeber to release) The 3rd player once the ball has been placed tries to clear the player competing for the ball.

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Ruck Clearing Exercises Ruck C...

Progressive exercises to improve clearing out at the ruckLay a tackle tube on the floor with another tube on top, angled into the air, with a ball on the floor in front of the first tubeCLEAR: The player starts lying flat on the ground in a press up position, before angling their run and tackling the top tubeROLL: Same set up, but the tube is tiled the opposite direction. The player runs round and wraps their arms round the tube before rolling away to the right with the momentum of their run.

General

Rugby Octopus Tag Rugby - Rugb...

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 give he defenders a better chance at catching the runners. Tell all the players to line up at one end facing back down the playing field. Choose 2 players to stand in the middle and tell them they are the defenders who have to tag any runners before they reach the other side. Explain to the runners they have to run from one end to the other without getting tagged by the defenders. If a runner gets tagged they must stop exactly where they were tagged and stand on that spot. They are called octopuses and cannot move until the game is finished. The octopuses can, however, tag runners if the come close enough to reach. This continues until there are no more runners and the last runner wins. The key is to make sure the octopuses stand still while trying to tag runners.<div id=miniAd>R1</div>

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Low Tackle and Clear | Contact...

This is the third exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit can be sets of 30 seconds of hard work followed by 30 seconds of rest. Swap in this circuit for your usual fitness routine to give the players something a bit more interesting and transferable to a game. Alternatively, this would be a great exercise to include as part of a warm up.Players work in pairs, one player holds a tackle bag behind a tackle sausage.The other player makes a low tackle on the sausage and then drives through, clearing out the player holding the tackle bag.This player then goes to ground and gets back up to complete another repetition in the other direction.It is the job of the player holding the tackle bag to lift up the tackle sausage after each repetition.This drill will increase players overall fitness levels while being very relevant to game situations. 0.21 - Why is this important for players?

General

SH Passing Skills Sevens - Rug...

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.

General

Over the shoulder Catching - R...

Players work in pairs with 1 ball. Players throw the ball in the air but over the top of the player that has to catch the ball so the player has to run back and track the ball to catch it.

General

Mini Game - Skills Game Match ...

In this game players try to keep possession and carry the ball over their opponent's line to score a try.

General

Compete for the ball Catching ...

2 players, 1 ball. The player with the ball throws the ball up and both player jump up to compete for the ball winner scores the point and throws up the next ball.

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Developing Correct Contact Habits

Ingrain correct techniques and habits into your players with this session as we focus on tackling and rucking 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!
lifting ANSWERS
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how do you counter ruck effectively

is there any drills

kev appleton Coach, England

can you lift in lineout at junior colts 17 and under?

can you lift in lineout at junior colts 17 and under

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Any tips for a drill in starting competitive lineout’s?

Any tips for a drill in starting competitive lineout’s without lifting for U10’s

Stewart Rea Coach, England

what should the team layout be for under 9s should?

what should the team layout be for under 9s should it be 4 forwards 5 backs and should we play like 7s

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what is the law in lineout and scrum time for u12's?

what is the law in lineout and scrum time for u12's rugby

Archived User Coach

Does anyone have drills for Line Outs at U12?

Does anyone have drills for Line Outs at U12?

Archived User Coach

devise a four man line out game throwing two opstions

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I need ideas for fun team building activities and any?

I need ideas for fun team building activities and any fun games to help towards team building. Has anyone got any ideas on what to do? Anything to spice up rugby training sessions in the dark, cold winter nights.

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someone once said that my team had a &#034;line out&#034;?

someone once said that my team had a "line out" very bad, and I want to give me ideas on how to improve it, make plays and surprise that are new for the other team, thanks

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as I can improve to my lifters in the line out with?

as I can improve to my lifters in the line out with a second it lines of 2.04 m and 115 kg?

mario dovo Coach, Argentina

Line-outs - scenario is that in a line out, the lifters?

Line-outs - scenario is that in a line out, the lifters hold the jumper up for a lengthy time - is there a law or regulation covers this? Should the lifters/jumper be allowed to do this or should he be lifted and lowered immediately upon receipt of the ball? Thanks

Drew Sagar Coach, Canada

Following on from Question about U10 Lineouts - Is?

Following on from Question about U10 Lineouts - Is it allowable for players at this age to practice the lift in training? I dont think its advisable for a match situation at this age but would like to start coaching it now so as to give development time.

Archived User Coach

Here's a tricky one. What height should the ball be thrown for a lineout?

is there a specific height that the ball should travel while being thrown into the line out

Archived User Coach

Is it legal to lift the leg in a ruck or maul?

Is lifting the leg when driving in a ruck or maul legal?? I always thought it wasn't. Is this true of all age groups?

alan gray Coach, England

Uncontested lineouts

Any advice on uncontested line out variations?

Colin Marklew Coach, England

lineout throw

lineout throw lesson plan with keyfactor

op angel Coach, United Kingdom

Can you lift the legs when cle...

Can you lift the legs when clearing out the ruck and if so what happens if you take the player off his feet to the ground?

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Is it legal to lift the leg in...

Is lifting the leg when driving in a ruck or maul legal?? I always thought it wasn't. Is this true of all age groups?

alan gray Coach, England

I have brought kooga lifting a...

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Line-outs - scenario is that i...

Line-outs - scenario is that in a line out, the lifters hold the jumper up for a lengthy time - is there a law or regulation covers this? Should the lifters/jumper be allowed to do this or should he be lifted and lowered immediately upon receipt of the ball? Thanks

Drew Sagar Coach, Canada

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