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Ball Presentation Drills

Ball presentation is how the ball-carrier makes the ball available to a teammate after they have been tackled. The ball presentation videos and drills...

Catching Drills

Catching is how the player takes control of the ball with their hands from a pass, kick or lineout. The catching videos and drills below will boost yo...

Handling Drills

Handling in rugby covers how your player holds, catches and runs with the ball. Good ball carrying technique should include your player's fingers bein...

Lineout Drills

A lineout is used to restart play, when the ball has left the field of play. Unless your team has "kicked for touch" when awarded a penalty the "throw...

Maul Drills

A maul is similar to a ruck but occurs when the ball is held up off the floor (in a player's hand). The maul drills, videos and mini games below will ...

Off Loads Drills

An off load is when a tackled player passes the ball to a teammate before the tackle is completed. Use the 2v1 and tackle bag off load drills and vide...

Practices for Juniors

The junior videos and drills are designed to introduce and teach youth players to the correct techniques and skills they will in rugby, in a safe and ...

Ruck Drills

A ruck occurs when the ball carrier is tackled and players from each side make contact over the ball which is on the ground (it differs from a maul wh...

Scrum Drills

A scrum involves eight players from each side locking heads with the opposition. It is a way of restarting play after the ball has gone out to touch, ...

Tackling Drills

All players need to be able to tackle. Tackling is how a player physically stops an opponent from moving forward with the ball. It's a vital aspect of...

Warm Up Drills

Warm up drills in rugby are important because they get your players' muscles ready for exercise and help to reduce the risk of injury. They're also a ...

2 V 1

category: Passing

1. This is a simple 2 v 1.
2. The two players have to get past the one defender without being touched, that's it.
3. The defender wi...

2 Vs 1 Gauntlet

category: Decision-making

Set up two 1m wide gates of cones (green and red) either side of a feeder, with a line of attackers opposite (5m away). Have a number of defenders ...

3 'V' 2

category: Passing

1. This is a simple 3 v 2.
2. The three attackers have to get past the two defenders without being touched, that's it.
3. The defend...

3 Man Pass

category: Practices-for-Juniors

4 cones in a square area.

7 players.

2 players on cone A & B with 1 player (the worker) in between the cones, and 1 player each o...

3 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Match-Related

Set a grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed cones, bal...

3 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Passing

Set a grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed cones, bal...

5 V 5 Tag Rugby

category: Practices-for-Juniors

2 teams. 5 players on each team in a large coned area. Area size depends on age, ability, and number of players in each team.

Team with the ...

5 Vs 5

category: Tag-Rugby

Pitch 20m x 20m. All players wearing tag belts

Start the game with a free pass, defenders must be 7m back at the start

Attacking play...

7'S Fitness Handling

category: Sevens

Tell them the following......

1. The ball carrier will run forward with the ball, their partner will go with them in support.
2. Th...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

Baseball

category: Kicking

Set up a pitch area (green cones) based on the age of the players (depending on how far they can kick) with fielders spread out around the pitch. (...

Beat The Defence

category: Handling

Offensive players (blue), line out in one deep line while the defence (red) line up opposite in a straight line, slightly inside player from the pl...

Beat The Defence

category: Passing

Offensive players (blue), line out in one deep line while the defence (red) line up opposite in a straight line, slightly inside player from the pl...

Box Agility Running

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Players line up in two groups on the first cone. On GO, the first players side step to the second cone, go around it and run backwards to cone thr...

Box Back

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Pass the ball around, clockwise.
2. After each circuit of the ball, take one half step back...

Break

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short. Tell your players the following....

1. Pass the ball left, clockwise for 2 passes.
2. Then right (...

Building The Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.....

1. One group of 4 players will be in defence.
2. The other two groups of 4 will be in attack, ...

Chain Reaction - Progression

category: Tag-Rugby

2 x Adjacent 20m x 10m channels

In the first channel, players pass the ball across the line in a chain. After the first pass, the player t...

Chain Reaction

category: Tag-Rugby

Divide the 20m x 20m grid in half. 1 Ball per group

Players 1 starts standing with the ball. Player 2 starts on one knee. Player 3 starts o...

Chasing The Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short, and get the ball moving around the circle as quickly as possible.

• First have the players move the bal...

Coach Says!

category: Warm-Up

• Coach gives orders and the players do it.
• Example include: coach says do a press-up, coach says touch the groud with your right hand...

Contact Pop Pass Contact

category: Contact-Skills

• Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the...

Contact Pop Pass Contact

category: Warm-Up

• Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the...

Continuous 2 Vs 1

category: Decision-making

Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...

Continuous 2 Vs 1

category: Decision-making

Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...

Continuous 2 Vs 1

category: zWarm-Up

Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...

Continuous 3 Vs 2

category: Decision-making

Set up a grid roughly 7m x 5m with three lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for a...

Counter Attack

category: Sevens

Tell your players to do the following.......

1. The two passing players keep passing the ball until the coach shouts GO.
2. On GO, ...

D1 - Dummy Loop

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram in order to think about the starting position of your players, I suggest that they are not too deep for this one.
2. 10...

D1 - Dummy Loop

category: yBacks-Moves

1. Use the diagram in order to think about the starting position of your players, I suggest that they are not too deep for this one.
2. 10...

Decision Making

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. The players at the bottom of the triangle will pass the ball back and forward.
2. The passer...

Denfence Down

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a contact game.
...

Developing The Spin

category: Passing

1. Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other, spinning the ball.
2. They should make 10 passes on one hand, and then 10 ...

Do Not Enter

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. The first attacking group lines up with enough depth to attack the edge of the grid, they pass th...

Dont Get Tagged

category: Tackling

Teams of 3 against 1 Defender.

The team of 3 start running and have to try and get to the other side. If the defender tags them they have t...

Double Gauntlet

category: Decision-making

Mark an area 15m wide and 20m long.

3 Attackers vs 2 Defence vs 2 Defence

Have the 2 lines of 2 Defenders 5-7m apart

Drop Kick Reload

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to improve reload and positioning before the kick.

Escape To Victory

category: Warm-Up

• Within each group of 10, there should be 4 attackers and 6 defenders.
• The defenders should be in the outer grid and the attackers wi...

Everyone Gets A Second Chance ? Touch Variation

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...

Fast And Pressured

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one runner.
2. 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...

Fast And Pressured

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one runner.
2. 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...

Fast Footwork

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Setup as shown.

2 groups with one ball per group.

The first players in each group sprint to the second blue cone then quickly back ...

Fast Hands

category: Passing

Drill to practice fast, accurate passing.

Set up a T shape with 3 cones roughly 5m away from the central cone (see diagram)

One player ...

Find The Space

category: Handling

Players run in any direction in the grid trying to avoid contact by running into space. When the teacher calls stop, all players must be at least ...

Floor/ Seal/ Clear/ Pick

category: Ball-Presentation

In groups of 4 inside the grid with 1 ball per group.

Players should pass the ball around the group with small pops.

On the coach's w...

Game - 6 Vs 4

category: Tag-Rugby

Pitch is 20m x 20m. All players wearing Tag Belts

Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line

Atta...

Handling Warm Up Drill

category: Handling

1) Run outside cone with ball (either side) and on to other group.

2) First three people in each group with a ball - six people on the move....

Heads Up Passing

category: Passing

Tell the players the following:

• Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player at the start of one of the lines a b...

High Kick Catching

category: Catching

Drill to practice catching high kicks.

Set up a grid roughly 15m long and 10m wide.

Get a line of players on one side of the grid, and ...

Hit The Gap Drill

category: Decision-making

A drill to practice decision making and finding space between defenders.

Set up a line of three defenders with tackle shields (roughly 2m apa...

Hula Slalom Relay

category: Handling

On the coach's call players run through the slalom.

As they pass each cone they have to pass the ball around their waists.

Individual Ball Carrying 1.

category: Passing

Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.

Make sure there is lots of foot work and active ball movement all the time...

Individual Skills

category: Handling

Move the ball in a figure of 8 round your legs

Pass the ball round your back. Who can pass the ball around their back 5 times the fastest ...

Introduction To Ruck

category: Ruck

In small teams, play a modified game where if the ball carrier is touched on the shorts with both hands of a defender, the ball carrier must go to ...

Jog - Lock And Load

category: Passing

Tell your players the following:

1. Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other, spinning the ball.
2. They will co...

Kamikaze Passing

category: Passing

Passing drill under pressure.

Set up a grid roughly 20m x 15m, with lines of 4 players facing each other across the grid. Each line of 4 need...

Keep The Ball Game

category: Passing

Tell your players the following:

1. One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
2. The attackers ...

Keep The Ball Game

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following:

1. One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
2. The attackers ...

L For Long!

category: Sevens

• 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 ...

L-Shaped Passing

category: 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...

L-Shaped Passing

category: Sevens

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...

Loop (L1,L2,L3)

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
• Lets get the ball and the playe...

M1, Inside Pass/Pop, Back

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.

• Lets get the ball and the players...

Man To Man

category: Defensive-Patterns

3 attackers and 2 defenders.

The scrum half passes to the first receiver of group of 3 attackers.

The 3 attacking players must then p...

Many Hands

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Many Hands

category: Scrum

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Mini-Goal Game

category: Kicking

Game to practice controlling the ball.

Set up two goals (roughly 2m wide) opposite each other about 5m away (red cones - see digram).

E...

More Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. The ball carrier (A) runs straight in a line and makes a normal lateral pass to the supporting p...

Pass And Control

category: Passing

• Keep you player briefing, brief. Get the players moving and training as soon as possible.
• If you feel it would help, have one group ...

Pass And Follow

category: Warm-Up

• They pass the ball around either clock wise or anti clock wise, you can decide to change the direction youself at any point during the exerci...

Pass And Run

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Tell the players the following....

1. Player 1 starts with the ball.
2. Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...

Pass And Run

category: Passing

Tell the players the following....

1. Player 1 starts with the ball.
2. Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...

Pass And Support

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Pass And Support

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Pass To Hip Right And Left Side

category: Passing

Good for warm ups and co-ordination, getting used to keeping your body straight on and handling the ball and practicing using your arms to pass the...

Pass Within A Channel

category: Passing

Tell the players the following.....

1. This is simple, just attack from the bottom and top of the grid at pace.
2. There can be two...

Passing & Evasion

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Trackers will pass the ball and tag the evades.
2. Evade simply avoid getting tagged with t...

Passing Ballrush

category: Tag-Rugby

This game is designed to introduce passing at moving targets on the run.

• Set up a field approximately 15m long x 10m wide. (relative t...

Passing Behind

category: Passing

In partners get your players to move round each other, passing with 1 hand round the "back of their hand".

Passing Box

category: Passing

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

• There should be one group of 4 players between each cone on the four sides of the grid.

Passing Central

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief - and get the players moving as quickly as you can. You may consider having a demo group.
• On your g...

Passing Circle

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....

1. There will be 4 players on the outside of the circle, starting at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'...

Passing In Contact

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell you players the following......

1. Players will attack in groups of 2, so we...

Passing Left To Right

category: Passing

Strong grip, thumbs are out, hold the ball high with fingers pointing to the sky.

Keeping your hips square pass the ball across your body, f...

Passing Race

category: Handling

• Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other.
• The pass should come from on, or behind the hip.
• They should m...

Passing Race

category: Passing

• Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other.
• The pass should come from on, or behind the hip.
• They should m...

Passing Right To Left

category: Passing

Strong grip, thumbs are out, hold the ball high with fingers pointing to the sky.

Keeping your hips square pass the ball across your body, ...

Passing To Support

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. One the call of the scrum half, the 3 attackers turn, round the cone and attack.

Passing Under Pressure

category: Passing

4 players line up next to each other about 5 meters apart. A defender with a shield is standing 10 meters from the 1st man (ball carrier).

Th...

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...

Pressure Cooker

category: Passing

1. 4 players stand on the middle cones in the grid, avoiding the corner cones. The 2 players at the top and the bottom of the grid will have a b...

Push Push 2

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. When the attack advances the defenders PRESS UP on the attack.
2. The attackers must pass t...

Push Push 3

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. When the attack advances the defenders PRESS UP on the attack.
2. The attackers must pass t...

Quick Ball/ Offload Touch

category: Ball-Presentation

Once an attacker is touched they must offload within one second.

You can start the game so that players have to pass the ball in front of de...

Quick Ball/ Offload Touch

category: Tag-Rugby

Once an attacker is touched they must offload within one second.

You can start the game so that players have to pass the ball in front of de...

Quick Hands

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....
• The first player runs out with the ball to the first set of cones and passes the ball to the se...

Quick Hands Race

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The two bottom players will be the feeders, they will be positioned by the cones with the balls....

Rapid Rucking

category: Ruck

In this exercise position 3 pad holding units, or 1 or 2 players, five meters in front of 3 rucking units, 1 unit facing each pad. Two players on e...

Regain Possession

category: Handling

The player with the ball rolls the ball out for a player to run onto and collect whilst moving.

They then pass the ball back before replacin...

Relay Passing Race

category: Warm-Up

• With each new instruction to players you'll be having a race, lets see which group is the fastest - no cheating!
• Don't spend too muc...

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...

Right Angled Passing Drill

category: Passing

Drill to practice passing.

Set up a right angle (L-shape) with lines of 4 players on each side (see diagram)

The ball starts at one of ...

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 ...

Round The World

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Tell your players the following.....

1. The first player picks the ball up at the cone passes the ball to the next player, t...

Round The World

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....

1. The first player picks the ball up at the cone passes the ball to the next player, t...

Rugby Cricket Fielding

category: Passing

Coach stands in the middle of a semi circle of 6-10 players, holding a ball.

One player throws a ball at the coach, who bats it away using th...

Rugby Netball

category: Warm-Up

Break your players into two teams.

• One team goes to attack, and one to defence.
• There is no kicking in this game.
• No...

Rugby Tennis

category: Passing

• Tell you players the following......

1. There will be two players on one side of the middle line of cones, and another group...

Scattered Defence - 6 Vs 4

category: Decision-making

Groups of ten work with one ball per group

Defenders scattered around the grid, static and can only operate sideways

If touched, the ...

Scrum Half - Shotgun Alley

category: Passing

• Explain to thescrum halfs that they are to attempt to pass the ball at the attackers and attempt to hit them below the shoulders.
• It...

Scrum Half - Shotgun Alley

category: Sevens

• Explain to thescrum halfs that they are to attempt to pass the ball at the attackers and attempt to hit them below the shoulders.
• It...

Seated Start - 6 Vs 4

category: Decision-making

Groups of ten with one ball per group

Defenders start bunched sat on the floor

Start attackers spread out (width)

On the word ...

Short Passing

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving dow...

Shoulder Flex With Ball

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Involve a ball in your warm-up.

Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the neck and shoulders.

Shoulder Flex With Ball

category: Warm-Up

Involve a ball in your warm-up.

Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the neck and shoulders.

Side On Pendulum Pass

category: Passing

Here the player needs to have slightly bent knees, and ensure that he is leaning slightly forward with a straight back, giving him space to swing...

Simple Passing Grid

category: Passing

• Brief your players one what you would like them to do.
• Start the activity by having all players pass the ball around the grid in any...

Snap, Crackle, And Pop - Touch Variation

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...

Speed On

category: Sevens

• 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 ...

Speed Pass

category: Agility-Running-Skills

8 in each group.

6 in the playing area and 2 outside it.

The six in the playing area play a 4 v 2 against each other trying to pass...

Speed Pass

category: Tag-Rugby

8 in each group.

6 in the playing area and 2 outside it.

The six in the playing area play a 4 v 2 against each other trying to pass...

Spin Passing

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving dow...

Standing And Passing - Variation

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...

Standing And Passing

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........

1. Players should be 5m apart.
2. ...

Star Wars

category: Passing

• The rest of the players are told to stand at one end of the field (they are the Space Pirates). The space police want to try and blow up the ...

Step Back

category: Sevens

• Players start at the cones, pass the ball one circuit clockwise and one circuit anticlockwise.
• Following the two circuits, they take...

Stuck In The Mud - Rugby Style

category: Warm-Up

The 'Hunters' run after the 'Runners', trying to touch them with the rugby ball. If a 'Runner' is touched, then they are 'Stuck in the mud!' and ca...

Support Gauntlet

category: Decision-making

Drill to practice decision making.

Set up a grid 10m wide and 35m long with cones at the start (yellow), 5m (orange), 15m (blue), 30m (red) a...

Support Play Down Channel

category: Agility-Running-Skills

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

category: Handling

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...

Ten Passes Then...

category: Handling

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...

Ten Passes Then...

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...

The Trinity

category: Sevens

• The exercise starts with the first attacking unit running around the bottom of the grid, as they do the first defending unit run around the t...

Tight & Wide

category: Sevens

• Players start in attacking group of 3 on the 10 meter side of the grid. They pass the ball down the line at 10 meters,� attacking forward the...

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...

Traffic Lights Game

category: Passing

• Brief your players one what you would like the to do by telling them the following....

1. One of the players will stand outs...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
2. ...

Two Man Piggy In The Middle

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. Two players will be defenders, it's their job to try and intercept the ball.
<...

Understanding The Spin

category: Passing

• Tell them the following......

1. Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other, spinning the ball.
2. Th...

Union Jack

category: Passing

Tell your players the following...

1. On GO Player A passes to B who in turn passes to Player C. At the same time Player E passes F.
...

Vary The Distance

category: Passing

In groups of 4 - 1 ball straight hands across. on the other side pass the ball to the next group.

Start with 2 close passes and on pass 3 an...

Wide Attack

category: Sevens

• Start with the left most attacking unit taking on the 2 defenders in front of them. When they get past, they pass the ball to the link, who t...

Wide Passing Lines

category: Sevens

• The two feeders should be 15 meters apart and will........

1. Feed the left most attacking unit with a ball, they will move ...

How to pass a rugby ball | rugby skills tutorial

Passing the rugby ball may seem like an easy task, but when you are sprinting at full speed, a well executed pass to the chest is MASSIVE and will ope...

Rugby pass | passing a rugby ball | coca-cola gb

Watch the video and improve your rugby skills with Coca-Cola. In this session tips are given for passing a ball. Have fun and get active.

England and Wales - U10 rule 6.o

My son will not run with the ball

How do I get the back line running straight and fast?

U9 Positional Play Advice

(U11 Rugby) - How to referee the 'big lad'

How many tacklers are allowed in U10s rugby?

At u11 level can the scrum half run from the back of a scrum

What is the U9s 2 second rule when placing ball post tackle?

How can I stop kids bunching in games of tag?

Over confident players not offloading

Dynamic Passing and Movement

Improve your player's confidence in a pressure-free environment, with this passing and moving session!

Front Foot Attack - Improving Decision Making

Hesitation is the enemy in this conditioned games session - use this plan to improve your players' passing and offloading under pressure

Continuity Play - Passing your way out of the tackle

Help your side avoid the breakdown by focusing on their continuity skills - keeping the ball moving and starting to work on contact!

Ball Work

1. Players split into groups of three2. Get one group down one side of the cones and the other 2 groups behind each other3. Pass the ball down the lin...

Autosave 1269472

Passing/Field Perception Drill - players in groups of 4 pass the ball across the line, end player drops off to start player from next line. Coach will...

Stepping

In four groups line up behind the four starting cones and the person at the start of each line have a touch ball, you jog stepping each cone as they w...

Rucking

Blue will run to the first marker then play the ball. Red will become dummy half and pass the ball to Yellow. Yellow will run to the next marker and p...

Contact Drills

Ruck Touch (shoulder tackles) Shoulder Front tackle(10 min) SHOULDER FRONT TACKLE • 2 Lines of 4 Players facing each other - 6 m distance • ...

Autosave 9943690

Do not pass the ball to next group. Positivly hand the ball over so there are no forward pass moves or time wasting drops. It will also give time for ...

Dominoes (Draw and pass drill)

Groups of 3Athlete starting with the ball run up first and the other 2 athletes will time their run to create a domino effect. The goal is to run and ...

Copy of Autosave 29844825

players run forward and pass the ball down the line untill they get to the half way linemake sure that advanced players are on the front line

Autosave 29844825

players run forward and pass the ball down the line untill they get to the half way linemake sure that advanced players are on the front line

cone passing

There are two teams. the person at the start runsthrough the cones and when at the end sprint to the first cone and pass the ball to the next personMa...