Search: Passing The Ball

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...

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 ...

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 X Hit Then Pass

category: Contact-Skills

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.

6 Shields and 1 Ball.

Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to play...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Off-Loads

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.

6 Shields and 1 Ball.

Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to play...

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 ...

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...

Ball Presentation Drill

category: Ball-Presentation

The ball carrier and one support player runs towards the other group and, at the middle the ball carrier goes to ground and presents the ball. The...

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...

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...

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, ...

Crossover Relay

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short. You may consider having a demonstration group.

• Give two players opposite each other, one ball each.

Depth, Fitness, Warming Up

category: Warm-Up

This exercise is all about getting deep lines of support, speed onto the ball, warming up the entire body, and getting fit for rugby - in this one ...

Dizzy

category: Passing

1. There will be one ball carrier at any one time.
2. They will run around the circle, passing the ball.
3. The ball must be handled...

Flick And Back Pass Insanity

category: Passing

Now split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of colored bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your playe...

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...

Hit And Spin

category: Ball-Presentation

Two players with shields stand facing the runners on opposite sides of a grid. On the command, the players run into the shield and spins to their ...

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...

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...

Kick Support And Pass

category: Handling

1 player in a group of players kicks the ball into the air for the single player to catch the ball all player have to run and support the catcher a...

Kick Support And Pass

category: Kicking

1 player in a group of players kicks the ball into the air for the single player to catch the ball all player have to run and support the catcher a...

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...

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 With Defenders

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 player...

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...

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...

Ladders With Ball Handling

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop SAQ and handling the same time.

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...

Miss 2 And Overlap

category: Backs-Moves

Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.

So pass...

Miss 2 And Overlap

category: yBacks-Moves

Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.

So pass...

Miss Pass (M1)

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...

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...

Open Channel

category: Passing

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Gi...

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 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 As Many Ways As Possible

category: Handling

One ball between two.

Pupils must move around a marked grid - passing the ball in as many different ways as possible :.

Overhead.

Pass Invaders

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....
• In groups of 2 they will attack, passing the ball before they reach each unique cone, so when t...

Pass To Coach

category: Practices-for-Juniors

6 players in a semi circle facing the coach.

Coach passes the ball to each player in turn to catch the ball, and make a return pass.

...

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 Left And Right From Feed

category: Passing

This is to practice handling and passing the ball to a direct target. It is good for awareness and communication between the three support players....

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...

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 ...

Rugby League - Touch Rugby 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 ...

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...

Seven V Three

category: Sevens

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

1. The 7 attackers, will always be in attack.
2. The 3 defenders will always be in defence.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Three Player Circuit

category: Contact-Skills

• The players in their groups of 3 stand between the lines of the inner square with the working group stood inside the other players.
• ...

Three Player Circuit

category: Warm-Up

• The players in their groups of 3 stand between the lines of the inner square with the working group stood inside the other players.
• ...

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...

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...

Traffic Passing

category: Warm-Up

This passing exercise will keep large groups of players busy passing, running onto, and moving the ball in traffic without the need to spend large ...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

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

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

Wave After Wave

category: Warm-Up

• The front line of players run towards the other side of the grid while passing the ball down the line. When the last player in the line recei...

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 world gillette passing masterclass

Jonny Wilkinson is acknowledged as one of the rugby world's great distributors. In this exclusive video, let the Toulon, England and Lions star show y...

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.

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Handling and Passing - working under pressure

Fast hands and a cool head will be needed in this physically testing pressure passing session - are your players up to the challenge?

Dynamic Passing and Movement

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

Using the Overlap

Make sure your players support their team-mates with this session, by using the overlap in attack

Quick Hands - Attacking Space Session

Fast hands = Fast Passing. Get your team passing at speed to change the point of attack and attack the space!

Skip

Skip every other player by passing the ball

Catch Pass #1

3 Stages building up gradually. Stage 1: In pairs with a ball, set them up 3m apart on a cone facing opposite ways (north and south), also set up 2 mo...

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As it is the first session back the main drill won't be to intense. I will be using just a simple line passing drill that has a number of progress...

Drop Off Touch

Whole (Drop Off Touch)Part (Open Channel Passing)-Whole PartUsing cones, mark out a box - measuring about 15 meters x 20 meters.between the top two co...

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Players line up opposite a cone gate. Use numbers or colours to differentiate gates. Players move forward passing the ball.

Contact Warm Up2 x Hit then pass

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.6 Shields and 1 Ball.Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts thr...

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passing the ball in contact with support

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30 minutes of 'extras' e.g. passing, catching high kicks, line out drills etc.Passing drillThere are 4 cones spaced 2m apart, with a cone oppo...

Defensive Drill

The red players represent student helpers. The yellow player represents the person running the session. The blue players represent the participants.Th...

Skip / Screen Pass

Players form 6 lines, 3 lines on each side of the grid.The player on the right side of the grid starts with the ball and runs straight across the grid...