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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...

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 ...

zBall Presentation Drills

Rip And Present Conditioning

category: Warm-Up

Rugby Rip and present conditioning Warm Up Players stand in a inner circle and have an outer circle 5m behind them. 2 players in the middle. one play...

Rip And Present Conditioning

category: Contact-Skills

Rugby Rip and present conditioning Contact Skills Players stand in a inner circle and have an outer circle 5m behind them. 2 players in the middle. o...

Ball Presentation On Tackle

category: Ball-Presentation

Rugby Ball Presentation on Tackle Ball Presentation When tackled go to ground ... shoulders Roll as you hit the ground Present the ball with two hand...

Ruck, Setup

category: Ruck

Rugby Ruck, Setup Ruck Contact Go to ground Present ball clear out, present, ruck, running, support, technique.

Pop And Pass

category: Passing

Rugby Pop and Pass Passing Tell the players the following.... The player on the cone passes the ball forward to the player just in front of the cone,...

Tackling On Knees (With Direction).

category: Tackling

Shows correct way of the player to present the ball. Player going around the back of the tackler in the tackle, landing on their back and presenting ...

Drop Kick

category: Kicking

Rugby Drop Kick Kicking Can be practiced with all players but specifically for the kickers of the team for start off kicking and tactical point scori...

Into Contact And Give The Ball Conditioning

category: Contact-Skills

Rugby into contact and give the ball conditioning Contact Skills circle of players 2 ... Rugby Drill Demonstration ... Rip and present conditioning D...

1 Vs 1 Ball Retention

category: Ball-Presentation

The ball carrier walks up to the defender and turns away to present the ball to their own team.

The defender should try to turn the ball car...

1 Vs 1 Get To Feet

category: Contact-Skills

Pass gets given to the attacker who has to run down the grid. When the tackle comes in the player with the ball has to present the ball.

Tac...

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...

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...

5 Vs 5 Touch Rugby

category: Match-Related

Touch Rugby in teams of 5

3 Touches and change possession.

When a player with the ball is touched, tackler stays in passive contact...

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...

Alcatraz: Jail Break

category: Warm-Up

This is a great warm-up for defensive and evasion sessions, or it might even be a warm-up that helps you reinforce coaching points made during a pr...

All In Touch

category: Warm-Up

The following are the laws for this game:

• Equal number of defenders and attackers.
• Use bibs to identify both teams.

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...

Attack Until Youre Tackled

category: Off-Loads

Playing area of 25m in length - adjust width to suit numbers- equal numbers in both teams

Full LEG tackles ONLY - ball carrier when tackled ...

Attacking Footwork And Tackling 3

category: School

• Drill can be full contact. Make sure the defender gets back to his feet quickly after the tackle to practice stealing the bal. Attacker pre...

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...

Ball Presentation On Tackle Pop

category: Ball-Presentation

• Groups of 3.
• Ball

One player performs a tackle on his knees.

The ball carrier works to manage the contact are...

Breakdown Touch Game

category: Match-Related

• Set up an area for a normal game of touch, with teams split evenly
• Play goes as normal, but when there is a touch, the ball carrier go...

Breakdown Wrestling

category: Contact-Skills

• Move 90 degrees round covering the ball and holding with one hand.
• Outreach to present the ball with both hands.
• Stay on your ...

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...

Building The Ruck - One Step At A Time

category: Ruck

Have 3 or more pad holders, this depends on how many rucking units you wish to have and how many players you have at training - but work hard to ke...

Building The Switch Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following....

1. 3 attackers line up on the first three cones, the rest fall in...

Change Of Pace (Speed)

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Individually

Random cones of different colours

Each colour represents a different running speed:walk, jog, sprint.

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.

Coaching Tool

category: Coaching-tool

Contact Zones

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set up:

8 defending players Tackle Suits, one ball carrier and four support players.

Contest The Tackle

category: Tackling

• Groups of three, the aim of the exercise is for the second defender to contest the tackle.
• One player starts with the ball, standing s...

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...

Decision Making Box

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The ball carrier runs across the grid with the ball.
2. The opposite player becomes the de...

Defender - Round And Realign

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
2. Each group wi...

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 ...

Driving Maul

category: Maul

3 attackers against two defenders with contact pads.

Ball carrier takes ball into contact turning before hitting pads and presenting the ball...

Fan Out And Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! You may decide to have a demonstration grid.

• On your call, all players fan out to receive a pass.

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...

Flip It

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to ge...

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...

Ground Work Strength - Contact Work

category: Contact-Skills

• 2 players
• Ball

One player lies ontop of the other.

The coach shouts, N,S,E or W.

The Bottom player...

Ground Work Strength - Contact Work

category: Warm-Up

• 2 players
• Ball

One player lies ontop of the other.

The coach shouts, N,S,E or W.

The Bottom player...

Handling Channel 2

category: School

• To practice rucking, 1st man hits and presents, 2nd man clears and 3rd picks.
• Body positions are key (low to high), players work ha...

Handling In Channels 3

category: School

• Can evolve drilled by having 3 versus 2 in the wide channel.
• Start off with defenders being passive in order for attacking success a...

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...

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 ...

It'S All Rip And Roll To Me!

category: Warm-Up

You may consider these two points when looking to challenge or build confidence.

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's best not to ha...

Jack Knife

category: Ball-Presentation

• The aim of the drill is to develop positive work after the tackle when held or stuck.

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...

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...

Lateral - Switch

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.....

1. Players in pairs with a ball between them.
2. The player on the left starts with the ball a...

Live Contact

category: Contact-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop attacking ability 1v1, with a supporting attacker to seal the ball after the tackle is complete.

Living On The Edge

category: Warm-Up

• Split the players into two teams, giving each team their own set of bibs. Two different colours that clearly define the teams.
• Keep ...

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

• Lets get the ball and the players...

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...

Maul - Rip

category: Maul

If contact cannot be avoided take on own terms Turn and present the ball Support player rips ball out and presents First ball carrier changes binding ...

Maul - Setup

category: Maul

If contact cannot be avoided take on own termsTurn and present the ballNo maul yet, this is still open play, so this ball must be protected quickly

Maul Full

category: Maul

If contact cannot be avoided take on own termsTurn and present the ballSupport player rips ball outDrives on if space or passes to scrum half who pass...

Maul Touch

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...

Mid-Space Attack

category: Decision-making

There are 4 cones in a rectangle , 2 red and 2 blue. The 2 defenders stand within the square, and on the coach's call, they must go and touch the c...

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...

One Touch Ruck

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.
...

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...

Pace Onto The Ball

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Every receiver following the the ball carrier should lay on the ground, they can get up only when...

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 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 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 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 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 In Traffic

category: Passing

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

1. Runners move forward towards the cone opposite to their location.
...

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 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.

Ping Pong

category: Warm-Up

Make sure that your players are holding their tackle shields correctly!

• Have your players work in groups of 10, adjust depending on yo...

Pop, Roll, Down, Up And Gut

category: Passing

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

1. The ball carrier will run/carry the ball directly across the grid, offloading it to...

Presenting The Ball

category: Ball-Presentation

Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...

Presenting The Ball In A Circle

category: Ball-Presentation

A circle must be set up for player/coach to walk around. The players must be in pairs with one been the attacker and the other the defender. Both p...

Presenting The Ball

category: Tackling

Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...

Presenting The Ball Using Tackle Bags

category: Ball-Presentation

Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...

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...

Progression In Ruck

category: Ruck

In groups of four, the ball carrier runs out, turns and passes the ball to the second player. The first player then becomes a defender. Player 2...

Pull Back Passing

category: Passing

Passing in groups of 4.

Have two lines set up parallel about 3-5m apart: in this case Yellow and Orange.

Have players stand on yellow (...

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 Passing To Space

category: Passing

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

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They sim...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Sevens

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

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They sim...

Reload Rucking

category: Ruck

Set up two defenders holding hit shields opposite two even lines of players.

The ball starts with the first man in one of the lines, he runs ...

Rip And Ruck

category: Maul

Players stand in a circle, about 5 meters apart.

Two player, one with a ball, positioned in the centre of the circle.

The ball carrier (play...

Round And Realign

category: Passing

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

1. There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
2. ...

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...

Ruck - Full

category: Ruck

Take contact on own terms If no close support, go to ground and present the ball Protect head (especially younger players) Arriving players drive defe...

Ruck - Pushing Them Back

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set Up:

• 3 players
• one in tackle suit
• one with ball
• one tackle bag

The player in the tackle...

Ruck, Ruck, And Ruck Again

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Both the pad and attacking units will jog within the grid, the players in the attacking units don...

Rucking Grid, No Pass

category: School

• Grid size is 10 m x 10 m.
• 3 pads
• 3 attackers.
• No passing allowed.
• Attackers tr...

Rucking Rectangle

category: Ruck

Set up a rectangle (roughly 5m x 2m) with three attackers (blue) and three defenders (red) on opposite sides.

The attacker in the middle has ...

Rucking

category: Ruck

Groups of 4 and two groups of defenders with contact pads. 1 ball per group.

1. The ball carrier drives into the contact pads and presen...

Rucking Square

category: Ruck

Set up a square (roughly 2m x 2m) with 4 different colour cones.

1 player starts on the floor with the ball with another player lying on top ...

Rucking With 4 Corners

category: School

• Excellent way to involve large numbers and fitness.
• Develops understanding of working hard when on the floor, communication a...

Scoring Zones

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.
...

Second Man Ruck Clear Out

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Repetitive drill aimed at improving the clear out of a defender at the ruck
• Players are split into groups of three, two attackers and ...

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.

...

Seven In Touch

category: Sevens

The following are the laws for this game:

1. Equal number of defenders and attackers.
2. Normal laws of sevens rugby apply; a knock...

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...

Simple Passing Exercise

category: Passing

• Tell your players the follow.....

1. The first two players at each coach will advance, attacking the cone to their left, in ...

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...

Split With Trailer

category: Passing

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

1. Player A passes to D and cuts - not getting ball back , but holding up - B cuts and...

Staying Alive

category: Passing

Tell your players the following...

1. The first player runs into the grid, the ball carrier.
2. They attack the inner square.
...

Support Play Touch

category: School

• Develop speed to break down and attacking skills.
• When the player was touched, laid down and presents properly (turnover if i...

Tackler Clear Out Game Play

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Two teams of five players each

• One attacking...

Tackling (Static).

category: Tackling

Tackler to stand in a squat position.

Player with ball standing (static).

Tackler hitting the player with the ball low with their sh...

Tackling (Static).

category: Tackling

Tackling On Knees (With Direction).

category: Tackling

Player with ball walking on knees and the tackler coming in form the side.

Shows correct way of the player to present the ball.

Play...

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...

Technical Work At The Breakdown

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Players start face down, on the coach's whistle players get to their feet to contest the contact area.

Red player 1 and the blue player shou...

The Next Pass

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....

1. We have 8 static pass...

They Just Keep Coming

category: Passing

1. We have 8 static passers and two runners.
2. There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
3. The 9th player will...

They Just Keep Coming

category: Sevens

1. We have 8 static passers and two runners.
2. There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
3. The 9th player will...

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.
• ...

To Practice And Develop Ball Presentation.

category: Ball-Presentation

Grid 10x10
Numbers 18+
Ages: 9+
Balls: 6

1) Run across and place ball down about 1 metre in front of player on other side of grid.
...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

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

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

Turn-Over Game

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. We are going to play a game, the 7 defenders will stay in defence throughout, and the 5 attacking...

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.
...

Up And Down

category: Passing

• Tell them the following......

1. Each attack will be up and down, up the left and down the right side of the cones.

Wave After Wave

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....

1. We have 1 scrum half,...

Scottish rugby 1980's to present

A look back at some Scottish Tries from the 1980's, 90's and the new millennium. Look to see how both the attacking and defensive games have changed!!

French rugby 1980's to present

A look back at some French Tries from the 1980's, 90's and the new millennium. Look to see how both the attacking and defensive games have changed!!

Welsh rugby 1970's to present

A look back at some Welsh Tries from the 1970's, 80's 90's and the new millennium. Look to see how both the attacking and defensive games have changed...

The breakdown: Turning the Ball Over - Part Two

Teach your players to make the right decisions in the breakdown - don't lose possession when your players go to ground.

Sevens - Options in the Attack

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

Sevens Rugby: Options in the Attack - Greater Pace

Give your players three simple options to improve their decision-making in the attack and get them past the opposition's gain line!

Keep moving at the ruck - Driving Defence Session

Put your best foot forwards and drive, drive, drive the opposition back in this quick ball at the ruck technique session!

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Ball carrier goes into contact staying on his feet until his support joins him. Support player calls him to ground. Ball carrier presents ball as supp...

Present Drop

1) Red and white players run accross towards opposite corner with ball in two hands.2) When they reach the opposite cone they place the ball in front ...

Ball carrier leg drive and support

Ball carrier drives against the defender (Pad)Support player follows closelyBall carrier assumes tackle and presents the ballSupport player drives ove...

presentation drill 1

Presentation Tig

Hammer 2

Work Up the space of a 15m * 15m gridScore as many tries within 5 mins as possibleAs soon as the pad is touched a long present and ruck is createdVary...

Hammer 3 or Hammer Out

Use 2 coaches to deliver this drillUse a 20m wide by 15m long gridScore as many tries as you can with 10 minsAs soon as pad is touched then long prese...

Nicks attack and defend rucking drill

three players lay on their backs the middle player has a ball.The player with the ball touches the defender and rolls and presents the ball.the defend...

Corridors

Set a 5x10 rectangle.Spilt players into two teams.When numbers are called race into field to get ball and play a mini game. Focus on tackling and rol...

Set it up / Secure safely

1 man Go to ground and present.2 man clear / secure - depending on opp. is the shield there or not. Decission making.Don't wait. Make it flo...