. Cones mark the boundaries
. Red people are attacking
. Blue people are defending
. Arrows demonstrate boundaries and where the certain payer can move to either score a try, or defend the try
. Red team needs to get passed both defenders to score a try on the other side of the pitch
. The first blue defender cant move off his line
. The second blue defender can come off his line once the attckers have passed the line of the first defender
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
Most 1v1s are lost in the first second, when the defender rushes in and dives. Teach your players to slow the attacker down, take away the dangerous option and pick the right moment, and they will win far more of them.
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