Intent is to develop the players kicking game: technical punting ability as well as encourage players to look for runners to kick to.
Set up good-sized playing area (size dependent on player numbers) - about half a field for 16 players. Object is to score a try - each team playing to opposite ends:
Encourage players to play 'heads-up' - with the team in possession looking for runners, looking for opportunities to get into space and receive a pass or kick. The defending team needs to also be looking to close down space - and track attacking runners if they move into space.
The team in possession needs to communicate: ball-carrier giving direction to runners - and runners in space calling for the pass or kick.
Defending team also needs to communicate - who is being marked/ warn of attackers moving into space/ encouraging hard work to ge tthe ball back
in more ways than one
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