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Passing and Handling

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Pass and win

Pass and win

Players develop some easy catch-and-pass skills before improving their evasive and speed skills.
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Miss passing for dummies

Miss passing for dummies

The miss passer has to engage their defender before passing and then follow their line through to get into the defence. Here’s how to tea...
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Target the rabbit

Target the rabbit

Against expansive teams, work out who is the weakest attacker and target them by closing them down when they get the ball. Then turn him ...
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Basic decoy and running lines

Basic decoy and running lines

Make sure your decoy runner is actually a credible threat coming onto the ball while keeping himself legal in the process of “taking out”...
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Decoy havoc

Decoy havoc

Create chaos within an organised defensive line by using your decoy runners and inside support players to stress their tacklers.
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Rugby speed into practice

Rugby speed into practice

A good practice for rugby it replicates a situation where the players have broken the line and need to beat the last defender while being...
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Four cones

Four cones

Focus on the fact that passing can be quicker than running to find spaces to attack. For young players, it will also highlight that good ...
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Three into one continuity

Three into one continuity

Players will need to move from contact situations, developing a basic open play attack structure in order to keep the ball always alive a...
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    Stop your 10 drifting

    Stop your 10 drifting

    Fly halves (10s) that angle away the source of the ball before they pass, force their own backline across, losing attacking space wider out....
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    Super-fast pass and run

    Super-fast pass and run

    Put your players under pressure to sprint and pass so they can attack the wide channels before the covering defence close down the gaps.
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    Pass up and back, attack up and across

    Pass up and back, attack up and across

    Develop passing and then attack and support with this activity. It will need a little bit of patience to get going, but the players will ...
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    Receive, react, pass

    Receive, react, pass

    A simple activity to get your players completing lots of passing and realigning. It also builds up good technique which increases passing ...
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    Head high spin passes

    Head high spin passes

    With defences working hard to get into the attacking line and intercept passes, develop more effective ways to beat the interceptions by ...
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    Rock, paper, scarper

    Rock, paper, scarper

    Use this reaction, pass and chase game to improve your players’ basic skills. The simple start can be developed into lots of different ...
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    Zombie escape

    Zombie escape

    Ball carriers have to evade the static zombies. If one does get tagged, then the zombies are released and the ball carriers have to make it ...
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    Refresher passing

    Refresher passing

    Players initially work on their passing accuracy and then go straight into a 2v1. The quick change from technique to decision-making ...
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    Cloak and swagger

    Cloak and swagger

    Allow players to be creative in their attacking running and also in their defence with this game of deceit. You can rattle through lots of ...
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    1,2,3 Mr Wolf

    1,2,3 Mr Wolf

    A variation on the playground game where the wolf tries to escape the hunters. The hunters sneak up on the wolf.
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    From basics to tactics

    From basics to tactics

    Work on core passing skills and decision making in quick succession. Make sure players continue to develop their basics and tactical ...
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    Fizz buzz game

    Fizz buzz game

    Develop passing techniques before unleashing an attacking and defence situation. A quick-fire game to challenge players to think about ...
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    Blind passing when it makes sense

    Blind passing when it makes sense

    Develop the players’ understanding of when they can pass without looking at the receiver, using this simple exercise to embed the skills ...
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    Tiger trap

    Tiger trap

    Develop your attackers go-forward and evasion skills in this tough footwork exercise. Quick to set up, you can have lots of groups going at ...
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    Gangsta

    Gangsta

    Two rival gangs aim to get their “swag” to the end of the box without being captured by the other gang.
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    Free the bees

    Free the bees

    Use this invasion game to improve defence, attacking running and some passing too.

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