Receiving the kick off cleanly under pressure gives a team a mental boost after a score. Ideally, if it is a hanging kick, your catcher can be lifted off the ground. It gives him a height advantage and protects him. It takes timing with lifters moving into support him.
Receiving the kick off cleanly under pressure gives a team a mental boost after a score. Ideally, if it is a hanging kick, your catcher can be lifted off the ground. It gives him a height advantage and protects him. It takes timing with lifters moving into support him.
Warm up time: 5
Session time: 6-9
Development time: 6-9
Game time: 15-20
Warm down time: 7
What to think about
The receiver of the kick has plenty of time to get into position once he is confident the ball is coming into his zone.
Depending on the skills of the players, the receiver will want to come forward more than he wants to track back.
The player behind him will be very close and he will be jumping up and back on to this player.
Some players prefer to be lifted by the shorts because of the grip. Unlike a lineout lift, the speed and height into the air is not as important. The front lifter adds some upwards drive and then acts some stability. Remember that the lifters still need to bring the jumper down!
set-up
Catcher: loud call, feel your supporter in place and jump confidently.
Support player behind: firm grip or hold on catcher. Tell him you are ready. Lift and hold.
Support player in front: run to catcher, don’t watch the ball.
What you get your players to do
Start by setting up a catcher with a support player directly behind him. The front support player runs forward and helps the jump and lift.
Repeat, but this time throw in a ball to catch to improve timing. Make sure there is enough height on the throw to give the catcher plenty of time to adjust.
Repeat with different combinations, trying out different techniques like underhand grips on the shorts.
The front support player moves towards the two other players to help lift. Try out different grips on the catcher. Throw in a ball to work on timing.
Development
Stand at the side of the box, about 5m away. Have two catchers in the middle of the box and two support players at each end.
Throw or kick the ball into the box. One of the catchers needs to call for the ball and the supporters should move in to lift that jumper to take the ball.
Add another support player at the back if the players are struggling with their timing.
Related Files
Advanced-300-kick-off-threes.pdfPDF, 180 KB
Throw or kick the ball into the area. One of the catchers (C) calls for the ball and the other players move in to support the lift and catch.
Game situation
Set up catchers, lifters and ruck pad holders as in the bottom picture. Throw or kick the ball into the area. The ruck pad holders use the ruck pads to try to disrupt the clean catch.
Throw or kick the ball into the area. The ruck pad holders have to disrupt a clean catch using the ruck pads.
What to call out
“Jump before the lift”
“Sight the ball through the hands, so the hands are held high”
Dan is a practising RFU Level 3 coach and coach educator. He coaches with the Bristol Bears DPP programme, is head coach of Bristol Schools U18s and the Rugby Performance coach for Bristol Grammar School.
He was head coach of Swansea Schools U15, Young Ospreys Academy, assistant coach with the Wales Women's Team for the 2010 World Cup, director of rugby for Cranleigh School, Surrey. He played for Bath, Bristol, Esher and Clifton, South West division, Gloucestershire and Surrey.
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