Unleash your quick winger

WHY USE IT

A “block pass” is a miss pass that goes behind one player to another. The “in” angle running line of the front player holds the defence while the pass behind to the outside player gives the chance to go for a gap or pass to team-mates.

HOW TO DO IT

• A feeder passes to the first receiver who goes through the coned gate in front of them. They then pass back to the next receiver who runs through the other gate. Set up the cones to create a 45-degree pass for realism.
• Remove the gates and replace with two defenders v three attackers (10, 11, 12).
  The outside defender decides whether they go in or out. The attacker at the back (11) calls whether the 10 should pass to them or 12 dependent on the defender’s decision.
• Add another two defenders and the rest of the backline. Use a dummy switch between 10 and 12, with the 13 coming in to hold their defender. Now 10 passes to 11. The outside players can now take a pass from 11 and exploit the blitz defence.

TECHNIQUE

• The cones keep the attackers square as they reach the tackle line.
• The pass must be at 45 degrees to the tackle line. This allows the player to either hit a gap or fix a defender and put their outside runners away.