Create a team of players who go forward with the ball and find space to attack by using this square-shaped drill.
Four attackers start at the first corner of the square. They attack down channel 1 against two defenders side-by-side.
The attackers realign at the start of channel 2 and attack again against two defenders one behind the other.
They work their way round the 4 channels back to the start.
DEVELOPMENT
Play a game of “new image” touch rugby.
The ball carrier, once touched, has three seconds to pass the ball.
TECHNIQUE
Carry the ball in two hands – this keeps their options to pass open and keeps the defenders thinking. Move forward and attack space. Support players should get close to the ball carrier. Make short passes to fix defenders and create space.
“The supporting player starts in front of the ball carrier, while the defender has his back to the attack. When you shout play, with the supporting player walking forward and the defender out of position, the players will have to think quickly to come up with winning solutions.” MORE
Develop ball carriers with some grit and determination to power through the tackle situation. If they don’t break the tackle, at least they provide a good target for their support players. This session creates ways to test their mettle. MORE
Mauling is a powerful weapon and you don’t have to be a big side to use it. A great tactic is to set up a maul from the back of a ruck to create go-forward and tie in their defenders. MORE
I’ve been talking tackling to plenty of coaches in the last few weeks. That’s not unusual. Therefore, I wanted to share with you one of my favourite tackling “drills”: High pressure tackling reactions. I say drill because it’s a 1 v 1 exercise. MORE
