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What you tell your players to do in the drill
What you get your players to do
Set up a narrow channel, with three attackers facing one defender. One attacker picks up the ball and drives into the defender.
The supporting player directly behind him, binds onto the ball carrier (never the ball). He pushes ("rockets") the ball carrier through the defender. The ball and players will eventually go to ground.
A second supporting player picks up the ball and goes round into the next channel, where you repeat the drill.
How to develop the drill
Some handy pharses to call out to the players to ensure proper technique:
What to look for
How would I put this drill into a game situation?
Split your players into at least one pair of teams, attackers and defenders, with one more defender on that team. Lay out a box with six lines of cones set out about five metres apart for each pair of teams.
The attackers start from one set of cones, facing the defenders at the next set of cones. Adjust the starting line according to the skill levels of the players involved.
Throw a ball to an attacker. The attacking team has to "rocket" the ball carrier and then pick and go to get over the defenders' line. If successful, the attacking team moves up a line and the defending team back a line, or vice versa if unsuccessful.
What to think about
Key considerations for your team:
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