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What is the bump?
The "bump" is a controlled drive into the contact area, so the ball carrier is never off balance. He can then pop the ball to a team mate or have it ripped away. The pop is more dynamic, the rip more secure.
What you tell your players the bump, pop, rip drill is about
What you tell your players to do in the drill
Run bump, pop, rip drill
Put the drill skills into a game situation
Practise the techniques in a game-like, competitive situation.
Play six-a-side full contact rugby in a 5 metre wide channel. The attacking team scores one point every time they bump, pop or rip. The defending team is allowed to compete for the ball legally to win possession.
Each team gets one minute to attack to see how many points they can score.
If you have more than two teams, have one team resting and keeping score.
What to think about
1. The support players keep over running the ball carrier before he can pass to them.
This is caused by them being worried that they will not make it in time. Reinforce that they are better arriving late at pace than being early and stopping before acting. If necessary hold them back physically to show how late they can set off.
2. The support player is struggling to rip the ball off the ball carrier.
The support player needs to hit the ball carrier hard with his shoulder and get his elbow between the ball and the ball carrier. The rip is completed by dropping the shoulder and using all his upper body weight to rip down.
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