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Attack the circle
Emphasise movement to find space to kick and to take the ball. This should develop players’ cross-kicking, chip-kicking and catching skills to score tries.
challenge
Kick to score – so players have to find the space to receive a kick, and the kicker has to find the player.
set up
Mark out a 10m circle – adjust the size to suit your players.
how to play it
Split into three teams, ideally of no more than four-a-side. One team acts as defenders – start them inside the circle. The attackers can run, pass and kick in any direction, and can run in and out of the circle. The attackers score by kicking to a player in the circle. The defenders can knock away the ball inside the circle. If they catch the ball, the game finishes. Outside the circle, the defenders can touch a player to end the game. Rotate the teams and, after six goes, see which defensive team has the least scores against them.
coaching points
- Do defenders stay in the circle or venture out?
- Do attackers crowd into the circle?
- Do attackers pass into the circle and then try to lure out defenders by running with the ball out of the circle?
- Do attackers run into the circle and then kick?
- Put one team inside the circle. The other two teams, who are playing together, start outside
- One player starts with a ball
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- The attackers can run in any direction with the ball
- The attackers can pass in any direction
- To score, a ball has to be caught from a kick made inside or outside the circle
- Have an option that the kick must be caught in the air
- Defenders end the go if they catch the ball
- Defenders can knock away the ball, but it’s play on
- Defenders can touch a player outside the circle to end the go
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