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The posts and side of the pitch.
Put a player with a ball 10m out from the try line and 15m to the side of the posts. He has to kick the ball through the posts using a drop punt. As he improves his accuracy to 10 out of 10 kicks, he must move to the try line to aim to hit the uprights above the crossbar.
The drop is crucial – it needs to be down the middle of the body. The follow-through of the foot (hard toe) needs to be towards the target. The ball should be struck on its point.
Set out three cones as in the bottom picture. The kicker has to kick to touch from each cone. He scores points for distance when the ball goes out between the edges of the pitch. The further the exit, the greater the points.
There is no opposition to the kick, so it is used as a touch finder from penalties .Use the session to help players work out the distances they can achieve with their kicks. Keep rotating the kicking angles on windy days. Aim for a competitive kicking game, so players want to beat other kickers in their team.
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