Target practise for kickers
in Kicking & Catching, Practice plans
Avoid aimless kicking. Make players kick the ball at a target, preferably where the opposition is not. This session is a unit skills session for backs. MORE
Recover your own kick
in Core skills, Kicking & Catching
Kicking the ball doesn’t have to mean conceding possession. In the final part of our series on catching, we look at how to win back the ball from two main types of kick – the box kick and “chip and chase”. MORE
Chasing the box kick
in Kicking & Catching, Rugby drills
Time your chase and catch from a box kick, depending on the skills of your 9. Whatever the hang time and distance of the kick, the chaser should be able to challenge for the ball at the end of his sprint. MORE
Learn to “chip and chase”
in Kicking & Catching, Rugby drills
Practise the skills needed to win back your own kicks. The chip over the top can make a defence think twice about rushing up, with the kicker or a chaser able to regain the ball behind the line and in space. MORE
Cover and contest
Help your backs communicate, cover and then compete for the high ball under pressure. Creating match-like scenarios develops their ability to identify which areas to cover when receiving kicks. MORE
VIDEO: Place kick
Improve your place kicker's conversion and penalty kicking accuracy and distance. MORE
Don’t make me cross
in Kicking & Catching, Rugby drills
When catching a kick, the receiver must stay focused on the ball and not be put off by diversions around him. So test your catcher’s concentration and skill by using a distracting “cross runner”. MORE
VIDEO: The grubber kick
in Kicking & Catching, Rugby drills
This session is about Increasing attacking options through grubber kicks (kicks along the ground), and turning and getting behind a flat defence which is closing you down quickly. MORE
Develop the “catch and act”
in Kicking & Catching, Rugby drills
Fielding a kick is one thing – what you then do with the ball is another. So ensure your players can make a safe catch every time and then pass the ball away like they might have to in the game. MORE
Chasing the kick, no penalties
in Kicking & Catching, Practice plans
Any player may be in a position where he is chasing a kick and he finds either the opposition player jumping for the ball or sliding on to the ground to gather it. Here is a session to work on the best options to tackle the player and avoid conceding penalties. MORE
