EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
When it comes to coaching fundamentals, you don’t get much more fundamental than passing. Players aren’t all blessed with lightning pace or accurate kicking skills, but every player should be able to pass. The passing drills and handling activities in this section provide countless ways to improve your players passing and handling skills.
in Passing & Handling, Practice plans
The miss pass is frequently misused. When executed at the right time, it releases attackers but too often allows defenders to drift out and push the attack towards touch. This session will develop the understanding of when to use a miss pass - or not. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Practice plans
The angle and timing of the support player makes an offload (pass out of the tackle) work. Because the ball carrier is falling over or being manhandled by the defender, he needs to be confident that support is in place for him to release the ball. This session works on the different angles a support player can take. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Touch, Tag & Sevens
Following your pass is a good discipline in any form of rugby, and especially in sevens. By continuing to loop, your side can create an extra man in attack. Use this session to engineer try-scoring overlaps. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Practice plans
Faster passing shifts the ball to where the defence is not whereas long passes are easier to defend because the ball is in the air. Defences find quick passing more challenging because their focus is constantly changing. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Rugby drills, Warm Ups
Improve the catching agility of your players, so they can get used to taking passes from lots of different angles. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
Use this warm-up activity to improve awareness, catching, looking up and speed of thought. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
Develop your players' long passing accuracy. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
Don’t be deceived – this handling exercise looks simple but will quickly turn to chaos! It will get players thinking, talking and organising as they need to problem-solve whilst retaining the accuracy of their skills MORE
in Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
Offloading out of contact is a major attacking tool because it keeps the ball alive and puts opponents under stress. Take your offload basics from walking to running to pressure in this imaginative practice. By Jason Holland, Hurricanes coach. MORE
in Attack, Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
The desire to offload is as important as the technical skill itself. Create the confidence to play the ball out of the tackle and you will maintain continuity and leave opponents in a spin, says Hurricanes coach, Jason Holland. MORE
