Hard and fast miss pass

WHY USE IT

By scanning the line and hitting the ball at an angle towards a space, the ball carrier is going to be almost impossible to stop.

Set up

In a 20m square, four attackers face four ruck pads or tackle tubes, ready to take a pass from a feeder.

HOW TO DO IT

• The feeder passes and the attackers move forward. The first receiver throws a hard, flat miss pass to the third attacker.
• This is done from right in front of the four upright tackle pads and all four attackers are moving forward at pace.

The receiver has to ensure they hit the ball at full pace and at an angle that will take them between two of the tackle pads (see the top picture).

This can be developed with the pass being made from attacker two to four (the misser) or using a block (screen) pass from player two to four (see the bottom picture).

TECHNIQUE

• The passer engages the defender in front of them before turning their hips and passing hard across to the intended receiver.
• The receiver should step late onto the pass and be running at an angle.
• Don’t spread out too far.