Triangle turnovers

A passing and defence game that’s great for fitness

Set up

Game notes

• Use only touch tackles, with a two handed touch below the waist. Don’t allow kicking.
• Restart the game for infringements, with the non-infringing team starting with the ball on their own try line.
• Let the game run for one minute, and then rest. You can have more than one game going at once.

Score

• 1 point for a try.

What to call out

• “Pass and move”
• “Keep running back to run forward in support”
• “Talk up in defence”

Coaching notes

• Players will discover clever ways of keeping the ball alive. It won’t necessarily help their “go forward” skills, but it will improve their handling and fitness. The game will be more popular than a normal fitness workout.
• If you have more than one box going (which is likely), then you can swap teams around and play for a longer period of time.