It would be great if all your forwards were at every session. But, because it rarely happens, you need to have set-piece activities that allow you to maximise your time together.
From our vast array of activities, plays and games for lineouts, I’ve selected six in particular that give you a chance to develop a coherent session with less than your full set of forwards.
It starts with our lineout session builder. Then there are ways to develop timing and techniques to ensure you win that set-piece every time.
Finally, have a look at one our 50+ lineout shortened plays from our manual “The Lineout and How to Win it”
Session builders take you from one player to a unit to work on their skills piece by piece. In this builder, we look at the contact area and rucking MORE
Timing between thrower and jumper continues to be a key aspect for winning the lineout. This sessions develops better timing, leading to a competitive game-like situation. It concentrates on the pure jump only, with no lifting, ensuring that the ball reaches the hands of the receiver at the top of his jump. MORE
The shortened 4-man lineout is a weapon best used between your own 10m and opposition 22m lines. The aim is to set up a platform and create space with “spare” forwards doing the attacking and drawing in defending players as a result. MORE
Throwing to the front of the lineout was the safe option (the 'moneyball'), but this may no longer be the case. Can reducing your attacking options be too great a sacrifice? MORE
Pressurise opposition lineouts by making their front ball a risky option. You need to combine speed, accuracy and anticipation to read their movements and beat them to the throw. Here’s how… MORE
Use the catch and drive, or the front peel to make the best use of front ball. The front peel is the perfect counter punch to a defence that sets up to defend a catch and drive. MORE
It's easy to think that lineout front ball is only for a catch-and-drive to clear your lines, or to attack their try line from 5m. Yet, it can be used for off-the-top and front peels. But make sure you have the basics in place first. MORE
