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Throw and react
The thrower needs to be accurate and time their throw. The ball needs to meet the jumper at the top of their jump. This activity will get them into good habits.
WHY USE IT
Improve the accuracy of the throw into the lineout and the communication and timing of thrower and jumper (or jumper and lifters).
Set up
A ball, four players, with three holding ruck pads. Additional defenders/lifters later.
HOW TO DO IT
- The thrower stands on the touchline with three ruck pad holders in the lineout (see picture 1).
- A call is made for the place to throw and the thrower aims to throw and meet the ruck pad as it is raised into the air by the ruck pad holder (see picture 2).
- Develop by adding in a defender who aims to jump to stop the throw and read the call (see picture 3).
- Further develop by swapping the pads for lifting pods.
TECHNIQUE
- The thrower aims to hit anywhere between the middle and the top of the pad.
- It tests the thrower’s ability to vary the throw to the front, middle, tail or even possibly a lob throw.
- Each thrower will have their own technique so it is better to make slight adjusts to this rather than get the player to start all over again unless you are working pre-season.
- Put a hooker on the touchline
- Spread out three ruck pad holders between the 5m and 15m line. Their spacing should be appropriate to your team’s age and ability
Related Files
- Depending on the call, the thrower aims for raised ruck pad in the lineout
- The hooker aims to hit between the top and middle of the pad
- The ruck-pad holder raises their pad as the ball is being thrown in (not before)
- Develop by putting in players to compete against the ruck pads
- If you have lifting, then have a couple of lifting pods against an opposition player holding a ruck pad
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