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This easily set-up game creates enough chaos to make players think about their catch-and-pass skills under the sort of pressure they might face in a real match.
WHY USE IT
Getting players used to using ‘soft hands’ will result in more catches and greater continuity.
set up
A 20m x 10m box; a ball; nine cones (four blue, four red, one white); six players. The first illustration shows how to set up the cones.
HOW TO PLAY
ACTIVITY: You call out either “Blue” or “Red”, which indicates the defending group. White always attacks. The defenders touch their coloured cones, while the attackers run to the opposite line (see middle illustration). The defenders turn and defend against the inside players, leaving only the widest attacker free. The scrum-half passes after both defenders have touched their cone. Both defenders advance together.
DEVELOPMENTS: Develop by allowing defenders to defend against any player, so the attack has to decide on the choice and time of pass.
COACHING POINTS
- Arms and fingers reach towards the ball, but with a slight bend in the elbows (‘shock absorbers’).
- Soft hands to catch the ball.
- Head beats hands – look where you are passing.
- Bring the ball across the body – do not allow the ball and hands to drop in a U-shape pass.
- Five players line up on their coloured cones: two red, two blue, one white
- A feeder waits with the ball on one touchline
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You call either “Red” or “Blue” and those corresponding players run to touch those cones
- The players not defending run to the other end. The white player always attacks
- The feeder passes to the attack once the defenders have run back to the cones
- The defence can only close down the first two attackers so the ball needs to be passed out wide quickly
Dan Cottrell
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