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Passing and Handling

When it comes to coaching fundamentals, you don’t get much more fundamental than passing. Players aren’t all blessed with lightning pace or accurate kicking skills, but every player should be able to pass. The passing drills and handling activities in this section provide countless ways to improve your players passing and handling skills.

 

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Drop, gather, attack

Drop, gather, attack

Dropped balls or loose kicks mean the ball needs recovering. This session works on the skills and decision-making needed for this situation.
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Straight lines or angles?

Straight lines or angles?

Develop running and passing skills against different defences. Players should run angles at a defensive overload, or straight lines if th...
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The three primary principles of passing

The three primary principles of passing

Hartpury Bucs Women’s 2s head coach JAYNE ISHERWOOD explains the core passing skills that should be in every session. Focus on one princi...
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Turnover: One, two - attack!

Turnover: One, two - attack!

Builds on the tactic of clearing the ball from the danger area with two passes. The final game adds the key factor of not knowing when th...
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3 ways to feed the wingers

3 ways to feed the wingers

Sometimes, your wide players want the ball but it seems to get trapped with the centres. RCW editor Dan Cottrell explains three of the re...
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Perfect miss passes

Perfect miss passes

When executed at the right time, miss passes release attackers – but, too often, they allow the defenders to drift out and push the attac...
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Pass quicker, not longer

Pass quicker, not longer

Faster passing shifts the ball to areas where the defence is not. Defenders find quick passing more challenging, because their focus is c...
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Five simple handling homework challenges

Five simple handling homework challenges

Every player should have their own ball at home, and use it. Here are a few basic exercises for your players to work on to improve ball s...
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 194

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  • Attacking at pace
  • Recovering loose balls
  • Myths of speed training
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    Out of the firing line

    Out of the firing line

    A simple ball-carrying trick to help players retain more ball in contact. Develops the ability to rip down the ball just before contact ...
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    Scan and attack

    Scan and attack

    Challenge attackers to react to different defensive positions. Feeding to varied starting players, the attack must adjust to win a 3v2.
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    Random 3v2 alignments

    Random 3v2 alignments

    Use this to practise on-pitch situations, highlighting vision, the utilisation of space and the game skills required to break defences.
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    Response rates

    Response rates

    Mix up game situations so players must react to the different scenarios quickly. Change scenarios when the game is dynamic, not when the ...
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    Ball control out of contact

    Ball control out of contact

    This practice develops players’ handling skills by forcing them to manipulate the ball with one hand in and around the contact area.
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    3v3 chop and turnover

    3v3 chop and turnover

    Use this game to develop good defensive line speed, with the aim of getting the ball carrier to ground quickly and regaining the ball.
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    Fix a defender and pass

    Fix a defender and pass

    Holding defenders to open space for receivers to move into is a key skill. Colin Ireland and Dan Cottrell present key points to help ...
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    Juggle, catch, pass

    Juggle, catch, pass

    This great warm-up game prepares players to take a bad pass and then make an excellent instant pass to ensure the attack keeps going.
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    3 v 2 repetitions

    3 v 2 repetitions

    Work on the running and passing skills needed so that the core attacking skills of fixing defenders and passing to space become good habits ...
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    Slice and block

    Slice and block

    Break down an organised defence by focusing on space outside their 10. These two plays require a good level of skill to run the right lines ...
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    Run out, pass in

    Run out, pass in

    Create pressure situations where passers and support players run at one angle and pass at another. Encourage players to attack at pace and ...
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    Support, pace and chase

    Support, pace and chase

    If the supporting player chases the ball carrier, they’re likely to be close enough to take a pass – but too close and they overrun. This ...
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    Zombie Chiefs

    Zombie Chiefs

    A version of the classic game, where a ’zombie’ tags players to create a force of static zombies, which works on evasive development.
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    Rangy 1

    Rangy 1

    If their 10 is a weak tackler, this will pressure them to step to make a tackle. They won’t be expecting to be involved because focus tends ...
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    Right-angled line breakers

    Right-angled line breakers

    Develop players’ running and pass lines to challenge defences to keep square. If they don’t, you will bust their line. If they do, you will ...
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    Skill zone and game zone core-skill blast

    Skill zone and game zone core-skill blast

    This one-hour session works on skills, using a blend of practice and scaffolding, and guided discovery, and can be part of a longer session.

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