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LOGINFlat and deep
This game-like session recognises that sometimes the players are not perfectly aligned from a ruck and have to adjust their running lines accordingly.
WHY USE IT
A good session to mix up forwards and backs. You can also identify decision-makers who happily take on the role of first receiver.
set up
Cones, two ruck pads, a ball.
HOW TO PLAY
ACTIVITY: A feeder and three attackers start at the side of the box, as shown in the top illustration. Two ruck pad-holders start about 1m back from where the feeder will release the ball. Call out a number – the players run to the corresponding cones. They may have a flat, steep or varied alignment. When the first receiver is ready, the feeder releases the ball. The attackers must pass and run to the ‘gain line’, from where the feeder released the ball, without being touched in possession by the ruck pad-holders.
GAME SITUATION: Five attackers start on one line, with three defenders 15m away. The 9 runs to a cone designated by you. The attackers have the time it takes for the feeder to get to the cone to realign. They pass the ball immediately. Playing scrag touch or full contact, the attacking team must score over the line where the defenders started, without resorting to a ruck or maul.
COACHING POINTS
- Let the ball carrier create the depth, so hold your run.
- Run straight, pass hard and flat.
- Scan ahead and at your own players so you can know when and where to run.
- The feeder runs to a ball
- Three attackers run to the designated cones
- Two ruck pad-holders wait to come forward
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- The feeder passes when the players are ready
- The first receiver reacts to the pad-holders coming forward to release their team-mates
- The defender aims to beat the attacker to the cones
- Shout which cone to play the ball from
- Three defenders come forward when the feeder passes the ball
- The feeder runs to the cone to work off, and then passes to their team-mates who have realigned
- Playing scrag touch or full contact, the attacking team must score over the line where the defenders started, without resorting to a ruck or maul
Dan Cottrell
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