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An activity designed to build your team’s offloading skills in a game-related way, so that the passer and receiver can start to fully understand their options.
WHY USE IT
We know a simple offloading game can devastate defences. The players need the skills and the confidence to know how and when to offload.
set up
Balls and a 10m box.
HOW TO PLAY
ACTIVITY: Two defenders start on their knees, about 5m from each other. Put a ball carrier in front of the first defender and a support player behind the ball carrier. The attacker runs at the defender, who comes off their knees to tackle at waist height or below. The ball carrier aims to offload for the next player, who runs at the next defender and repeats. The tackled player aims to get off the ground and in position to take an offload, either before or after the tackled player lands on the ground. Swap roles.
DEVELOPMENT: Put a defender in each half of the box. Three attackers run into the box, with the first taking the tackle and offloading. The players then run into the second box and repeat. This continues for three circuits. The key is that players recycle themselves and the offloader doesn’t force a pass to a player who is not in position.
COACHING POINTS
- Aim to get beyond the defender before offloading. If you can’t, turn towards your team-mate.
- Hold your run in support and don’t commit to left or right until the ball carrier makes their move.
- A pair of attackers approach the first defender
- The defender comes off their knees to tackle the attacker
- The attacker offloads the ball and the next attacker runs to the next defender to repeat
- If the support is not there quickly, the second attacker might have to go to ground before popping up the ball
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- Three attackers run through the first corridor against one defender
- The defender can start on their knees. Progress to being on their feet, but must tackle low
- The attacker takes the tackle and offloads the ball
- The remaining attackers turn around the end and attack through the next corridor
Dan Cottrell
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