Tackle, roll, bounce, react

ROLL 2v1

• Start with the activity starter from above.
• The rolling player needs to stop two other players scoring.
• Those two players come from a point outside the box when you shout for them to come forward.
• Use either full tackling or “shoulder” touch, where the player just needs to get their shoulder into one of the ball carriers.

ROLL BATTLE

• This time, two players roll over the cone holding their own ruck pad.
• Roll a ball towards one of the players. They aim to pick it up and score at the other end of the box.
• The other player aims to stop them, using full or touch tackling.

ROLL OFFSIDES

• One player rolls over with the pad, another defender stands next to them, and moves into the box to support the "rolling" player.
• The ruck pad acts as the offside line.
• Two attackers now come into the box, with a feeder putting the ball down by the pad and then passing it when the other two attackers are ready.

Developments

> The cones allow you to make the defender move towards or away from the attackers. Put other coloured cones around the pad, so the defender has to twist the pad in different places.