2-3 Man pods 1 Hit shield defender Objective 2 or 3 man pods will pick the ball up from the ruck and run at the hit shield to simulate a tackle or a phase. On the 4th Phase the back line will run an A ball formation.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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