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Rugby League: Ball around the hips.

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Steve, Clayesmore Prep School

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Simple movement of handling the ball around the hips.

COACHING POINTS

Make sure that hips and torso are static and do not move with the ball.

Do 3 times clockwise and then reverse and do 3 times anti-clockwise.

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Groups of 4

One ball per group

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Change support player after each run.

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Agility Slalom - Race:

Set up the cones as shown.

12 Cones with 2 balls.

Start with 2 players on the centre cone, each with a ball, and facing each other. On GO, the both run backwards to the first cone then side step up the grid to the second cone before running through the slalom cones back to the start where the ball is passed to the next players who only go when each player has received a ball.

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