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Rugby League: Simple Handling

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3 vs 1 vs 1

Ball Carrier passes the ball into the post player and runs across the front of him and receives the ball back.

His 2 supporting players then react to his body language and execute 2 x 3 vs 1.

COACHING POINTS

Ball in two hands

Draw and pass

Cut off the defender after passing

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Hula Slalom Relay:

Split the group into teams.

On the coach's call players run through the slalom. Whilst doing this they have to pass the ball around their waists.

Ball handling

Call the pass! 3 + 1:

Groups of 4

One ball per group

In threes, handling up a channel, support runner calls self into line, receives a pass, offloads and repeats down the second channel.

Change support player after each run.

Warm up

Square - Improve reactions:

16 Cones 1 Ball, progress to 2 balls.

15m x 15m Grid.

Players stand on a blue cone. On Go, the player passes the ball and sprints out to the nearest cone in the middle then back steps back to the next blue cone in line.

Ball handling

Beat the defence:

Offence (blue), line out in one deep line.

Defence (red) - opposite in a straight line, slightly inside player you are marking.

Offence endeavour to pass ball along line.

Defence move up to stop them. Each defender goes up to tackle - if ball is passed THEN they work to protect inside shoulder of player on their outside.

Passing

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