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Rugby: Ball presentation drill

What a fantastic tool. I've found a few drills that are unfamiliar,...

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The ball carrier and one support player runs towards the other group and, at the middle the ball carrier goes to ground and presents the ball. The support player straddles the player on the ground, picks up the ball and runs on to the next group, passing the ball to them

COACHING POINTS

Good body position by player on the ground

Cover head with hands after placing the ball with two hands

Wide stance by support player

Good pick up of ball, no knock on

Player on ground must get up quickly and support new ball carrier

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OFTEN USED WITH...

2 vs 1 + 1 in 2 grids:

2 attackers with a half back attack a defender

The support player should be able to read the situation and apply the best techniques for ball security, either driving out or sealing off the ball.

Ball Presentation

1 vs 1 Ball Retention:

The ball carrier walks up to the defender and turns away to present the ball to their own team.

The defender should try to turn the ball carrier and keep him facing away from support.

Ball Presentation

Hit and Spin:

Two players with shields stand facing the runners on opposite sides of a grid. On the command, the players run into the shield and spins to their right before joining the back of the group on the left hand side. The practice keeps repeating.

On GO, each ball carrier drives into the contact pad and spins out, past the defender before passing the ball to the next player in the other group.

Ball Presentation

Agility Slalom - Race:

Start with 2 players on the centre cone, each with a ball, and facing each other.

On the shout "GO", they both run backwards to the first cone
They then side step up the grid to the second cone
Next players run through the slalom cones back to the start where the ball is passed to the next players
Next players can only go when each player has received a ball (to ensure each race is fair).

Agility & Running Skills

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