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Rugby: High Kick Catching

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Drill to practice catching high kicks.

Set up a grid roughly 15m long and 10m wide.

Get a line of players on one side of the grid, and a coach or kicker on the other side.

The coach kicks the ball high into the air, the player at the front of the line runs into the grid and tries to catch the kick. Once they have caught the kick they pass the ball back to the coach and join the back of the line.

The coach then kicks the ball for the next player in line to catch.

PROGRESSION:

Encourage players to jump as they catch the ball

Add in a defender to put pressure on the player catching the ball.

COACHING POINTS

Catching technique - the player should position themselves side on so that if they drop the ball it will not be a knock-on. They should try to cushion the ball by bringing it into their body.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Over the shoulder:

Players work in pairs with 1 ball.

Players throw the ball in the air but over the top of the player that has to catch the ball so the player has to run back and track the ball to catch it.

Catching

Catching in Pairs:

Players take it in turns to throw a high pass to one another.

5 high catches each and then swap roles.

The pass should be accurate and the focus here is on getting the technique right under the high catch.

Catching

Attack the catch:

3 players, 1 ball, 1 pad.

Player with the ball throws up the ball for the player without the pad to run up to jump and catch while the player with the pad puts on the pressure.

Catching