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Player with the ball runs into contact and passes the ball out to the supporting player whom inturn passes it to the other side of the grid for the practice to repeat on the other side.

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Offloads | Contact Skills

Offloads:

  • One group starts with the ball.
  • Player with the ball forwards towards the player with the pad.
  • The player hits pad with their right shoulder and ?pops? the ball off to the 1st player in the other group, who is running to receive the ball.
  • The next player hits pad with their left shoulder and ?pops? the ball off to the next player form the other group, who is running to receive the ball.
  • Drill continues until all players have carried out the drill from both sides.

    • Contact Skills
    Contact Pop Pass Contact | Warm Up

    Contact Pop Pass Contact:

    • Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the second channel for the first player in the opposite channel to take and advance on the the shield in their channel.
    • They hit in on the shield, turning to pop the ball to a support player who then passes the ball to the next receiver in the first channel.
    • Keep going, but don't forget to change the players on the tackle shields.

    Warm Up
    2 x Hit then pass | Off Loads

    2 x Hit then pass:

    Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.

    6 Shields and 1 Ball.

    Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts through the shields. Once through the other side, 2 passes to 3 and receives a return pass before bursting through the next set of shields

    Once they are through the last two players with shields can move and try and block the runners. Player 2 has the option to pass to either player or go it alone.

    Off Loads
    Contact and Support | Contact Skills

    Contact and Support:

    Ball carrier goes into contact with the tackle pads. Break through and offload to a supporting player.

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