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Rugby: Blind Catch / Scanning - Reaction Drill

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The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and reaction catching skills.

COACHING POINTS

  • Feeders make good passes to the catcher (in the middle) who is a yard in front of both feeders so he cant see the ball coming. 
  • Same Time he calls out the number of fingers the player in front holds up. this example is 5. Numbers always changing. 
  • Key points - Soft hands / Long Arms /Palms Facing up towards the sky, Scan forward.

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Regain possession:

The player with the ball rolls the ball out for a player to run onto and collect whilst moving.

They then pass the ball back before replacing the player that rolled the ball out. The player that rolled the ball out runs to join the back of the queue.

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Find the space:

Players run in any direction in the grid trying to avoid contact by running into space. When the teacher calls stop, all players must be at least 1m from the next nearest player.

Pass the ball around your back at the same time.

Option: throw the ball in the air and catch as you run around

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