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Rugby: Contest Line Outs

Great site and excellent drills. Easy to understand and apply in training....

Tyrone, Rugby Coach

DESCRIPTION

One player throws the ball in to 5 players standing side by side. One player to stand in the scrum half position so as to be ready to receive a pass.

Pupils should :-

Attack the ball by moving forwards.

Catch the ball in two hands.

Players on either side of the jumper need to protect the jumper after they have caught the ball.

COACHING POINTS

Ensure that the lineout is properly spaced.

Ensure the ball is won by catching the ball cleanly.

Ensure no barging or lifting.

Progression:

Allow opposition to drive when ball is caught.

Practice off the top and catch and drive

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Groups of ten

One ball per group

Always start with a line out i.e. Trower two catchers and four backs.

Lineout

Lineout Game:

The coach calls out the number of people that required in the lineout, together with a team name to. The hooker throws the ball in for both teams to compete for the ball. The lineout is over when the scrum half receives the ball.

If a team wins the ball and the coach has called their team name then they receive 1 point. If the team wins the line out against the coaches call then they receive 2 points.

Lineout

Piston Jumping:

The ball starts with one pod. As they are lifted the jumper is held in the air until the next pod is lifted. When the next pod reaches the top of their jump the ball is lobbed to that jumper. Once the ball has been caught they can go back to ground.

The drill continues in this way, with players working together in a piston like fashion.

Lineout

3 vs 2 - Sprint to support:

15m x 35m Grid.

1 Attacker starts on the half way line of the grid, with the other two outside of the grid back to back with two defenders. On the command the one attacker runs around the red cone, with the other one running around the blue cone - likewise for the defenders.

Once they have run around the cones a 3 vs 2 will develop. If the player with the ball passes immediately this will give a 3 vs 2 in the middle of the pitch.

Decision making

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