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Rugby: Lineout: lift

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COACHING POINTS

Jumper

Move dynamically into a position from which you can easily be supported.
Maintain a long body shape (brace by squeezing butt cheeks) to ensure that both you and support players can maintain control.
Sight ball through hands as you extend arms to catch.
Communicate with your support players to manage your safe return to the ground.
Make a two-footed landing and bend at the knees.

Support players

Move with the jumper into space. Wide base - feet shoulder width apart.
Adopt a squat position with a flat back, bend at the knees and keep the chest up.
HINT: A good way to teach this skill to improving players is to use the progressions shown here: support players only, support players with tackle shield, support players with tackle bag, support players with jumper.
Grip with palms towards jumper and fingers open.

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Senior Session - Line Out Pod Exercises

Skills and technique session, focusing on the lift in the line out!

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Contest Line Outs:

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.

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Lineout: throw:

Players will need to ensure their throw is accurate and timed right to ensure success.

Although any players can take the line out throw it is usually the hooker who takes the responsibility.

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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.

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