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Rugby: Offloading Behind the Defender

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Eifion, Rugby Coach

DESCRIPTION

The ball carrier runs towards the defender and attracts the tackle.
After contact, the player turns to offload to their teammate making the supporting run to the side.
This player carries the ball into the next tackling defender, and offloads to the third teammate making the supporting run on the opposite side.

COACHING POINTS

Groups of three.
Ball carrier should be the middle player to start with, who chooses which side of the defender to hit and therefore which teammate to offload to.
Ball carrier should be aware of teammates positioning. Teammates should stick close enough to ball carrier for the offload.
If attacking the right side of the defender, wait for contact, then take the ball into your right hand and spin slightly after tackle to offload.
Three defenders to get past, five metres between each defender.

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Offloading Off The Floor:

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and offloading off the floor.

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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.

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