Contact Help center
Rugby Rugby
HOME Rugby Drills Practices for Juniors

Rugby: Holding the ball to kick

I am so pleased with all of the drills and advice on rugby. I am a...
Mokie, Rugby Coach

COACHING POINTS

Ball to be held with hands on either side.

Point of the ball facing in the direction of the kick.

READ MORE
READ LESS
OFTEN USED WITH...
Kicking out of hands | Practices for Juniors

Kicking out of hands

Practices for Juniors
Kicking to partner | Practices for Juniors

Kicking to partner

2 players and 1 ball.

Players stand opposite ach other in a coned area 10 yards apart.

Player A kicks the ball out of their hands to player B to catch.

Drill is repeated and continuous.

Drill can be developed by awarding a point for each completed kick and catch, and how many were completed within a certain time i.e 1 minute.

Practices for Juniors
Grid Island | Practices for Juniors

Grid Island

Fun game to practice passes/kicks not being intercepted.

Divide players into two equal teams and set up two grids (one small and one big - see diagram).

The blue team are divided in half with half in the small grid, and half outside the big grid. They are trying to pass/kick the ball between themselves to score points - one for every pass/kick which is caught on the full.

The red team are trying to intercept the passes/kicks or distract the blue team players. They cannot leave big grid or enter the small grid.

Players in the small grid cannot leave the small grid

Progressions - 

Players can only hold the ball for 5 seconds

If a ball is dropped/intercepted it is taken out of the game

 

Practices for Juniors
Pass to Coach | Practices for Juniors

Pass to Coach

6 players in a semi circle facing the coach.

Coach passes the ball to each player in turn to catch the ball, and make a return pass.

The drill can be developed by the coach passing the ball to any player, keeping the players on their toes.

Practices for Juniors
1353373
1009

SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE

  • search our library of 1100+ rugby drills
  • create professional rugby coaching plans
  • or access our tried and tested rugby plans
STAY CONNECTED

in more ways than one

sportplan_netball
MORE Practices for Juniors DRILLS
/drills/ Rugby/ Practices-for-Juniors /categoryDrills_21.jsp

JOIN SPORTPLAN FOR FREE

  • search our library of 1100+ rugby drills
  • create your own professional coaching plans
  • or access our tried and tested plans
STAY CONNECTED

in more ways than one

sportplan_rugby
LATEST FROM THE BLOG
5 Ways to Kickstart 2025 with Sportplan

5 Ways to Kickstart 2025 with Sportplan

Here are the 5 ways that you can kickstart your 2025 in the correct way with Sportplan and make this the best coaching year you have had!

December 31st, 2024
|
Cam Hughes
History Of The Modern Olympics and Its Cultural Significance

History Of The Modern Olympics and Its Cultural Significance

How did the Modern Olympics originally begin and why are they so culturally significant today?

July 25th, 2024
|
Cam Hughes
The Professionalisation of Netball

The Professionalisation of Netball

The Professionalisation of Netball is changing the game. Here is how it is helping to develop the sport.

July 17th, 2024
|
Lucy Chatwin
VISIT THE BLOG TO READ MORE
Rugby DRILL CATEGORIES
Agility & Running Skills Backs Moves Ball Presentation Drills Catching Drills Coaching tool Contact Skills Drills Decision making Drills Defensive Pattern Drills Handling Drills Kicking Drills Lineout Drills Match Related Drills Maul Drills Off Loads Drills Passing Drills Ruck Drills Ruck Clear Out Drills Scrum Drills Sevens Drills Tackling Drills Tag Rugby Drills Warm Up Drills
1 2 3

Sportplan App

Give it a try - it's better in the app

SPORTPLAN USES COOKIES

Sportspeople like cookies too! By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. More info

Privacy Policy
We are committed to privacy and support current industry initiatives to preserve individual privacy rights on the Internet. Protecting your privacy on-line is an evolving area and this website will constantly evolve to meet these demands.


Cookies
Some of our web pages utilise "cookies". A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used, forexample, to collect information about web site activity. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to recallPersonal Information previously indicated by a web user. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, includingwhether or not to accept them and how to remove them.

Some cookies are necessary for the operation of our website, if you choose to block them some aspects of the site may not work for you. Non necessary cookies are only set when you have given your explicit consent to their use. Such cookies included those set by our statistics package Google Analytics.

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you've provided to them or that they've collected from your use of their services.

More info
Rugby POPULAR SEARCH TERMS
3 v 2 7 counter rucking defence defense fitness football forward drills junior  backline drills lesson plans line out lineout lineout drills lines of running maul passing ruck rucking rugby scrum scrum machine search sevens tackle tackling tag tag rugby touch under 8 warm up
YOUR SESSION IS STARTING SOON... Join the growing community of rugby coaches plus 1100+ drills and pro tools to make coaching easy.
LET'S DO IT