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Rugby: Corner line Tag

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Eifion, Rugby Coach

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The aim is that when the coach signals the start the defending players will spread across to the other side of the field quickly and defend the entire field width. Explain to the players the importance of spreading out and defending in a line.

Game Organisation and Rules

The aim of this game is to get the defending team to understand the importance of spreading out in defence. This game is aprogression of Line Tag.

Set up a narrow rectangle approximately 10m wide x 5m long.
Split the players into 2 even teams and get them to face each other on opposite 10 meter lines.
Explain to the players that 1 team will be attacking and their task is to get across the opposition line without being tagged (2 handed tag).
The defending team are told to line up at one corner of the field and when signalled by the coach they are to attempt to tag the attacking players before they get across the line.
As the game develops the attackers will naturally start on the side furthest away to the defenders, to stop this place the fastest runners on the side closest to the defenders.
Explain to the attackers about the idea of changing running gale to step the defenders.

COACHING POINTS

The keywords are:

Spread out - the defenders should spread across the try line quickly
2 handed tags - this gets them used to the idea of using 2 hands for tackling later

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Chain Reaction:

Divide the 20m x 20m grid in half. 1 Ball per group

Players 1 starts standing with the ball. Player 2 starts on one knee. Player 3 starts on both knees. Player 4 lies on their front. Player 5 lies on their back.

On the teachers call, all players try to start running forward as quickly as possible, and pass the ball along the line. The starting positions should mean that every pass is made to a player supporting from behind.

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Attack The Space:

The pitch is divided into two halves

The defenders must start at opposite corners of the pitch

The attacker must have at least one player in either half. The middle player starts with the ball.

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Bull Dog:

Large Grid 30m x 30m. Start with 5 defenders in the middle, everybody else stands at one end of the grid wearing tags.

On the coach's call all attackers try to run past the 5 defenders and get to the opposite side of the grid.

Attackers that are tagged join the defenders in the middle, the game keeps going until there are no attackers left.

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Catch me if you can:

Up to 10 in a group. Each player should have a tag belt.

Each player partners up with someone and then stand side by side.

On the coach's call the players run to that sideline. If the coach calls 1 for example they have to run to the sideline before the 2s can catch them and take their belt.

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