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Rugby: 10 Pass game

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Eifion, Rugby Coach

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2 teams
Bibs
Balls

One team must try and complete 10 passes in a small grid.

When the player has the ball in his hand he cannot move, the other team must try to intercept the ball to stop them completing 10 passes.

Defending team must stand 1 metre away from ball carrier.

If the ball is dropped or intercepted its a turn over.

If a team knock the ball down its a knock on and the same attacking team keep the ball.

COACHING POINTS

Communcation.
Scanning to find space.
Movement.
Pass and catch accuracy.
Small passes are more effective than long ones.
Movement off the ball is key.

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Alcatraz: Jail Break:

This is a great warm-up for defensive and evasion sessions, or it might even be a warm-up that helps you reinforce coaching points made during a previous session. The best bit is that it's fun and relevant to all ages. If you're coaching tag rugby, change the warm-up exercise from contact to tags.

One team runs clockwise round the inside of the circle with the other team running anti-clockwise around the outside of the circle. The circle in this case is marked out using blue cones, but you can use whatever colour you like.

When the coach shouts 'Jailbreak' the players inside the inner circle try to 'escape' to outside the 10m x 10m square (yellow cones). The size of the square and distance from the circle is a suggestion, play with it a little and let us know your variations!

The inside team scores a point for each 'jailbreaker' - swap over. If you have an odd number of players give the defenders the extra man.

Warm Up

3 Second Touch - Touch Rugby Variation:

Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players the following laws:

Keep the law briefing, brief! Get your players moving as quickly as you can.
When touched a player has three seconds to make their pass, and they can keep running (reduce or increase this time depending on your coaching goals/targets). They don't need to set the ball down - just pass.
You could change three seconds to three steps, change depending on your goals and the skill level of the players.
No forward passes - normal rugby laws should apply.
You might decide on 5 touches before the ball is turned over, but more or less is ok. Also - you might decide on unlimited touches. It all depends on your targets as a coach, and your players age and skill levels.
Change the laws as you see fit, and let us know the variations that work for you.

Warm Up

Back roll:

Player sit on the ground, bring their knees towards their chest and put their arms around their legs.

Once in this position they should rock backwards and forwards.

Warm Up

1v1 Clap Tackle - Warm up:

Groups of 2.

Everyone find some space.
Stand opposite your partner.
One of the players (attacker) use footwork and move arround.
The other (defender), try to keep as close as they can to the moving player.
The attackers claps at a point of his choice, this is when the defender makes a shoulders on contact.