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backline moves

Do you have easy backline moves to teach them thats easy enough to excecute?

Colour Cone Attack

DESCRIPTION
Drill to practice attacking from different positions. Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 15m long with three defenders (yellow) and four attackers (blue). Within the grid place a number of different coloured cones. The attack start with the ball and the coach will shout the colour of a cone, the attack must touch the ball on that cone before they can attack. Once the attack have touched the ball on the cone the defence can start to defend. PROGRESSION: To start with the defence can only move laterally along the try line, then are allowed to move off the try line.

Colour Cone Attack

DESCRIPTION
Drill to practice attacking from different positions. Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 15m long with three defenders (yellow) and four attackers (blue). Within the grid place a number of different coloured cones. The attack start with the ball and the coach will shout the colour of a cone, the attack must touch the ball on that cone before they can attack. Once the attack have touched the ball on the cone the defence can start to defend. PROGRESSION: To start with the defence can only move laterally along the try line, then are allowed to move off the try line.
Lizanne JacobsCoach, South Africa
ANSWERS
Cam HughesCoach, England

Hi Lizanne,

I found some great resources for easy backline moves that you can teach your team. Here are a couple of drills that might be just what you're looking for:

  1. Simple Back Line Backs Moves: This drill involves moving the ball along the line with a focus on the blindside wing. It's a straightforward play that can help your players understand the basics of backline movement. 1 Check it out here.
  2. Passing Along The Line: This is a simple hand drill that can be progressed into many backline movements. It involves 1 ball, 4 players, and an area of 20-30m by 20m. 2 Learn more here.

These drills should be easy to execute and help your players build confidence in their backline skills. Enjoy coaching!

Cam

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