Relay passing Two lines run through L drill Coachingrugby.com passing drills/ theory
Relay passing
It is a basic lateral passing drill with a running component after the passing has been completed
Split your team up into groups of 4 and split the groups evenly at each end of the grid
Group 1 passes lateral to the end of their line and then the end person gives the ball to the next group. Make them follow their own pass and back up just in case.
All of group 1 then runs, with change of pace to the line/fence cones whatever and turn and run back ready for their next turn in the lateral passing.
The distance the groups start apart depends on their passing skill just enough space between groups 1 and 2 to get the 3 passes in and give it to the next group.
The distance to the end line depends on how many groups you have if only 4 groups then it will have to be close enough for them to get back in time to be the next passing group.
Depending on your space available you can have them run each time they finish a lateral passing movement or only when they are running to a particular end.
I have used various forms of this drill to introduce a fitness and run fast component into our passing work and varied the setup to get long runs, short runs, change direction runs etc (make them run out to a side after the passing instead of straight ahead.)
Bob Woods l drill for basic passing ( as well as a good fitness component )
Left Handed Passing L-Drill..........
A passes to B, who passes to C, who passes to D.All players continue running to the end of the grid.At the end of the grid D runs Left to the top cone and passes to the next x player.
A,B C return back down the grid, moving one cone to the right (A goes to B's original cone etc).
x1 in the meantime has moved to A's original cone to start off the next line.After x1 has moved across, the other x's move down one cone making room for D. The ball is passed down the x line until the last x has the ball. As soon as he has the ball x1 (who is now at the A position) runs forward to receive a pass from the last x player.
The drill continues.
Coaching Points:1.This is a LEFT hand passing drill - shift the x line to other side of the grid to pass RIGHT.
2.Encourage proper technique, calling names, and bursting onto the ball.
VARIATION:Once you think that your players can handle this drill, introduce a double L drill. In other words put an ABCD line at the top of the grid, with another row of x's opposite the x's shown in the diagram.
Each L-drill works separately, but must work through the traffic of the other L-Drill. If your players aren't communicating and/or thinking - it gets quite humorous.
EQUIPMENT:Footballs: 1 for a single L Drill; 2 for a Double L Drill.Witches Hats: one for each player as indicated in diagrams
General passing information: technique diagrams and drills .
http://www.coachingrugby.com/Passing.htm
A good pass has a number of requirements - accuracy is perhaps the most important. Your players will be required to pass with power and other times..
Lateral passing:technique and diagrams.
http://www.coachingrugby.com/Passing_Lateral.htm
To move the ball up the field, players can run in any direction, but they can only pass the ball sideways or backwards. Therefore the lateral or sideways pass is the basic pass.
And if you go to the link below you will find their mini rugby section full of theory , technique and DRILLS , below is an example of one......
http://www.coachingrugby.com/England/Coaching
SESSION CONTINUOUS TRY SCORING
OBJECTIVES To practice attacking a disorganised defence.
EQUIPMENT No's of Players: 2 teams of 4 players Ball: 1 Markers: 4Grid Size: 20m x 20m
1. The four attackers attempt to score at try lines V-W or X-Y
2.A, B and C, D defend at their respective ends. This creates a 4 on 2 situation in favour of the attack
3. The attackers, 1, 2, 3 and 4 attempt to score as many tries as possible in a given time;
4. The players then change roles and A, B, C, D try to better the target set by 1, 2,3,4....more at the website
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