Transcript PRACTICE DRILLS - Cleveland Rovers Rugby Football Club

PRACTICE DRILLS
Some Drills are designed for ALL Players
while others are specifically for Backs or
Pack Members.
NO MISTAKES DRILL (ALL PLAYERS)
RUCK LINE
MAUL LINE
POP PASS LINE
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Defenders are 10
Meters Apart
Offensive Players
Three Lines of 4 Defenders with Different Assignments
• First Line has Defenders Standing. Offensive Player Power Steps into First Defender, goes to ground
once his support tell him and last offensive player picks up ball to go into next defender.
• Second Line has Defenders Standing. Offensive Player goes into First Defender, Second Offensive
Player strips ball and rolls out to attach Second Defender. Repeat process through line.
• Third Line Has Defenders on their Knees with Offensive Player going into tackle after Defender taps his
shoulder to indicate which side to attack. Second Offensive Player calls for ball on “Right” or “Left” and
first player POP PASSES to him. Repeat through Line.
DEFENSE DRILL (ALL PLAYERS)
Players
Each Segment of
drill is set approx.
10 meters apart
Step Over
Tackle Dummy
Loose Ball Slide
Tackle Dummy
Tackle Dummy
One by One Attacking Drill to Focus on Defensive Strategies
• Players go one by one through drill.
• Players either make a tackle on the tackling dummy, perform a Loose ball Slide, or a Step
over Pick Up.
• All points of the drill are done in succession and a second player starts once the first
participant completes a portion of the drill.
HOSKINS DRILL (ALL PLAYERS)
Drill is Practiced By ALL PLAYERS to improve “Setting” Techniques
Defensive Player
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C
Coach
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Offensive Player
Sideline
Sideline
One Offensive Player and One Defender
• Offensive Ball Carrier starts low with TWO balls and goes into defender. Defender makes tackle while
Offensive player maintains possession of BOTH Balls.
•Offensive Player utilizes JACK KNIFE set technique with Both Balls while maintaining possession.
BAYSIE DRILL (ALL PLAYERS)
Drill is Practiced By ALL PLAYERS to teach players how to Clear Out a Defensive Poachers
Defensive Player
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Offensive Player
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Coach
Two Offensive Players and One Defender
• All Three Players start on their backs lying on the ground.
• Stationary Middle player holds a ball and taps the defender. Offensive player then turns to opposite side
and sets ball on ground.
• Defender attempts to poach ball while offensive player clears him out.
BLIND PASS DRILL (PACK PLAYERS)
DEFENSIVE LINE
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Defenders Start Stacked with 1st
Defender ALWAYS Attacking
Offensive Ball Carrier
2nd Defensive Player Breaks towards an
open offensive player depending on a
signal from the coach lined up behind
the offense
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Offensive Players
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Coach
Three Offensive Players and Two Defenders
• First Defender Goes after Ball Carrier to force him to make a pass to one of his two support players.
• Second Defender attacks either the offensive support player on Right or Left depending on coach’s
signal from behind the offensive starting line.
• The original ball carrier must react to the defense and pass the all to his remaining open offensive player.
The open offensive player MUST communicate and call for ball.
TOWNSEND DRILL (PACK PLAYERS)
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Defenders are
Engages with Each
other in Scrum
Down Position to
Start Drill
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Coach to pass
out ball to
Offensive
Players
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Offensive Players
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Four Defenders & Four Offensive Players
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• Defenders line up against each other in Scrum Down Position until Coach blows
Whistle and passes ball to back line.
• Defenders must TALK and break out to cover all four Attacking players and make
a wrap tackle of ball carrier
TWO ON ONE PASS DRILL (BACK PLAYERS)
Drill must Be Run Form Both Sidelines to promote Passing to Both Right and Left
Defensive Player
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C
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Coach
Offensive Players
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Sideline
Sideline
Two Offensive Players and One Defender
• First Offensive Player taps a ball to the shoulder of the Defender and all players run around cones on
sideline to set up play.
• Offensive Players Must force Defender to Commit to ball carrier and make a good outlet pass to their
teammate who is Steep and Calling for the ball.
DOWN & BACK PASS DRILL (BACK PLAYERS)
Drill must Be Run in Between Sidelines to promote Passing to Both Right and Left
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#2 & #3 go
DOWN and
BACK on this
Drill
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Cone
Cone
Six Offensive Players
• Four Offensive Players make passes down a line while steep.
• The last player offloads ball to opposing player at opposite end of drill who comes back again the other way.
• The TWO Middle Offensive players must run PAST the end line to touch the ground at cones placed on the field and then
proceed back for the second phase of the play as the centers once again.
CLOSE & WIDE (BACK PLAYERS)
Drill Promotes Flat Passes for Close Quarters and Spiral Passes for Open Space
Cone
Cone
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Cone
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Cone
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Four Offensive Players
• Four Offensive Players make passes down a line while steep. Please note that initial four passes are
FLAT PASSES with NO SPIN.
• Each Player goes around their respective cone and spreads out to return back to original starting line.
•The second set of passes are much wider and require a SPIN PASS down the line.