This document provides instructions for several passing drills and games that can be used to practice skills in touch rugby. It includes diagrams to demonstrate setup. The drills focus on lateral passing, catching, evasion, running with the ball, and scoring touchdowns. Players are organized into pairs, groups or teams and follow instructions to pass balls between teammates and score tries while avoiding defenders who must tag them. Variations make the drills progressively more challenging.
This document provides instructions for several passing drills and games that can be used to practice skills in touch rugby. It includes diagrams to demonstrate setup. The drills focus on lateral passing, catching, evasion, running with the ball, and scoring touchdowns. Players are organized into pairs, groups or teams and follow instructions to pass balls between teammates and score tries while avoiding defenders who must tag them. Variations make the drills progressively more challenging.
This document provides instructions for several passing drills and games that can be used to practice skills in touch rugby. It includes diagrams to demonstrate setup. The drills focus on lateral passing, catching, evasion, running with the ball, and scoring touchdowns. Players are organized into pairs, groups or teams and follow instructions to pass balls between teammates and score tries while avoiding defenders who must tag them. Variations make the drills progressively more challenging.
This document provides instructions for several passing drills and games that can be used to practice skills in touch rugby. It includes diagrams to demonstrate setup. The drills focus on lateral passing, catching, evasion, running with the ball, and scoring touchdowns. Players are organized into pairs, groups or teams and follow instructions to pass balls between teammates and score tries while avoiding defenders who must tag them. Variations make the drills progressively more challenging.
Ball Runner Objective - Lateral pass (static) - Catching - Touchdowns Learners In Pairs, lining up facing the same direction Equipment - 1 x football per pair of players - 8 x marker cones to define playing area Instructions - Organise players into pairs with one football per pair - Pairs line up side-by-side two meters apart in the centre of the playing field and pass the ball back and forth to their partner - When you call ‘Ball!’, the player with the ball (or about to receive the ball) must run with it and score a touchdown - After scoring a touchdown they return to the centre and resume passing Variations - Ask players to swap sides to ensure they learn to pass and catch from the right and left sides of their body - One point = player with the ball makes it to the score line without being tagged by their partner.
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Spare Square Objective - Passing and receiving Learners - Groups of 4 Equipment - 1 x football - 4 x marker cones Instructions - Separate players into groups of four with one football, and set up a 3- metre x 3 metre square using marker cones - The three attacking players stand at a marker and can only pass the ball to players on each side of the square (not diagonally across the square) - To receive the ball attacking players can move to the spare marker cone - they cannot run while holding the ball - A fourth player in the centre attempts to intercept the ball or cause a fumble - When the ball is intercepted, the attacking player who touched it last changes place with the interceptor. Variations Progression - If a player passes the football over shoulder height, they become the interceptor - If a player holds the ball for more than three seconds, they change places with the interceptor. Diagram
Giants treasure Objective - Passing - Roll ball - Evasion Learners Groups of 4 Equipment - 20 x footballs as the giant’s treasure - 4 x marker cones - 1 x bib or sash to identify the giant - 1 hoop Instructions - Organise players into four groups - An additional player is designated as the giant to guard the treasure - The giant roams the space around the treasure - All footballs are placed in the centre of the playing area - When you call ‘Go!’, one player from each group attempts to steal one ball at a time and pass it back to their group - Players tagged by the giant must stop and place their ball on the ground, step over it (perform a roll ball) and return to their group - When all balls in the centre are gone, players may attempt to take a ball from other groups but must perform a roll ball if tagged by the giant. Variations - Play without a giant first and encourage correct Touch Football passes. Diagram
Flying V Objective - Passing and catching (static) - Touchdowns - running with the ball in two hands Learners 2 teams Equipment - 1 x rugby per team - 6 x marker cones per team - 2 x markers to form scoreline Instructions - Organise players into teams of six lined up diagonally to form a V as shown. - The top player for each team starts with the football. - On your signal, teams pass the ball down the line to the last player who runs forward to score a touchdown - After scoring a touchdown, the player with the ball runs to the top position and all other players in the team move down to the next marker cone. - Repeat passing and scoring touchdowns until ‘Time!’ is called. - Teams total their scores to determine the winner.
Variations Progression - Teams swap sides in the V formation and attempt to beat their own team’s previous score - Teams start at one end of a long-playing field and pass the ball backwards to team-mates while jogging forwards.
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Warriors and Dragons
Objective Passing and catching Learners Organise players into two even teams and disperse randomly in a playing area Equipment - 1–2 x footballs per game - marker cones to define playing area - 1 x stopwatch or clock - team bibs or sashes for the dragon Space Organise players into two even teams and disperse randomly in a playing area Instructions - The warriors start with a football and do not wear a team bib or sash - All dragons wear a team bib or sash and run to avoid being tagged. - Warriors can’t run with the ball or throw it at the dragons - Warriors without the ball can move close to dragons and call for the ball to tag them - Warriors count tags out loud, adding each tag to total a score - After two minutes, the dragons take possession of the ball and attempt to beat the warriors’ score. Variations - When a warrior tags a dragon, the dragon removes their team bib and joins the warriors. The last dragon remaining is the winner - Introduce a second football into the game Diagram
4 Square Objective Practise passing, catching and defending Learners Teams of 4 Equipment - 1 size 4 football per group Instructions - A playing area is divided into 4 with a try line at each end - A player from each team goes into a square - The team in possession of the ball passes it to team-mates in any of the 4 squares, trying to avoid interception and score a try - Players stay in their square. (Play in 2 teams of 8 players.) Variations Progression Regression Players do not have to ground Call out a set number of passes that must be the ball to score a try — they made, before a try may be scored. score by running across the goal line. » Taggers run with one hand behind their back.
