Rugby Skills Drill Video
ByThis is a simple drill used by several professional Rugby League Teams in both the UK and Australia.
It can be used as both a warm up drill and/or part of a skills conditioning circuit. The aim of the drill is to improve
- catching
- handling
- passing
This drill forces the player to concentrate on hand/eye co-ordination by using smaller objects such as a tennis ball or golf ball.
After the initial square exercise, you’ll notice the coach has the players 3 attackers v 3 defenders. This is the more advanced option and I suggest you start with 2 v 1 then build up to 3 v 2 and finally 3 v 3 once the players have progressed.
Let me know your thoughts about this drill and whether you have any success with it by leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Anyhow here’s the drill…
Neil
http://1RugbyCoach.com
13 Comments
May 15th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Hi I have used something like this but I used small plastic water bottles filled with differing amounts of water. The bottles move all ways depending on the amount of water in them!The guys really liked the drill.
Keep up the good work!
May 15th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Nice drill, I will try this with my students
May 15th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Hi Bob, Thanks for sharing that. I think it’s a great idea and a good alternative:-)
May 17th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Neil used the sliding defence drill to great effect.Excellant drill
May 18th, 2009 at 12:08 am
hi i am currently doing my level 2 coaching and has anybody got any ideas on drills to retrieve the ball
June 19th, 2009 at 9:15 am
thanks for the drills a narrative coaching points along with the video would be an asset
August 10th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Hi Neil
I’ve been involved with rugby for the past 39 years. Thanks for all the great drills – The performance Skills however I feel are more important. Would like to see more League related drills. South Africa is great with Union but only resurrected League a couple of years ago. Could we see more Handling skill work? Keep up the great work. As coaches we can never get enough information. Thanks.
Dave
South Africa
August 10th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Hi Neil, just watched the video, like Bob above used small plastic bottles, tennis balls and different shapes of equipment, particularly found in primary schools games cupboard. I don’t mind if they are league or union the drills are all core related skills, keep up the good work. It is gratifying to realise you (me) are on the right lines
August 10th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Hi Neil, just watched the video, like Bob above used small plastic bottles, tennis balls and different shapes of equipment, particularly found in primary schools games cupboard. I don’t mind if they are league or union the drills are all core related skills, keep up the good work. It is gratifying to realise you (me)may be on the right lines
September 19th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
It’s a nice play ground game, but how relevant is it to rugby?
Have you ever tried to pick up a suitcase that you think is full, only to find it is empty and very much lighter than you anticipated. It flies up in the air because you have recruited the wrong amount of muscle fibres for the job. Aristotle said ‘if you want to play the flute, you have to play the flute’ – if you want to get better at catching a rugby ball, catch a rugby ball.
September 21st, 2009 at 7:32 am
some great drills and plenty to work with
December 3rd, 2009 at 4:34 am
Des, I think you have missed the relevance for this drill.
It helps to develop hand eye co-ordination especially amongst those whos core skills in this area are lacking.
Try the drill then get feed back from your players…you will be surprised at the improvement.
March 4th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Hi, Neil, Thank for the drill, it`s one that we use with all sorts of different size balls.I have used this drill for the past ten years starting at with Under 7`s. Hand/ Eye coordination is so important. If the little guys can not catch on the field they lose heart very quickly. Thanks for going back to grassroots. Bill Stone Newtown Junior Rugby League, Qld. Australia.