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10. Coaching Videos - Handling and Attack


This section will look at a variety of handling drills and different ways to add pressure and difficulty.

Simple handling warm up drill

Lateral passing drill - great for reach to catch ball, take and move across body and pass

Straight line running and passing drill - good for running straight and catching and passing.

Different distance passing exercise - Good for players developing wider pass and passing on the move.

Different colour reaction passing drill - great for decisions and communication

Red yellow green passing squares - Different widths of passing, reaction and communication.

Attack draw pass - simple 2 v 1 drill

Passing race - great to add pressure to simple passing

3 V 2 pressure passing drill

Attack - 3 v 2 drill with added complexities to simulate match situations

Continuous 3 v 2 attack square - great for attacking different broken defences, running lines, communication

Attack drill - attacks react to different defensive set ups

Attack - Committing cover defenders and scoring in the corner.

Attack - Beating cover defence

Attack - 2 v 2, overs or unders lines of running

Attack - Playing whats in front of you

Attack - Continuous attack v defence exercise, Excellent for working on finishing opportunities and decision making.

Diamond shape attack channels - great for support lines in broken play, communication and decision making.

4 v 3 handling development drill

Attack - Backs play from phase play with Danny Cipriani

Attack - attacking from phase play with lines of running and angles.

Attack from phase play - double loading a defender

George North on getting the ball wide



Hogg, North and Trimble on counter attacking

Manu Tuilagi attacking masterclass

Danny care scrum half masterclass

Scrum half passing excercise

Scrum half clock passing exercise

Marlon Yardes side stepping masterclass