Rugby drills
Rugby handling drills
Rugby handling drills build the feel for the ball that every other skill sits on: moving it around the body, one-handed control, picking it off the ground at pace and passing from a poor body position.
- Drills
- 5
- Time each
- 6 to 15 minutes
- Group
- Ball skills
All 5 handling drills
- Ball Familiarisation SeriesBuild the basic feel for the ball that underpins every other handling skill.
- Quick Hands and One-Handed CatchDevelop single-hand control and reaction, which is what makes an offload possible.
- Roll and RetrieveMaster picking the ball off the ground cleanly at pace, alone.
- Straddle Lift and Place ChannelLink a clean ground pickup to a long, deliberate ball placement.
- Unbalanced Pass RepsLearn to deliver an accurate pass from a poor body position, which is what games actually demand.