Rugby: Loaded Sevens: Touch

Create space by shifting the focus of your attack and practice exploiting the mismatch with this Sevens Session

Tell your players the following...

1. We are playing 7's, normal rules apply - except this is touch.
2. Upon getting touched a player must off-load the ball right away to a supporting attack player. They must stop running.
3. If they do not off-load right away - the ball is turned over to the defence.
4. If they keep running the ball is turned over.
5. Touch is one handed.
6. There are unlimited touches, but in the even of the law being broken e.g. a knock on - the ball will be turned over.
7. The game is to be played at pace.
8. We will have 4 quarters of 4 minutes for this game.

Bring you players together for no more than a minute at the end of each quarter to highlight what is going well, what could be better and to agree targets for the next quarter. Ask players, don't just tell.

Tell the players the following.....

1. The attackers will start at the base of the grid and attack the first box.
2. The 2 defenders in that box, should defend within their box only.
3. The attack should keep going, entering the second box, and beat the 2 defenders in that box.
4. The attack will then turn and make their way down the grid, and repeat - until stopped by the coach.

Tell your players the following...

1. The attackers will start at the base of the grid and attack the first box.
2. The 2 defenders in that box, should defend within their box only.
3. The attack should keep going, entering the second box, and beat the 2 defenders in that box.
4. The attack will then turn and make their way down the grid, and repeat - until stopped by the coach.

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 2, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
2. At the pads, the ball carrier must hit and roll or hit and spin or sidestep.
3. They will then face 2v 1 situations following each pad.
4. Their objective is to get to the other side, without making a mistake, and score a try!
5. The following group of 2 can go when they feel there is a reasonable gap between the attacking units.

• Don't forget to change your players about.