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Rugby: Switch Drill

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Drill to practice inside running lines (switches) in attack.

Set up a 10m x 10m square (green cones) with two attackers (blue) on one side of the square, and one defender (red) on the other side of the square on the left hand side (see diagram).

The attacker with the ball runs forward, then diagonally across the square towards the diagonally opposite cone, to get the defender to chase him.

The second attacker also runs forward, then switches back across the square towards where the defender has come form.

The ball carrier turns towards his outside and passes to the other attacker who is running a switch. They then score over the try-line marked by the green cones.

If the defender holds for the switching player, the ball carrier should continue running and score over the try-line marked by the green cones.

COACHING POINTS

Switch technique - ensure the ball carrier runs at pace to get the defender chasing them before running the switch.

The supporting attacker needs to identify the space behind the chasing defender before calling the switch. Important that the supporting player doesn't run too early as this will allow the defender to read the switch and cover both attacking players.

Deep switch to ensure defender can't change direction.

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Building The Switch Pass:

Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following....

3 attackers line up on the first three cones, the rest fall in behind.
One attacking line will go at a time.
The SH will work from near the top of the grid - off to the left.
The first attacking line goes.
The SH passes to the first receiver in the attacking line..
The ball carrier and the second receiver switch - using the top to cones as targets. They can..... Switch, dummy, pass to the 3rd receiver.
That's it - let the players play.

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Tri-Attack:

Tell your players the following......

The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
The entire group switches position to the right side of the grid, and attacks as a line.
They then attack down the grid through the top of the grid, facing the next line of attack.

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Turnover ball - Creating depth and getting width:

5 players in a group, line up within touching distance of one another, facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.

The coach then calls "turnover" and the Players quickly get width, but are not allowed to work backwards to get depth.

Once the players get depth the coach lets the first man off the mark by popping the ball in the air, as it is popped he moves off the mark and accelerates onto the ball and moves forward.

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Switch Over Attack:

Drill to practice attacking organisational skills

Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 20m long, with different coloured cones at one end and 5m away from that end (see diagram).

3 defending players line up at one end (blue players between white cones) and 5m infront of them 4 attacking players line up (red players between green cones). One further defender waits at the opposite end of the grid.

On the coaches command the three defending players run to the green cones and turn to defend. Meanwhile the four attacking players run to the white cones and turn to attack, receiveing the ball from the coach (grey). They are trying to score at the far end of the grid (red cones).

Once the attack have beaten the defensive line the final defender may move forward off the try line (red cones) and try and defend.

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