One Defender, 2 Defender defence drill

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INTRODUCTION

This defensive drill works on a number of  the core defensive skills as well as getting your defenders working together as  part of a defensive unit. This drill will also work on player fitness when done  continually for a set number of minutes.

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Tight 6 Ruck defense system

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INTRODUCTION

The tight 6 ruck defence is one way of structuring your team to defend around the ruck. It relies on communication and speed from the 2 defenders either side of the ruck. This defensive system is described in the ‘Laying the Foundations’ E book available for download from the site. Click Ebooks on the menu for more information.

Explaining overs and Unders

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INTRODUCTION

Ultimately when coaching Rugby League, you want your players to create an overlap or to drag defenders out of position so that a hole is created in the defensive line for someone to go through!! Overs and Unders are a way of creating these holes for people to go through.

Both are coached in a very similar way, an unders line See’s the support player run towards the ball carrier and overs the opposite way. The video below shows you the unders line being run twice and the overs line once.

Introducing the dropoff or D-Ball

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INTRODUCTION

The simplest way to describe the Dropoff ball is the ball carrier runs across the park and hits a man coming back on the inside of him, watch the following video to see what I mean

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Crossover Passing

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INTRODUCTION

Crossover passing is a simple handling drill that allows the players to practice passing and catching the ball at pace and also re-adjusting their run so that they can react again in support.

INSTRUCTIONS

As per the following video start with 2 lines of players behind cones about 10 meters apart

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Laying the Foundations

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