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RE: 100 Q&A: How do I get the ball out to the wing faster

mettadown — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:25:25 GMT

For the problem with your non passing centre you can set up this very basic drill. Get your centre, winger and your fullback (it will be a good drill for him too) and set them up by the touchline and the goal line. Tell them that the centre and the winger have to get past the fullback without going into touch or crossing the 5 metre from touch line. This will help teacher the centre when to pass if the fullback is commited to the tackle, or keep it if the fullback goes for the interception or the winger.

If your team is a results orientated team (seniors or 1st XV school boys) then make your centre and winger do press ups everytime the fullback stops the play.

RE: 100 Q&A: How do I get the ball out to the wing faster

Nipper — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:07 GMT

I think the backline's depth must be right (deeper), to allow the time and space to move the ball to the wing.

I've also found that effective use of dummy runners (or "option runners", if you're sophisticated enough) in the centers will hold up the defensive line's drift a bit and give that little extra required space for the winger.

RE: 100 Q&A: How do I get the ball out to the wing faster

didds — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:49:24 GMT

run some suitable exercises (game related preferably) where HE is the wing, and the #13 is instructed to emulate HIS attacking thought processes... then question HIM about what he thought of the decision making, what he SAW as the winger and what he thought MIGHT have been best.

Hopefully he comes up with the answers you need, and then just leave him with a totally open question along the lines of "where does that leave us a team next week". Don't wait for an answer... let him go home and ponder on it.

didds

RE: 100 Q&A: How do I get the ball out to the wing faster

colm_ose — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:25:56 GMT

Any ideas for getting a good running 13 to use the ball more often in a 2 on 1 rather than trying to attack inside shoulders all the time even when it's not on?

The number of times we've left tries behind us because our 13 won't pass to the free winger is crazy. It's not a problem with his passing or anything (he plays 10 as well and is a nice, wristy passer) but he just makes the wrong decision too often.

I've tried mentioning the need to make the right decision for the team at the right time in prematch talks etc but it's still happening.

It doesn't help that he's our top try scorer either. :laugh:

Sorry for the thread hijack/digression!

RE: 100 Q&A: How do I get the ball out to the wing faster

Tobbe — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:54:27 GMT

How about a kick across?

Or miss pass 10->14 or 12->14?

100 Q&A: How do I get the ball out to the wing faster

DanC — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:32:52 GMT

You want to get to the ball to your fast winger if you have one. You may even want to vary to the attacking points to spread out the defence. But if you cannot seem to get the ball beyond 12 or 13 before they get tackled, then these plans are worthless.

Here are three ways to get the ball to the wing faster.

1. Stand closer together in attack

Decrease the lateral distance between the attackers makes the passes shorter, easy to make and faster across the field. It should give your winger more space to run on the outside, though it will be easier to defend through the middle.

2. Fly half running

Often a fly half will catch, run and then pass, taking up vital space between attacking and defending lines. He could stand a little deeper, or not run so far with the ball.

3. Drift!

How can I say that! But if the attacking players drift with the ball, they can pass more easily and accurately, don't take up some much space between the attack and the defence and consequently get the ball in the hands of the winger quicker.

You might say that the defence will shift across as they drift. Well, they would anyway, so it doesn't make as much difference as you might think.