- Contact
- Step & Drive
Step & Drive Drill
SD Seniors Drills Step Drive
OBJECTIVE:
Use of binding to go into a contact situation.
EQUIPMENT:
Tackle bag and hit shield.
GROUP SIZE:
4+.
AREA:
10m x 10m.
DRILL EXPLANATION:
- Tackle bags and hit shields are laid out in a 10m square with a tackle bag and a hit shield on each corner.
- The bags are on the ground with a shield holder standing over them.
- Players are paired up and lie on their back with their feet facing away from the first bag.
- On the coach's signal the first pair get to their feet and take a tight bind on each other as they step over the tackle bag and drive into the shield holder.
- Here they move to the second tackle bag and repeat the drill, until all bags have been done.
COACHING POINTS:
• Follow pre-contact, contact procedures.
• Drive past the shield holders.
VARIATIONS / PROGRESSION:
Introduce more obstacles to practise contact elements.