- Attack
- Support the Catcher
Support the Catcher Drill
SD Seniors Drills Support The Catcher
OBJECTIVE:
Use the counterattack options from a kicked ball.
EQUIPMENT:
One ball per group.
GROUP SIZE:
A team divided into groups of five or six players.
AREA:
30m x 30m.
DRILL SET-UP:
In groups of five or six as shown in the diagram: A. supporters (6) B. receiver (1) C. defenders (5).
DRILL EXPLANATION:
- Players at the start position punt a high ball to a player at position B who catches the ball.
- Players at position A sprint out in support, receive the ball from the catcher at position B and become attackers, moving it back towards the tryline (the finish position).
- The ball may be passed by the support, rucked and passed or handled in a rolling maul.
- The players at position C act as defenders and move up three seconds after the ball is kicked.
- Players rotate and the drill is repeated.
COACHING POINTS:
• The urgency of the support players to the ball carrier is vital.
• Attackers must have depth on the ball.
• Communication and selecting the correct options is a key to the attack.
VARIATIONS / PROGRESSION:
- Vary the type of kick using line kicks or grubber kicks.
- The player at position B becomes the opposition and stands in the tackle for as long as possible before the ball has to be released.
- Two groups together. The support group can leave the try-line as soon as the kick is made while the opposing group remains and defends the try-line against the attack.