360o Rugby
Tactics
Move to space with ball
Use quick cuts and fake passes
Skills Developed
Communication
Reach, catch, sweep
Touch ball down in goal to score
Ball placed in middle of play area and
teams race to gain possession
Make certain number of passes before
you can score (ex. 5 to 8 passes)
Ball turns over to other team when
pass incomplete, intercepted, or
player forced out of bounds
Groupings
Teams of 4 to 5 players
Grid range between 12m x 12m or
15m x 15m, 4 1m goals at each side
Grid Passing Drill
Tactics
Use quick passing
Create space to get open by using
quick cuts
Skills Developed
Reach, catch, sweep
If playing defense watch waist, stay
low and don’t leap out of position
Groupings
Can be in pairs or threes
Play with or without a defender
Grid with four corners and various
sizes (ex. 4m x 4m)
Begin play without a defender
Pass ball to space where a player is
moving to—communicate
Add a defender who tries to knock
away or intercept pass
Complete a certain number of passes
to score a point (ex. 5 to 10 passes)
Team Grid Passing Drill
Tactics
Use quick passing
Create space to get open by using
quick cuts
Skills Developed
Reach, catch, sweep
If playing defense watch waist, stay
low and don’t leap out of position
Ball placed in middle of play area and
teams race to gain possession
Make certain number of passes before
you can score (ex. 5 to 8 passes)
Ball turns over to other team when
pass incomplete, intercepted, or
player forced out of bounds
Groupings
Teams of 3 to 5
Grid size about 15m x 15m
End Ball
Tactics
Make quick passes to open teammate
Move to space to get open
Skills Developed
Reach, catch, sweep
Defender watch waist, stay low
Groupings
4 or 5 player per team
Grid size 15m x 15m with 2 2m goals,
one at each end
Ball placed in middle of play area and
teams race to gain possession
Make certain number of passes before
you can pass to your goalie and score
(ex. 5 to 8 passes)
Goalie remains in goal to receive pass
Ball turns over to other team when
pass incomplete, intercepted, or
player forced out of bounds
Speed Run Passing Drill
Tactics
Run with speed while passing
Move from depth to space
Player starts with ball, sprints to first
cone, stops and passes to next player
who is sprinting from depth.
Repeat process proceeding through
the grid
Skills Developed
Quick passing to fast moving player
Groupings
Pairs, threes, or fours
2, 3, or 4 lines of cones 4m to 6m
apart depending on number of players
start
Touch Rugby
Tactics
Offense: run straight (into space)
Get ready to receive pass from depth
Defense: mark an opponent
Keep team in a line to defend
Skills Developed
Run to space
Pass to space where team-mate is
running to (lead them with pass)
Ball placed in middle of play area and teams
race to gain possession
Invade other teams’ territory by running and
passing
Defenders tag ball carrier who must stop,
place ball on ground between legs, and roll
back to team-mates
Ball turns over when ball or ball carries is out
of bounds, or if there is a forward pass
Score by touching ball down passed other
teams goal line
Groupings
4 to 6 players per team
15m x 15m space with 2 sidelines and
2m goal at each end
3 on 1 Passing
Tactics
Pass to uncovered support players
Run to space with the ball
Skills Developed
Call for pass when open
Reach, catch, sweep
Ball carrier runs with ball and defender
either takes him/her or moves to the
support player
Whenever the ball carrier is marked
they will pass, if not they run and then
pass
Run the drill down grid, turn and run
back when you reach the ends
Groupings
3 players against one defender
Grid size 15m x 15m
2 on 1 Passing
Tactics
Run at defender to draw them in and
then pass to team-mate
Run to space with the ball
Skills Developed
Call for pass when open
Lead team-mate with a lofty pass
Reach, catch, sweep
Groupings
2 players against one defender
Grid size 15m x 15m
Ball carrier runs with ball and defender
either takes him/her or moves to the
support player
Whenever the ball carrier is marked
they will pass, if not they run and then
pass
Run the drill down grid, turn and run
back when you reach the ends
Unopposed Reverse Passing Drill
Tactics
Pass receiver cuts behind passer to
receive a reverse pass
Skills Developed
Pass ball to enable team-mate to run
to opposite side to original position
Groupings
Partners
Work in open space
Ball carrier runs straight and other
player supports from depth
Support player runs as if to receive a
regular pass, but then cuts toward
carrier to receive a reverse pass
Passer can pass ball on right or left
side (inside reverse or loop pass)
Set Up
2 Pass Options
5 on 3 Passing Drill
Tactics
Run at defender to draw them in and
then pass to team-mate
Run to space with the ball
Use fakes to trick defenders
Skills Developed
Communicate with team-mates
Use variety of passes (ex. reverse)
Defend as a team
Groupings
5 offense and 3 defense
20m x 20m grid
Ball carrier runs with ball and defender
either takes him/her or moves to a
support player
Whenever the ball carrier is marked
they will pass, if not they run and then
pass
Run the drill down grid, turn and run
back when you reach the ends
Gate Tag
Tactics
Come up with a strategy to get team
safely to the end
Quick movements to tag or avoid
being tagged
Skills Developed
Teamwork
Quick body movements
Groupings
Class split into 4 groups of 6 or 7
Cones set up with 3 levels: 2 gates
with 1 tagger, 3 gates 2 taggers, 4
gates 3 taggers, sidelines.
One team is the taggers, two teams are
runners, and one team keeps score.
There are 4 rounds played (rotate after each).
Players need to proceed through the course
by running through gates without being
tagged or going out of bounds. There is a 2m
“safe zone” just after each set of gates where
players can re-group.
If a player is tagged, they go back to the start.
Teams score 1 point for each player through
the last set of gates.
small dot: tagger
Donkey Tag
Tactics
Quick movements to avoid partner
Skills Developed
Ability to chase opponent
Groupings
Partners
One partner tucks a pinney into the
back of their shorts
Partner with pinney runs away using
quick cuts and change of speed.
Chasing partner tries to catch up and
pull pinney. Partners switch roles after
30 seconds or so.
Ball Tag
Tactics
Move toward other students when
without the ball
Use quick passes and lead the
receiver
Skills Developed
Communicate with “it” partner and
work together to tag opponents
Groupings
Can play with the whole class at once,
or two separate games.
The two passes should be practiced in
passing and moving.
Two students are “it” and tag other
students to eliminate them from the
game. The two who are it can only
move when they do not have the ball.
So they can pass the ball to enable
the other it student to move toward
another student and tag them.