TAG Drills 2 – Line Race
TAG Drills 2 – Line Race
• Set Up
– 2 teams of any size – suggest no more than 7
a side
– All players wearing TAG belts
– Each team lines up, in single file, 2 paces
between each line (like a line out)
– Name teams ‘Team 1’ and ‘Team 2’ etc (bibs
optional)
– Provide whole of one team with a ball each
TAG Drills 2 – Line Race
• Action
– Coach calls ‘GO’
– Team 1 runs towards goal line to score a try
– Team 2 chases opposite player and attempts
to take TAG
– Stop once all Team 1 have reached try line or
been tagged
– Count tries scored and keep a tally for end
result
TAG Drill 2 – Line Race
Try Line
Team 1 runs to score a
try before getting
tagged by team 2
Team 1
Attack
Team 2
Defence
Coach
calls ‘GO’!
TAG Drill 2 – Line Race
• Drill Aims
– Defence
• Tagging practice
• Speed
– Attackers
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Speed
Ball carrying in 2 hands
Correct try scoring technique (2 feet, 2 hands)
Can bring in direction but drill works best if
attackers run in straight line
TAG Drill 2 – Line Race
• Options
– Increase spacing between teams if defence
do too well
– Get defence to start from a one knee position
– Allow attackers to run in any direction (watch
for collisions)