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4-on-2 Touchdown

Focus
Skills under pressure, Front & Square, Decision Making, Run & Carry.
Skills
Tackle, Shepherd, Handball Quick.
Purpose
Maintaining a cool head under pressure and running to make space are key elements in this drill, as are quick and sure hands, evasive skills and voice.
group
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icon-group
Groups of
7
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Ages
13+
ball
Balls/grp
1
cone
Cones
8
distance
Distance (max)
30m
opptop
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Opp. tops
3
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opptop
Visible opposition strip: 3
  • Setup

    Create a 15m square (A), and an 'endzone' (C) 15m long about 10m away from the square. Hand out 3 opposition tops per group. Four attackers in yellow start inside the square, as do two defenders. Another defender (B) who cannot enter the square stands between the square and endzone.
  • Step 1

    The 4 attackers in yellow must work the ball around inside the square with handball, keeping the ball off the 2 defenders. Defenders can optionally tackle, or for younger kids/lighter sessions, just tag the attackers. The drill ends when
    The player is tackled and doesn't get a handball away before being deemed holding the ball
    The ball is intercepted and spills loose
    The player with the ball is touched (if tagging only)
  • Step 2

    After 15-30 seconds of working the ball around the square, blow the whistle or yell 'break'. Players must then work the ball with hands past the 3 defenders and into the end zone.
  • Step 3

    Depending on numbers you may have several playing arenas, or if there is just one arena, swap the attackers. Swap the defenders after a few turns.
  • Step 4

    As a variation to increase difficulty, you may have 5 vs 3 inside the square.
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Groups of
group
group-arrow
icon-group
8
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
1
Distance (max)
distance
15m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Run & Carry.
Skills
Shepherd, Crumb.
demo
play
video
Players
group
16+
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls
ball
1+
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
80m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square.
Skills
Handballing, Kick Long, Shepherd.
demo
play
video
Players
group
20+
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls
ball
6+
Cones
cone
6
Distance (max)
distance
160m
Focus
Hard Running, Front & Square, Forward line delivery, Goalkicking.
Skills
GoalKicking, Kicking, Handballing, Crumb.
play
video
Players
group
12+
Ages
profile
6 +
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
0
Distance (max)
distance
160m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Defensive, Hard Running, Decision Making, Run & Carry, Forward line delivery, Gameplan/Strategy.
Skills
Kicking, Handballing, Tackle, Mark Contest.
play
video
Players
group
11+
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
70m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Forward line delivery, Gameplan/Strategy.
Skills
Kicking, Handballing.
play
video
Groups of
group
group-arrow
icon-group
9
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
3
Distance (max)
distance
20m
Focus
Defensive, Decision Making.
Skills
Kick Short, Tackle, Shepherd, Crumb.
play
video
Players
group
18+
Ages
profile
11 +
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
14
Distance (max)
distance
30m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Run & Carry.
Skills
Handball Quick.
play
video
Groups of
group
group-arrow
icon-group
8
Ages
profile
13 +
Balls/grp
ball
2
Cones
cone
4
Distance (max)
distance
10m
Focus
Skills under pressure, Front & Square.
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