Tika Rugby



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Passing

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  • Hands up, eyes up ready to receive the ball with elbows in and fingers facing the ball. Body facing the direction you want to go.
  • Once ball in in hand, 'load up' by bringing the ball to your hip, site target.
  • Punch the ball across your body to your teammate and follow through with your hands in the
    direction of the pass.

 

Common Errors

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  • Dropping your hands when you have caught the ball leads to less speed and accuracy of passing.
  • Dropping your hands causes less accuracy and the ball tends to be passed higher than need be.

 

Passing Drills

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  • To practise the punching motion of your pass: place the ball on your hip, face your team mate and punch the ball towards him.
  • Follow through with your hand and make sure you finish palm down pointing at your mate.

 

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