Skill Practice Description
• Each player is given a number.
• From any tackle point or breakdown, as the attacking team is about to start another attack, the coach calls out a number and the defending player with that allocated number retires three paces before moving forward as the others step up.
• This leaves a miss alignment in the defence line.
• The fly half is required to notice the opportunity and attack the miss alignment and deliver the ball accordingly.
• A progression is for the numbered player to step forward early, creating the opposite miss alignment.
• If the forward player is the wing, then the fly half may chose to use a kick to get behind the defence.
• The opportunity may appear on the short side and the fly half needs to be aware and communicate to the scrum half.
• Now develop the decision making further by even numbers step up and odd numbers retire.
Key Coaching Points
• Scanning skills.
• Attacking an opportunity offered by the defence alignment.
• Decision making skills. • Appropriate passing (short, long, flat, deep etc.
• Appropriate kicking (grubber through, chip over, cross kick etc.)
• Look-Think -Do Process