- Keep the eyes on the ball all the time.
- Extend the arms, hands and fingers to receive.
- Use both hands to catch whenever possible.
- Keep the ball off or away from the chest when receiving it. Only bring it to the chest if taking contact.
- Do not expect the ball to go straight to hand. Be flexible and adjust.
- Be prepared to receive a pass at any time. The ball has a nasty habit of leaping around, especially in close quarter situations
How to score more tries as a team
1. Building pressure on opponents by going forward and retaining possession near to their line.
2. Converting more try scoring opportunities in the opposition half
Patience
1. Balance the risks and be patient. Scoring opportunities will come.
2. Take territory in small stages. Don't let up the pressure.
3. Support each other. Never take contact if there is no support.
What to communicate & do:
- "Communicate where the gaps are"
- "Always go forward, but keep the ball"
- "Make flat passes close to the line"
- "Make shorter passes closer to the line"
- "Keep your depth in attack" (runners coming from deep are harder to stop)
- Players getting close to the line and then throwing a long pass too far back and losing ground.
- Players passing to a static, upright player who loses ground or gets turned over in the tackle. Players must maintain low body positions close to line.
