Developing The Scrum Half Pass

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Developing The Scrum Half Pass

• Pete Steinberg
• Game Development Officer

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Major Roles of the Scrum-Half

• Give fly-half good service
• Most important or you will not be able to have a
  wide attack
• Control forwards
• Direct attack and defense
• Attack around the base

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Definition of a Good Pass

• Quick out of the hands quickly
• Ball in horizontal plane for accuracy
• Accurate where fly-half wants the ball

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Model of a Scrum-Half Pass

• Back foot by the ball
• Open stance so hands can go through target
• Back hand cocked under the ball
• Use wrist and elbow grip it and rip it
• Head down and arm movement in vertical plane
• Hands go through target

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Common Faults

• Ball in middle of stance
• Back hand not cocked
• Blocking with lead foot
• Head comes up
• Hands swing around body
• Hands do not finish

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Game/Drill Structures

• Key to symbols

Tryline
Defender
Ball
Attacker
Cone
Direction of run
Direction of pass
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Passing from The Floor
Scrum half passes to the Fly half (stationary
or moving) and then runs around the cone and
passes again. The FH can return the ball.
SH

• Options
• Have the feeder roll the ball, feed it
• from the air etc.
• Have the number 8 feed the ball at his feet
• Fly half either side and have communication to
  decide where the ball should
• go

FH
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Pass and Follow
Feeder at each cone. SH passes and then
follows. Feeder can offer ball different Ways
(placed, rolled, tapped)