U7 rugby evasion drills
10 evasion and footwork drills a U7 squad is allowed to do, each with the set up, the coaching points and what it looks like from the touchline when it is going wrong.
Free to read with no account. They work at a pitch with no signal too.
What U7 is allowed here
U7 is the first grade the RFU allows evasion work at, so this is where it starts. Nothing below that grade sees any of these, in the app or on this site. What U7 rugby allows is the rest of it.
The drills
Under each one is what it looks like when that drill is going wrong.
- Tail snatch 6 min · 6 to 24 players · 20 x 20 m Long strides right up to the person they are chasing
- Traffic lights 5 min · 6+ players · 20 x 20 m Freezing with a bit of a wobble and a shuffle
- Shark in the pond 6 min · 8 to 24 players · 20 x 15 m Standing on the line waiting for a perfect gap
- Follow the leader 5 min · 6+ players · 20 x 20 m Leaders running long slow curves that are easy to follow
- Stuck in the mud 6 min · 8 to 24 players · 20 x 20 m Runners going nowhere near anybody who is stuck
- Animal moves 6 min · 6 to 24 players · 15 x 10 m Knees dragging on the grass in the bear crawl
- Tag and turn 8 min · 6 to 16 players · 15 x 25 m Running straight at the defender then stepping when it is too late
- Pick your gate 8 min · 6 to 20 players · 20 x 15 m Head down, running at whichever gate is straight ahead
- Side step slalom 7 min · 4+ players · 20 m channel Leaning over at the cone with the feet carrying straight on
- Bulldog with a ball 9 min · 8 to 24 players · 25 x 20 m Waiting at the line for a gap that never comes
What else U7 can work on
The same at other grades
- U8 rugby evasion drills
- U9 rugby evasion drills
- U10 rugby evasion drills
- U11 rugby evasion drills
- U12 rugby evasion drills
Every U7 drill is the whole grade rather than one theme. Rugby drills by age group is all six grades.