U11 rugby passing drills

35 handling and passing drills a U11 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.

Open them in the app

Free to read with no account. They work at a pitch with no signal too.

What U11 is allowed here

Handling and passing arrives at U7, so a U11 squad has had it for a while. Nothing below that grade sees any of these, in the app or on this site. What U11 rugby allows is the rest of it.

The drills

Under each one is what it looks like when that drill is going wrong.

Two ball square 6 min · 8 to 20 players · 15 x 15 m Calling for it as it arrives, which is too late
Name and pass 5 min · 8 to 20 players · 12 x 12 m Name said as the ball is already in the air
Rob the nest 6 min · 8 to 24 players · 25 x 25 m The ball thrown into the nest from a stride away
Four corner passing 7 min · 8 to 20 players · 15 x 15 m Arms swinging round the body so the pass loops
Jog and place 6 min · 6+ players · 15 m channel Landing chest first with the arms underneath
Hospital pass 6 min · 6 to 18 players · 15 x 15 m Reaching for the low ball without moving the feet
Two lap and in 6 min · 8+ players · 30 x 20 m Passing behind the receiver so they have to check
Two hand relay 8 min · 6 to 24 players · 20 m channel One hand on the ball the moment they start running
Pass down the line 8 min · 6 to 21 players · 20 x 15 m One child a metre ahead of the rest, so the pass has to go forward
Corner ball 10 min · 8 to 20 players · 20 x 20 m Everybody piling towards whichever corner the ball is nearest
Catch and turn 7 min · 6 to 18 players · 10 x 10 m Waiting with the arms tucked in for the ball to arrive
Pop pass gates 8 min · 6 to 18 players · 20 x 10 m The pass thrown hard, so the receiver has to check
Numbers up 12 min · 9 to 21 players · 25 x 20 m Passing straight away without looking at the defence
Loop and go 9 min · 6 to 18 players · 20 x 15 m Standing still after the pass to watch what happens
Switch 9 min · 6 to 18 players · 20 x 15 m The two runners crossing too far apart for the handover
Under pressure hands 10 min · 8 to 20 players · 20 x 20 m Standing still once they have passed
Offload in the tackle 10 min · 6 to 18 players · 15 x 15 m Going to ground first and then trying to pass
Square and pass 10 min · 8 to 21 players · 30 x 20 m The whole line drifting further towards the touchline every pass
Hands without looking 8 min · 6 to 18 players · 20 x 10 m Eyes dropping to the ball at the moment of the pass
Spin pass build 9 min · 6 to 20 players · 15 x 15 m Both hands shoving the ball, so it wobbles and goes nowhere
Two on one, no stopping 12 min · 9 to 21 players · 40 x 20 m Passing before the defender has been made to choose
Clearing pass off the floor 9 min · 4 to 16 players · 20 x 15 m Standing up with the ball first, then passing
Taking a free pass 8 min · 6 to 20 players · 15 x 10 m The ball put on the grass or rolled rather than passed out of the hands
Follow your mate 9 min · 6 to 21 players · 20 x 15 m The two without the ball drifting in front of the carrier
Scoop it off the floor 8 min · 4 to 20 players · 20 x 10 m Bending from the waist with straight legs and slapping it away
Keep away in a circle 8 min · 6 to 18 players · 10 x 10 m The ball going round the outside one player at a time
Miss the man out 9 min · 8 to 21 players · 20 x 15 m The player being missed dropping back out of the line as it goes over
Out the back door 9 min · 6 to 18 players · 20 x 15 m Passing before the defender has committed to either side
Chase and regather 9 min · 6 to 18 players · 30 x 20 m Reaching down at the last stride and knocking it on
End ball 10 min · 8 to 24 players · 25 x 20 m Everybody standing where they passed from
Keep ball 8 min · 8 to 20 players · 20 x 20 m Passing to whoever is closest, marker and all
Long placement 10 min · 6 to 18 players · 10 x 15 m Landing chest first with both arms trapped underneath
Feed and strike 9 min · 4 to 16 players · 10 x 10 m The feed going in on a curve towards their own hooker
Taking the restart 9 min · 6 to 20 players · 30 x 25 m Three of them calling for it at once and nobody catching
Take the high ball 10 min · 6 to 18 players · 20 x 15 m Arms straight up with the elbows locked, so the ball bounces off

What else U11 can work on

The same at other grades

Every U11 drill is the whole grade rather than one theme. Rugby drills by age group is all six grades.