Good rugby kicking can be vital.
Learn and practice these special kicks for different situations. When
you know how to kick a rugby ball well you are a key part of your team.
Kicking basics
Before
you can do
anything
with the rugby ball in
a game
you
must control the
ball.
Handle the ball well and it is more likely
you will kick well.
Put the ball in the
right place so your foot strikes it
correctly and your kicks will be accurate
You
place the ball consistently well when you
have good handling skills so be sure you
develop both skills at the same time
You
use the chip
kick to
move the ball over
defenders instead
of carrying the ball
through their
defensive line.
The chip is usually a short range
kick perhaps
in the 10 - 25 metre
range.
You make the kick
by
dropping th ball onto your boot and
gently kicking so
as to get the ball over
the oppossition
Chip
kick and into the space behind
them.
In rugby, kicking rolling
grubbers is a clever ploy.
They travel on the
ground and you kick them through
for
yourself or other attacking
players to
run on to.
Grubber kick The rolling
grubber is a
short kick. The ball stays on
the ground rolling on the short
circumference and
the path it travels is
fairly predictable
This
is an attacking kick. You use this kick
when
you are close to the opposition try-line
to
put the ball into the
in-goal area.
It is on the ground most of the
time so it is easy
to "ground" the ball for a try.
Drop kicks are used
only in
special circumstances.
When you perform
the drop kick
you drop
the ball to the ground on one of the
pointed ends. After the ball strikes the ground
and
starts to rise you
kick the ball. It
must touch the ground before you kick it.
The
drop kick is used for starting
and restarting the game and in some
circumstances for attempting to convert
tries.
Drop
kicks can be kicked so
as to maximise height
gained to allow kicking team players
more
time to get to the ball.
Drop kick They can also be
kicked to
maximise distance to gain
as much ground as possible and move the
ball
away from a dangerous defensive situation.