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Drills & Plays

Expert coaching drills and set plays with tactical diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and coaching tips

Penalty-Box Movement Play for Crosses: Near-Post Decoy, Late Arrival and Far-Post Finish
Football
Set Play
intermediate

Penalty-Box Movement Play for Crosses: Near-Post Decoy, Late Arrival and Far-Post Finish

Teach your forwards to create three distinct finishing lanes from a wide cross through disciplined timing, decoy movement and a secure second-phase structure.

25 min12 playersattacking
Half-Court Trap Press: Sideline Funnel, First-Pass Rotation & Recovery
Basketball
Set Play
intermediate

Half-Court Trap Press: Sideline Funnel, First-Pass Rotation & Recovery

Teach your team to funnel the ball into a controlled sideline trap, steal the first release pass, and recover into a disciplined half-court defence.

30 min10 playersdefensive
Crossing & Finishing Drill: Overlap, Three Runs, One Decisive Finish
Football
Drill
intermediate

Crossing & Finishing Drill: Overlap, Three Runs, One Decisive Finish

Coach a decisive wide overload, three coordinated box runs and purposeful first-time finishing in one match-realistic attacking practice.

80 min15 playersattacking
Death Overs Bowling Plan: Yorker Fence and Pace-Off Chase
Cricket
Set Play
intermediate

Death Overs Bowling Plan: Yorker Fence and Pace-Off Chase

A coach-ready final-overs plan that links ball-by-ball intent to a disciplined 11-player field, giving bowlers clear yorker and pace-off options under pressure.

35 min11 playersdefensive
Own 22 Exit: Screen to 15, Contestable Clearance and Counter-Punch
Rugby
Set Play
intermediate

Own 22 Exit: Screen to 15, Contestable Clearance and Counter-Punch

Build a calm, repeatable exit from your own 22 that gives the fly-half three clear answers: clearance, contestable kick, or an edge counter-punch.

25 min15 playerstransition
Gate-to-Drive: Ruck Clear-Out & Clean-Out Continuity Drill
Rugby
Drill
intermediate

Gate-to-Drive: Ruck Clear-Out & Clean-Out Continuity Drill

A progressive, coach-ready ruck drill that teaches players to identify the threat, enter legally, clear with purpose, and play the next phase at speed.

28 min12 playersattacking
Slot Pick-and-Roll Execution: Screen, Pocket Pass & Corner Read
Basketball
Drill
intermediate

Slot Pick-and-Roll Execution: Screen, Pocket Pass & Corner Read

A progressive half-court teaching drill that gives guards and screeners the timing, spacing, and reads to execute a clean slot pick-and-roll against drop coverage.

22 min7 playersattacking
Death Overs Bowling Plan: Wide-Yorker Pressure to a Right-Hand Batter
Cricket
Set Play
advanced

Death Overs Bowling Plan: Wide-Yorker Pressure to a Right-Hand Batter

A coach-ready final-overs set play that combines a wide-yorker field, precise landing targets and a disciplined change-up to deny boundaries under pressure.

55 min12 playersdefensive
Rugby Union Box Kick Chase & Press: Win the Air, Own the Next Phase
Rugby
Set Play
intermediate

Rugby Union Box Kick Chase & Press: Win the Air, Own the Next Phase

A coach-ready system for turning a box kick into a legal aerial contest, connected chase wave and touchline pressure play.

30 min20 playerstransition
Centre-Pass Quick Goal: WA Wide, GA Sweep, GS Front-Cut
Netball
Set Play
intermediate

Centre-Pass Quick Goal: WA Wide, GA Sweep, GS Front-Cut

A repeatable three-pass centre-pass pattern that creates an early goal-scoring feed before the opposition goal defence can organise the circle.

18 min7 playersset-piece
Scrum-Half Passing Accuracy: Ruck-to-Target Drill
Rugby
Drill
intermediate

Scrum-Half Passing Accuracy: Ruck-to-Target Drill

Build a dependable No. 9 who can scan, set square and deliver chest-height passes to first receiver under increasing pressure.

25 min8 playersskills
Penalty Pass Advantage: Two-Phase Circle Entry Set Play
Netball
Set Play
intermediate

Penalty Pass Advantage: Two-Phase Circle Entry Set Play

Teach your attackers to turn a penalty pass in the attacking third into a disciplined first-window feed, a fast reset, and a high–low shooting finish.

30 min10 playersset-piece
SLOB Hammer 2: Sideline Inbound Play Against Man-to-Man
Basketball
Set Play
intermediate

SLOB Hammer 2: Sideline Inbound Play Against Man-to-Man

Install a dependable man-to-man sideline inbound that creates a cross-screen layup, clear counters, and a safe outlet under the five-second count.

24 min10 playersset-piece
Quick Advantage Throw-In: Set, Spin & Release
Football
Set Play
intermediate

Quick Advantage Throw-In: Set, Spin & Release

Coach a fast, repeatable throw-in pattern that creates a central third-player pass before the opposition can organise.

25 min10 playersset-piece
Opposition Throw Lineout Steal: Middle Pod, Secure Landing and Fast Exit
Rugby
Set Play
advanced

Opposition Throw Lineout Steal: Middle Pod, Secure Landing and Fast Exit

Coach a legal, repeatable middle-pod lineout steal that turns an opposition throw into clean possession and an immediate attacking exit.

35 min16 playersset-piece
Box Rip: Under-the-Basket Inbound for a Clean Rim Finish
Basketball
Set Play
intermediate

Box Rip: Under-the-Basket Inbound for a Clean Rim Finish

Teach a simple box-set baseline inbound that creates a high-percentage layup first, then flows immediately to a safe corner outlet and inside counter.

25 min10 playersset-piece
Defensive Transition Under Pressure: The 3+2 Reset and Escape Play
Football
Set Play
intermediate

Defensive Transition Under Pressure: The 3+2 Reset and Escape Play

Teach your team to absorb a high press with a protected 3+2 shape, bounce through the free midfielder, and escape through the weak-side outlet.

25 min17 playersdefensive
Netball Footwork and Landing Technique: Stick, Pivot & Release Drill
Netball
Drill
intermediate

Netball Footwork and Landing Technique: Stick, Pivot & Release Drill

A progressive, coach-led Netball drill that turns faster leads into balanced landings, legal pivots, and composed first passes under pressure.

28 min8 playersconditioning
Defensive Field Setting for Spin: Build Pressure, Protect Singles, Create Chances
Cricket
Set Play
intermediate

Defensive Field Setting for Spin: Build Pressure, Protect Singles, Create Chances

A practical, coach-led set play for organising a disciplined spin field that closes easy singles while keeping genuine wicket-taking catchers around the bat.

40 min11 playersdefensive
Connected Defensive Drift Pattern Drill: 5v5 Edge Control
Rugby
Drill
intermediate

Connected Defensive Drift Pattern Drill: 5v5 Edge Control

Build a connected, fast-moving defensive line that pressures wide attacks without surrendering the touchline or leaving a soft inside shoulder.

24 min10 playersdefensive
Centre-Pass Defensive Press: Funnel, Trap and Intercept
Netball
Set Play
intermediate

Centre-Pass Defensive Press: Funnel, Trap and Intercept

A coach-ready, three-phase defensive press that funnels the first centre pass to the sideline, closes the return option and releases the Goal Defence to intercept.

25 min14 playersdefensive
BLOB ‘Fist’: Box Cross-Screen Layup for a Baseline Inbound
Basketball
Set Play
intermediate

BLOB ‘Fist’: Box Cross-Screen Layup for a Baseline Inbound

Install a dependable baseline inbound that creates a rapid rim finish, a screen-and-slip counter, and a disciplined safety outlet.

25 min10 playersset-piece
Penalty-to-Corner 5m Lineout: Front-Drive Attack
Rugby
Set Play
intermediate

Penalty-to-Corner 5m Lineout: Front-Drive Attack

Teach a decisive penalty-to-touch lineout that turns a five-metre attacking platform into a compact front-drive maul, with a 9–10 exit when the defence overcommits.

35 min18 playersset-piece
Wing Attack Wide-to-Front Feeding Patterns
Netball
Drill
intermediate

Wing Attack Wide-to-Front Feeding Patterns

A progressive attacking drill that teaches the Wing Attack to create width, win the front shoulder and deliver composed feeds into the shooting circle.

25 min8 playersattacking
Far-Post Free Kick: Wall, Screen and Curled Delivery
Football
Set Play
advanced

Far-Post Free Kick: Wall, Screen and Curled Delivery

Train a repeatable right-sided free-kick routine that manipulates the defensive wall, protects the second ball and delivers an attacking runner into the far-post corridor.

40 min16 playersset-piece
Baseline Inbound ‘Rim Seal’: Box-Cross SLOB for a Quick Finish
Basketball
Set Play
intermediate

Baseline Inbound ‘Rim Seal’: Box-Cross SLOB for a Quick Finish

Teach a reliable baseline inbound that creates a layup first, a deep-corner counter second, and a safe outlet when the defense takes away the rim.

25 min10 playersset-piece
T20 Innings Acceleration: 14–20 Over Set Play
Cricket
Set Play
advanced

T20 Innings Acceleration: 14–20 Over Set Play

A coach-ready 24-ball set play that teaches batting pairs to turn overs 14–20 into controlled boundaries, hard-run twos and smarter strike rotation.

40 min13 playersattacking
Rugby Defensive Line Speed & Alignment: The Launch–Connect–Reload Drill
Rugby
Drill
intermediate

Rugby Defensive Line Speed & Alignment: The Launch–Connect–Reload Drill

Build a faster, connected defensive wall by coaching the launch, the inside-out alignment, and the three-second reload after contact.

25 min12 playersdefensive
1–3–1 Zone Offense: High-Post Overload and Baseline Runner
Basketball
Set Play
intermediate

1–3–1 Zone Offense: High-Post Overload and Baseline Runner

Teach your team to crack a 1–3–1 zone with a decisive high-post touch, a late baseline runner, and an inside-out skip read.

25 min5 playersattacking
Middle-Overs Run Chase: Rotation, Pressure and the Two-Run Squeeze
Cricket
Set Play
intermediate

Middle-Overs Run Chase: Rotation, Pressure and the Two-Run Squeeze

Coach a batting pair to turn middle overs into controlled momentum through decisive calling, soft-hand placement and repeatable one-to-two running patterns.

40 min12 playersattacking

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