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Netball Dodging and Leading: Create Separation, Then Attack Space

Netball

Netball Dodging and Leading: Create Separation, Then Attack Space

A progressive three-player Netball drill that teaches attackers to sell a dodge, break into space and receive a well-timed pass under realistic defensive pressure.

Drill · intermediate · 22 min · 3 players

Penalty Pass Advantage: Wide Release to Circle Split

Netball

Penalty Pass Advantage: Wide Release to Circle Split

A coach-ready attacking-third set play that turns a penalty pass into a controlled wide release, a two-option circle split, and a disciplined scoring chance.

Set play · intermediate · 25 min · 7 players

Rugby Own-22 Exit 1: Screen, Clear and Chase

Rugby

Rugby Own-22 Exit 1: Screen, Clear and Chase

A session-ready Rugby Union exit strategy that teaches your team to turn stable own-22 ruck ball into territory, pressure, and a connected chase.

Set play · intermediate · 35 min · 15 players

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

Football

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.

Set play · intermediate · 25 min · 12 players

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

Cricket

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.

Set play · advanced · 55 min · 12 players

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

Football

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.

Set play · intermediate · 25 min · 17 players

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

Cricket

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.

Set play · intermediate · 40 min · 11 players

Defensive Heading & Clearing: 4v3 Box-Dominance Drill

Football

Defensive Heading & Clearing: 4v3 Box-Dominance Drill

Build confident, coordinated aerial defending by coaching players to attack the first ball, clear it away from danger, and win the second contact under game-realistic pressure.

Drill · intermediate · 42 min · 13 players

Wide-Overlap Lineout: Fix-and-Release to the Open-Side Wing

Rugby

Wide-Overlap Lineout: Fix-and-Release to the Open-Side Wing

A coach-ready lineout launch that turns a clean five-man catch into a fast, connected wide overlap and a clear finish for the open-side wing.

Set play · intermediate · 25 min · 21 players

Horns Lift 3: A Timed Three-Point Set Play from the FIBA Horns Alignment

Basketball

Horns Lift 3: A Timed Three-Point Set Play from the FIBA Horns Alignment

Install a clean Horns action that uses a ball screen, weak-side lift, and skip-pass read to create a balanced catch-and-shoot three for your 2 guard.

Set play · intermediate · 18 min · 5 players

Circle Edge Rotation: A Timed GA–GS Finish for the Attacking Third

Netball

Circle Edge Rotation: A Timed GA–GS Finish for the Attacking Third

Teach a clean, timed circle-edge rotation that clears the Goal Attack, releases the Goal Shooter’s front cut, and creates a high-percentage shot before the defence can reset.

Set play · intermediate · 30 min · 6 players

4v4 Transition Game: Win It, Break It, Protect It

Football

4v4 Transition Game: Win It, Break It, Protect It

A high-tempo 4v4 directional game that teaches players to counterpress on loss, attack decisively on regain, and maintain compact support around every transition.

Drill · intermediate · 24 min · 8 players

Build-Up From the Back: Beat a High Press with a 1–4–3–3

Football

Build-Up From the Back: Beat a High Press with a 1–4–3–3

A coach-ready 35-minute practice that teaches an 11-player 1–4–3–3 to create the spare player, play through the No. 6, and escape a high press with purpose.

Set play · intermediate · 35 min · 20 players

4-Out, 1-In Motion Continuity: Wing Ball-Screen Attack

Basketball

4-Out, 1-In Motion Continuity: Wing Ball-Screen Attack

Install a repeatable 4-out, 1-in continuity that gives your team a wing ball-screen attack, weak-side movement, and a clear reset when the first advantage is gone.

Set play · intermediate · 25 min · 5 players

Front-Three High Press: Curve, Cage and Finish

Football

Front-Three High Press: Curve, Cage and Finish

Coach your front three to force a predictable wide pass, lock the receiver in a three-player cage, and turn the regain into an immediate scoring chance.

Set play · advanced · 28 min · 22 players

Hit, Seal, Pursue: Progressive Box-Out and Rebounding Drill

Basketball

Hit, Seal, Pursue: Progressive Box-Out and Rebounding Drill

Teach players to turn every defensive stop into possession by locating the opponent, creating a legal seal, pursuing the ball with two hands, and delivering a controlled outlet.

Drill · intermediate · 18 min · 6 players

Pressure-Proof Free Throw Routine: Make–Reset–Rebound Circuit

Basketball

Pressure-Proof Free Throw Routine: Make–Reset–Rebound Circuit

A coach-ready 20-minute routine that teaches players to reproduce the same calm, balanced free-throw process under fatigue and consequence.

Drill · beginner · 20 min · 2 players

Direct Free Kick: Wall Disruption and Near-Post Delivery

Football

Direct Free Kick: Wall Disruption and Near-Post Delivery

A session-ready direct free-kick routine that uses a two-player presentation, wall disruption and a driven near-post delivery to create first-contact and rebound finishes.

Set play · intermediate · 25 min · 11 players

Spin Bowling Variations Drill: Three-Ball Pressure Over

Cricket

Spin Bowling Variations Drill: Three-Ball Pressure Over

A 45-minute, field-aware spin-bowling practice that teaches bowlers to land off-spin, top-spin and an arm ball from one repeatable action while captains learn to create wickets rather than merely contain runs.

Drill · intermediate · 45 min · 12 players

Fast Break Centre Pass: 4-Pass Circle Entry

Netball

Fast Break Centre Pass: 4-Pass Circle Entry

Coach a repeatable, high-tempo centre-pass pattern that moves the ball from the centre circle to a front-cutting shooter in four purposeful passes.

Set play · intermediate · 20 min · 14 players

Zone Defence Set-Up Play: Funnel, Trap & Intercept

Netball

Zone Defence Set-Up Play: Funnel, Trap & Intercept

Build a connected seven-player zone that shows the first pass wide, closes the return lane, and creates a repeatable intercept opportunity without sacrificing circle protection.

Set play · intermediate · 35 min · 14 players

Baseline Box Inbound: Double Down Screen to Wing Pop and Rim Cut

Basketball

Baseline Box Inbound: Double Down Screen to Wing Pop and Rim Cut

Teach a dependable FIBA baseline inbound that uses a box alignment, two legal down screens, and simple defender reads to create a wing shot or rim finish.

Set play · intermediate · 15 min · 5 players

Box Flash Flare: End-of-Game Buzzer-Beater Baseline Play

Basketball

Box Flash Flare: End-of-Game Buzzer-Beater Baseline Play

Install a timed baseline out-of-bounds action that frees a primary shooter for a buzzer-beating flare three while preserving a built-in rim-slip counter.

Set play · advanced · 18 min · 5 players

First-Phase Backline Strike: 10–12–13–15 Sweep

Rugby

First-Phase Backline Strike: 10–12–13–15 Sweep

Coach a fast, flexible first-phase backline strike that uses a hard 13 line to free a sweeping fullback and create an edge break.

Set play · intermediate · 30 min · 13 players

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