Rugby PitchsideCoaching help for U9–U13
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Each pass goes backto the next stair
Level 26 minGroups of 4Cones, a ball per groupNo contactU9 · U10 · U11

Stairs passing

How it works

  1. Four players line up like stairs: each one a step behind and to the side of the next.
  2. The front player starts with the ball and passes down the stairs. Every pass goes back to the next player.
  3. Walk forward keeping the stair shape, pass along the line, then come back the other way.

Coaching points

  • If you can see the passer's back, you're in front. Drop back.
  • Short, flat passes to the next stair.
  • Keep the shape when you walk. Don't run ahead.

Ready for the next level when: The group passes along the stairs and back at a jog without a forward pass.

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