Punch, plug, and pure pass are some of the pass types EllisRugby’s Dave Ellis presents in this Catch Pass series.
The series covers videos filmed during Dave’s time with the English Premiership team Bristol Bears and instructing at IRANZ’s NZ camps.
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Part 1. Pure Pass
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Level: Youth/Juniors, High School, Senior
while at an IRANZ camp, Dave Ellis demonstrates an easy way to start building player pressure and build their skills at the same time with a series of skill drills using tennis balls only.
Get into a pass catch rhythm.
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Part 2. Targeting & Release
- 15.11
Level: High School, Senior
Is your backline catch and pass good enough to be flat on the line or do you need depth and time to execute?
During IRANZ’s latest camp Dave Ellis with his Palmerston North High school players demonstrates the importance of players’ targeting and releasing the catch and pass from individual tennis ball passing to a backline routine.
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Part 3. Developing a Punch Pass
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Level: High School, Senior
During his time with the English Premiership team Bristol Bears, Dave presents an Evolution of the Punch Pass.
The objective is to get the ball across the pitch as fast and accurate as possible to beat the fast advancing defences.
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Part 4. Plug Pass
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Level: High School, Senior
Look the defender in the eye and make the pass behind you as Dave Ellis Ellis Rugby details to his Waimea and Nelson Boys players to execute the Plug Pass.
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Part 5. Working on your Pass – Static Error Correction
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Level: Youth/Juniors, High School, Senior
Too high, too low, too fast, too slow.
All common passing issues that can be easily sorted. EllisRugby’s Dave Ellis, with the Manawatu Turbos Academy players, shows how to easily improve players passing technique issues.
Dave’s simple to execute technique suitable for all levels of the game to improve players passing.
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Part 6. Hand, Eye Reaction Drills
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Level: High School, Senior
Dave with the help of his Bristol Bear’s premiership players works through some fun eye hand reaction drills to improve your catch pass skills.