Rugby drills for 6 year olds

At 6

The age at a glance

This year

Tackling and ruck drills, with or without contact, are never shown under 14 in SSTracker; at 6 it is touch and tag skills: passing, catching, footwork, dodging and pulling a tag.

Drills this year

At 6, SSTracker's plans are the ages 4 to 6 games: play with a ball, no positions and no contact. Beginner drills start at 7.

Contact

Tackling and ruck drills, with or without contact, are never shown under 14 in SSTracker; at 6 it is touch and tag skills: passing, catching, footwork, dodging and pulling a tag.

After a knock

After a concussion, children wait at least 21 days and have a doctor's OK before they play again (World Rugby).

At 6

Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 6 hours for a 6 year old, with two rest days a week.

At home

SSTracker keeps one home session for a 6 year old within 30 minutes and plans at most 3 home days a week, with rest days between.

9 drills

Drills for 6 year olds

Every drill here is one the app opens for 6 year olds, at the level for the age. Each page has the steps, a diagram where the setup can be drawn, three ways to make it a game and a practice log to print.

What you need at home

What you need at home at 6

9 of the 9 rugby drills for 6 year olds work at home, in a room, garage or yard. Most used: beanbags or rolled-up socks (1 of the 9 drills), big soft ball or beach ball (1), bucket or a big box (1), cones or shoes (1), cones, shoes or toys (1), ropes, towels or chalk lines (1), scarf or sock to tuck in a waistband (1), small soft ball (1). 2 drills need nothing but space.

• Two-Hand Pass to a Grown-UpAges 4 to 6 · 3 min
• Run and Score a TryAges 4 to 6 · 3 min
• Throw to the BucketAges 4 to 6 · 3 min
• Animal ParadeAges 4 to 6 · 3 min
• Flamingo BalanceAges 4 to 6 · 3 min
• Big Ball CatchAges 4 to 6 · 3 min
• Frog Jump the RiverAges 4 to 6 · 3 min
• Rocket RunAges 4 to 6 · 3 min

Questions parents ask

Rugby for 6 year olds: questions and answers