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Catching and handling
Catching and handling drills you can film alone.
Self-toss work lives here, not in passing. Each card is a solo drill you can film tonight. Set the phone the same way the app needs: how to film a drill.
Self-toss clap catch
Soft hands and eyes-on-ball under a clean vertical flight you control.
Hands up with fingers spread and thumbs close; eyes stay on the ball until the fingers have it.
Open the drill Counted in the appWall rebound catch
Catch a ball you did not throw to yourself on a line, reacting to the rebound.
Early reach toward the ball; fingers spread, thumbs close; eyes on the ball to the hands.
Open the drill Counted in the appWalk onto it
Take the ball moving forward, never waiting flat-footed.
Receiver steps onto the ball; arms reach toward the passer with an early target.
Open the drill Counted in the appHigh take
Claim the high ball at full stretch with a stable landing.
Feet adjust under the flight; take at the top of the reach; ball secured to the chest on landing.
Open the drill Counted in the appGround ball pickups
Clean two-handed pickups off the deck at pace, the loose-ball picture.
Hips drop to the ball; two hands on the pickup; ball secure before the eyes come up.
Open the drill Counted in the appBall orbits and figure eight
Grip strength and ball familiarity so the hands stop thinking.
Fingertip control, not palms; eyes off the ball; continuous rhythm.
Open the drillFilm your catching tonight.
Prop your iPhone, film your set, and Rugby AI counts what it sees in your catching. You get one thing to work on, a drill for it, and this check next to your last one.
Free to start. Five checks every week. No account needed.