What good looks like
- Fingertip control, not palms
- Eyes off the ball
- Continuous rhythm
Guides / Catching and handling / Ball orbits and figure eight
Catching and handling
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Ball orbits and figure eight
This drill builds grip strength and ball familiarity so the hands stop thinking.
The drill
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, ball in two hands.
- Pass the ball around your waist hand to hand, ten times each direction.
- Widen your stance and run a figure eight between and around your legs, hand to hand.
- Keep your eyes forward, not on the ball. If it drops, pick it up and carry on.
Space
2m x 2m flat area, one ball.
Make it harder / make it easier
Harder. Speed up until the rhythm breaks, then hold the fastest clean pace; add a seated set (seated carve-out applies).
Easier. Slow to half pace and let the eyes check the ball every few reps.
How to film it
Prop the phone front-on at waist height, full body in frame. How to film a drill.
Count your orbits 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.