Sevens rugby is all about possession. When you kick off you should try and keep possession of the ball. Exploit any advantage you can see. If the opposition aren’t covering an area and you think one of your player’s can get the ball kick it into the space. But if you’re playing a good team that are covering the field reasonably well I’d recommend the following kick off to give you the best chance of retaining the ball.
The illustration below shows how the team should line up if you're kicking left. All the team should line up on the left of the kicker except the winger. The three forwards should be positioned on the far left so they are the shortest distance from where the ball will land, the scrum half just behind them. Kick the ball the distance and hight to give your forwards the best chance of challenging for the ball and pressurising the opposition. This would normally be short and high as shown below by the yellow circle, but you could try long or kicking to a specific player depending on where the weaknesses are in the opposition.
When you kick off the forwards should aim to get one player beyond the ball to intercept the opposition if they try to tap the ball back. This could be any of the forwards depending on where the ball lands so it's important that the forwards talk to each other as they run, letting each other know what role they are taking. The player beyond the ball should also get in the way of the opposition scrum half making it as difficult for them as possible pressurising them if they get the ball. One forward should compete for the ball in the air and one should stay behind this player providing support if the ball is tapped back or the player takes contact. They should also be aware of any threat from the opposition on the blind side of where the ball lands pushing out to cover this area if the opposition manage to get a pass away. The scrum half should be behind the competing forwards so they can tap or pass the ball back to them. If the ball is passed back to the scrum half they should have support from the kicker who drops back after kick off, or be able to hold the ball until the rest of the team drops back in support. The backs should push up into the oppositions line as shown in illustration entitled step 3, so they can intercept or stop any passes. This will put maximum pressure on the opposition preventing them passing the ball or supporting each other. The kicker dropping back after kick off should adopt the sweeper role.
Step 1. Line up as below
Step 2. Arrows highlight lines of running
Step 3. Position players as below to prevent opposition getting the ball and limiting their options.
If you're kicking right you should adopt a mirror image of the illustrations below.
If the opposition manage to obtain the ball you should adopt the defending strategy demonstrated on the Tactics for Defending in 7s page
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|99.4.78.xxx |2010-05-18 17:27:08 James - Kick off tactics for 7s rugbyGeat tactic, one small adjustment to make (if possible), as the attacking team, look where the sun is and see if you can use it to your advantage. It's much better having the defence trying to catch the ball with the sun in their eyes. It doesn't always work but it does sometimes.
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