1 2 3 a decision making drill Numbers of players : 10 or more Number 9 plus 3 lines single file behind cones Each line is numbered 1 2 3 The coach calls 1,2,3 or 3,2,1 or 2,2,2 etc. The first number called gets the ball from the scrum half the second number called gets the second pass from the first number and the third number called gets the last pass.The blue line is the ball passing and the red is the running line.
	So in the diagrams above the coach has called 1,2,3 for the first and 1,3,2 for the second.The first diagram shows the runners/recievers running arcs onto the 9's pass..... practising gettting onto a straight line to recieve the pass. The length of the 9's pass is determined by the coach and where they place the 9 between the 2 conesThe second diagram shows the 3 lines placed behind the 9 and running to the side dictated to by the coach so in the diag the coach has called left 1 3 2 ....I watched the New Zealand womens team run this drill prior to the recent tri nations with usa and canada Variations: Add in defense with pads to apply pressure and to make the recievers run straight to FIX the defenders Call another number late to give a second wave /support runner and to see if they are concentrating on the drill ie participating not spectating. Key points:All the players get to practise communicating to the scrum half.Running arcs to straighten the line and fix defenders Things practised:Fixing defenders , gettting hips square before recieving/giving passes to square up defenders and not allow them to drift, reaction to calls , changing running lines to get into space.If you are training with a mixed squad you can look at the 3 lines and call numbers to get the groups of 3 that you want.