Two players chest on the ground facing each other. At the whistle one picks up the ball and the other makes the tackle (hold him up according to session's focus). BALL CARRIER: Footwork Find the ground Fight on the ground Perform a man on fire/squeezball TACKLER: Make the tackle Release and stand on his feet to contest the ball
The ball carrier has to fight hard on the ground and chose the best option between man on fire and squeezball The tackler has to be phisical in the tackle and stand up as quick as possible
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