1. One Defender/ 3-4 attacking players 10 x 10 yard box.2. Defender gets to make 5 tackle attempts total. For each succesful tackle they get a point, if they don't win the ball they don't get a point. 3. After a player makes 5 tackle attempts, a new player becomes the defender. 4. Play 3 rounds player with the most succesful tacklets wins.
1. Good Body Position before attempting a tackle, get arms length away. 2. BE PATIENT!!!!! Wait for a mistake from the opponent before attempting a tackle. This is the most important lesson to be learned from this activity.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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