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Objective: To establish the principle that matching your opponents speed places the tackler in a position to control an opponent and to not let them beat them to attack on the inside.
Purpose: By staying level will the attacker and putting sufficient pressure on the ball carrier will prevent them from being able to beat the defender on the inside. Instead it will force them to continue on the outside, running into trouble and hopefully giving the ball away.
Strcuture: Pairs.
Condition: Forward has a ball and moves in a straight line, defender tries to match their speed, putting pressure on with dummy tackles.
Match opponents speed.
Channel away from Goal
Dummy Tackle
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