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Rugby: Tackle, Bounce, Compete

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Sausage
Cones

After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.

Fire - is by any means effect there breakdown and slow the ball down - when you realise you cant steal the ball.

Jackal - stay on and win the ball over the break down.

Players line up on the cones
the first play makes a tackle on the sausage get s up and becomes the defender. (jackal)
the second player listens to the coloured cone the coach shouts and goes around that cone before trying to clear the (jackaler)
The jackaler makes the decion to Jackle or Fire through the break down depending on the speed of the arriving defender.

COACHING POINTS

recognising where the game line is - positive of negative.
Positive can attempt to fire and out ruch the opposition and steal ball.
if player arrives slow try Jackal.
as the player arrives to the break down makes an effective decion to fire or jackal.
Focus on body position low, stable, supporing own body weight.
Remeber must relase the player before competing for ball

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