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  • 2 sausages
  • 1 bag 
  • 1 ball 
  • Step 1 - Low chop tackle on the sausage. 
  • Step 2 - Bounce! Track back, chest to floor, do a high.impact bag hit. 
  • Step 3 - Run around the bag, pass the ball of the floor, complete a live leg tackle on the attacking player.
  • Next player starts when first player finishes. 

COACHING POINTS

  • High tempo 
  • High impact 
  • Conditioning. 
  • Aim for 5 sets. 
  • Encourage players to encourage each other round.

 

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Tackle and Bounce Conditioning | Tackling

Tackle and Bounce Conditioning:

  • Groups of 3/4
  • 1 Tackle Sausage.
  • 1 Tackle bag. 

 

1. Tackle Bag conditioning.

Players align 6m apart, one side with tackle sausage. Work for 1 min constantly tackling and carrying sausage back and forth with partners. 

2. Tackle and Roll conditioning. 

Same as before but introduce roll after making the hit. Roll with bag to escpae collision area. then same as before, pick up the sausage and run.

3. Add Defender

A 3rd player is introduced, holding Tackle bag who acts as a attacker clearing out the ruck. The Defender must bounce up and clear the tackle bag player coming over the ball, then same as before. 

4. Tackle, Roll, Clear 

All 4 stages togther now, adding a roll in before clearing out the attakcing player with tackle bag. 

 

 

Tackling
Tackle Approach | Tackling

Tackle Approach:

Players 3m apart – slightly crouched

One of pair nominated as tackler

On balls of feet, with feet shoulder width apart the coach calls either Right or Left.

Tackling
1v1 Tackle Grid | Tackling

1v1 Tackle Grid:

  • Small playing area, for 1 v 1 tackling.
  • Players line up in two lines adjacent to the coned area.
  • Coach shouts go and the front two players run round their end to end up facing each other.
  • The coach passes the ball to the attacker who runs at the defender, and the defender tries to take them down.

Tackling
Static tackling on knees. | Tackling

Static tackling on knees.:

  • Basic tackling skills.
  • Tackler to start in a low position.
  • Tackler to position their head behind the player, squeeze their arms around the player an drive in forward off their knees.

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