Rugby: Scrum: Explosive engage impact

Description

• Groups of 2.
• Tackle Bag.

-Players stand no more than 1m away from eachother. 

- Working player must get into strong T.O.P position. 

- Then explode firing from the glutes and hips into the bag opposite. 

- After the intial impact hold and squeeze for 4/5 seconds.  

Coaching points

Work on the tower or power

• Head up, eyes forward 
• Hip and knees 90 degrees
• Shins parallel to the floor 
• Line of back parallel to floor. 

Feet 

• Shoulder width - weight forward 
• On toes. 

Knees 

• 90 degrees 

Core 

• Imagine someone pulling a string through your belly button.
• Squeeze in an down. 

Hips 

• Pelvic tilited outwards. 
• Hips backwards 
• Like sitting down.

Elbows 

• Tight to body
• T-rex arms 

Scaps 

• Back and together
• Holding pencil between the scaps. 

Chest 

• Up and out 

Head 

• Neutral 
• Look through eyebrows.