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Step 1:  Both the attacking and defending players complete 2 chop tackles on the tackle sausages. 

 

Step 2: The attacking player picks up the ball, and attackes the opposing corner where the defender is coming from. 

COACHING POINTS

Attacker: Footwork, Fend.

Defender: Light on feet, Low chop tackle.  

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Tackle Progression 1v1:

1. Tracking 

Create a V shaoped conned area. 

Defender at one end, attacker at the other end. 

Attacker attempts to score using footwork, defender has to track them and try stop them by gettign a shoulder on contact to there hips. (50% intensity)

2. 1v1 Track and Tackle

In a grid an attacker is positioned on one end and a defender at the other end. 

Defender passes to the attacker who attempts to score against the defender within the grid. 

3. 1v1 Tackle Channel 

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.

4. 2v2 Track and Tackle 

10m wide channel, 2 attackers start with the ball while 2 defenders atart at the other end.

when instructed the attackers attempt to score agaisnt them.

Do continuous reps. 

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Start with this simple tackling drill with no resistance to the tackle to get your players warmed up and used to contact.

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Tackle:

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