Rugby: Tackling Technique Chop

Groups of 2  Ball  Hands and arms are introduced.  The attacker holds hands behind his back with the ball.  The Defender does a shoulder hit, and starts to drive his legs (previous 2 stages). Then there arms from being in tight to there chest (boxer) explode around the attacker, aiming to dislodge the ball.  This will add impact and explosivenesss to the hit.     

Groups 2 ball More use of thre hands After the Arms have wrapped around the attacker. Grab onto shorts, shirt anything you can to keep your grip  Stick to the tackle.

Groups of 2  Players get in partners and stand opposite eahcother.  They use footwork to get within eahcother  the aim of the game is to get a hook under the opposingplayers arms and lift them off the floor. 

2 Teams  Ball  Bibs  Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power of the contact.  The game is a normal game of touch, however when a touch is made, both ball carrier and defender put their chests to the floor.  They then bounce back up, for the defender to make a low chop tackle.  This takes out alot of the power of the colision and means the defender can focus more on technique. 

Description 3 Sausages Ball    Players work in 4s. A ball is balance donator of the sausage.  The first player does a low chop tackle on the sausage. The second supporting player must try catch the ball before hitting the floor.  Then pass the ball down the line to supporting players. 

Tackler to stand in a squat position. Player with ball standing (static). Tackler hitting the player with the ball low with their shoulder and driving through. The player with the ball thinking about their own body position, landing on their back and presenting the ball.

Close down space quickly, make yourself big, keep moving forward with short steps, stay balanced, take contact, grip tight.

Working in a grid. Start both players half way in between the cones of one side of the grid. When commanded, each player is to run around the outside of opposite cones and into the grid. Idea is for the tackler to stop the player with the ball from getting out of the grid.

Player with ball walking on knees and the tackler coming in form the side. Shows correct way of the player to present the ball. Player going around the back of the tackler in the tackle, landing on their back and presenting the ball.

Player with ball walking on knees and the tackler coming in form the side. Shows correct way of the player to present the ball. Player going around the back of the tackler in the tackle, landing on their back and presenting the ball.

2 Players to a grid. Player with ball starting at one side of the grid and their aim is to reach to other side of the grid to win. Tackler starting at the side of the grid and their aim is to prevent the other player to reach the other side of the grid by tackling them.

Balls and cones In a 10m grid, two teams on two adjacent cones. On GO, the player with the ball walks diagonally towards the opposite cone whilst a player from the other team comes out to tackle that player in the middle. First to feet picks up ball and scores on opposite cone, Return to start and change teams

Drill to practice making multiple tackles in a period of time. Set up a circle of 6 cones with a padman opposite each cone (between 2m and 5m away). Players starts on a cone in the centre of the drill (as pictured) and run forward to tackle the padman. On completing the tackle they run back to the centre of the drill and move clockwise to the next cone.  On the coache's call they run forward to tackle the next padman, returning to the centre of the drill after completing the tackle and move clockwise to the next cone. The drill continues until the players have tackled each bagman or at the coaches discretion. 

The aim of the drill is to develop tackle technique leading into contact.

The aim of the drill is to develop a double tackle from both sides, Left and Right.

The aim of the drill is to develop low tackle technique from both sides, Left and Right.

The aim of the drill is to develop tackle technique from Left and Right 

The aim of the drill is to develop good tackle technique from both sides, Left and Right under pressure

The overal aim is to maximise contact time with players while minimalising injury and fatigue.    For lower age groups; - Used for Fun  -Increace confidence and engagement.  For higher age groups; - Maximise contact time  - Minimalise injury  -Increace contact sessions per week (controlled) - Focus on technical rather than impact.