A common occurance if for players to rush and enter through the side of a ruck.<\/p>
This session teaches them to enter through the gate, even if it means running backwards/ sideways or (hopefully) forwards to achieve this.<\/p>"},{"id":480686,"modified":false,"orderIndex":4,"title":"Other Comments","value":"
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To ensure your players join from the 'hindmost' foot of the last player we've created this session to make sure your players run through the gate before joining the ruck and then focus on driving over the ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The faster your players are able to form the ruck the more likely it is they will win back the ball and avoid a scrum situation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
What's in the session?<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n Due to the physical element of rucking it can be quite a dangerous skill to learn. To make this training accessible and safe for players of all ages and abilities we start off slowly, looking at the technique of going to ground in order to best protect the ball and avoid injury before moving into some tackle bag drills, finishing the session with a challenging conditioned overload game where players must drive through the cones (the gate) in order to win possession.<\/p>\r\n\r\n As you work step by step through this session you'll build ruck-confidence in your players that they can take with them into their next match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Technique Focus - Stay safe and stay in possession:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n The ruck is an effective way to maintain the ball after a player on your side has been tackled. It can involve one or more players from each team who are in physical contact around the ball on the ground. 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