1. As you head towards the tackler, decide on the direction you are planning to run past them.
2. Stepping wide with the outside leg, placing your body weight onto that leg, fooling the opposition into thinking you will run that way.
3. But as you wait for the tackler to shift sideways that is when you make your move.
4. Shift your body weight to the other side of your body, exploding off your standing foot in an instant.
Take advantage of the tackler's imbalance and accelerate past them.
in more ways than one
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