Rugby Coaching Drills Video Library
Impact Wrap Tackle
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Our next exercise introduces the technique and body mechanics of the impact tackle with this tackle. We're aiming to put the attacker to the ground and wrap up or dislodge the ball in this one-on-one exercise and attacker and offender in suits basic each other the attacker holds a tackle Shield. So we're looking at an impact tackle here where they're not allowed to play off loads with spreading the impact between shoulder arm and chest. Okay, and then we're driving through the tackle area again. The attacker should hold the shield through the straps with his hands on Top This stops The Shield from moving and keeps his fingers away from the impact area Okay, so walk into Lambo and hit good spread in make sure a head is up and looking at where we're placing the Their head up. Can I see it up? Good drive through it. Come on. We really Swinging with the shoulder and arm really hitting at this point of contact underneath the rich. Okay chest level protecting the ball. Good good tackle one more. Okay feet are they in are they drive in they are good? Okay, the tackler should keep his head up eyes open and his hips Square staying tall until the last moment. He should sink at the hips and knees hitting up Woods below the ridge of The Shield. The Tackle is Lead Foot should be in the split close to the attacker and he should aim to spread the impact over his chest shoulder and arm his arms should grab tightly through the tackle. Remember to practice the tackle from both shoulders. We now progress the exercise by introducing a ball the attacker should hold the ball in one hand in front of the shield. Okay. Now we're going to really attack the ball nice and high if he's coming in here and we're going to try and wrap it up where it's important that we walk with our arms this time. Yeah, it's not just hitting and hoping their we're putting around and really grabbing and really stop it. Okay, and we're driving the person back up and back and off his feet. Okay in hit drive drive drive back good well done in this progression. The tackler should aim to make contact just below the ball quickly wrapping his arms around the attacker to prevent the offload. Good, we can sink a little bit lower the hips and the knees good high Packer get that arm. It was loose week not doing nothing. Come on work it one more time work it one more time. I wonder are working arms working. Good. Good. Good good. I'm action is key to this progression players should have boxes hands up and ready on impact that should wrap both arms tightly around the ball carrier gripping and preventing your flow using their legs to drive through the tackle. In the final progression of this practice. We remove the tackle shield and bring in a safety support player. The defender can make a full intensity hit and the support player prevents the ball carrier from being dumped to the ground. Hey just holding that let's go leg leg drive drive drive good our arms wrapping this ball up. Yeah, we want to protect the make sure it's really firm. He won't get it away Drive Drago cooker. Excellent. The tackler should now hit with full intensity spreading the impact across his chest shoulder and arm remember the title sequence. Peyton Place body sinks head position to the side shoulder impact grab tightly with the arms and drive the legs. The target is the ball with the aim of dislodging it or wrapping it up.