a high intensity support and conditioning drill in a small space, that you can manage
This will act as a conditioning and as a support drill, working both players hard
Tackle bags are a great tool to use in your conditioning sessions. The reduced impact allows players to peform high repititions of contact technique under fatigue, with low risk of injury.
It is very much an individual choice as to when a tackle is completed to when the defender can compete for the ball. What is generally accepted is that good tackle technique will enable the defender to "Be ready" for his next task. This clip explores why a strong grip or "Ring of steel" will enable the tackler to be dominant
This is a very effective drill for developing decision making and awareness in support runners off a tackle situation
support has to read whch bag is being tackled and get to be in support by reading the situation
In pairs. Each player grabs one end of the tackle pad. The players wrestle to grab the tackle pad from the other players grasp. Repeat a couple of times.
A progression for developing support after contact
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