| Rugby Coaching Drills |
| Week 51 |
| This week we give our member coaches the very important second of the two so called off-load drills, called "The feed in the tackle drill". This drill can also double as a warm-up and technique drill. |
| " For coaches this two drills are very important, because all top teams have players who are well skilled in the art of off-loading in the tackle."- Jan Oberholzer |
| Lets take a look at "The feed in the tackle drill" |
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| The ball carrier runs to the defender. |
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| The setting out and the running lines of Drill |
Objective:
To teach players the correct technique of
off-loading in the tackle.
To teach players the correct technique of
off-loading in the tackle.
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Key coaching points:
- Players should run with the ball in two hands, away from the contact.
- Ensure support players have depth in running onto the ball.
- Ensure also that supporting players call for the ball.
| We look at the executing of the one handed off-load in the tackle. |
Equipment:
1) A ball for each player
2) 2 Marker cones to form the grid
1) A ball for each player
2) 2 Marker cones to form the grid
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| The executing of the drill |
Exercise / Drill explanation:
1. The runners run as a pair.
2. The initial ball carrier runs to the first
tackler and, upon contact, passes (off-loads
in the tackle) the ball to a supporting player
who, in turn, runs onto the second tackler
and, after contact, passes to the next support
player (off-loads in the tackle).
3. The drill continues.
4. When the runners get to the end of the
grid, they turn and come back down the
channel.
5. The runners and tacklers reverse roles.
1. The runners run as a pair.
2. The initial ball carrier runs to the first
tackler and, upon contact, passes (off-loads
in the tackle) the ball to a supporting player
who, in turn, runs onto the second tackler
and, after contact, passes to the next support
player (off-loads in the tackle).
3. The drill continues.
4. When the runners get to the end of the
grid, they turn and come back down the
channel.
5. The runners and tacklers reverse roles.
| Video Clip of the Drill |
For our member coaches this drill and last week's drill, "The squares off-load drill" can be very important in their success as a coach, because off-loading in the tackle is very important for continuity and continuity again, is a very important factor in the game we call, modern rugby. |
| We look at the executing of the two handed off-load in the tackle. |
| The ball carrier runs towards the defender. |
| He steps off and draws the defender with him. |
| He hold the ball high out of the tackle. |
| He gives a two handed pass in the tackle to his supporting player. |
| The supporting player catches the ball and runs through the channel which was created. |
| He takes the tackle and gives a one handed pass to his supporting player. |
| He makes ready to step off and draws the defender with him. |