Two drills practising tight and stand off defending. Tight defending, get arms in the way to stop the player turning easily - stay tight to the ball and the player. As an attacker, use the boyd to turn the defender whilst shielding the ball away from the defender. Progression 2 The attacker is facing the defender and running at them with the ball. The defender must back off to the point which they decide to engage with a tackle. The attacker must run the ball to the end.
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