4 players are positioned at the corners of a square grid. (10m x 10m) with the corners allocated the name North, East, South or West. 1 other player is positioned in the middle of the grid. On the coaches call, e.g. "NORTH", the player from the northern corner runs forward. The defender must react to the coaches call, and perform a tackle. The tackler then regains his/her feet and turns to face the next player, depending on the coaches call.
Dip, Drive and Wrap Tackler aim for waist or lower Attackers run %50 to start with Quick reactions by defender
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