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Rugby: Choke Tackle Progression

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5 stage progression session.
Bibs.
Balls
Cones.

1. Warm up - Wrestle

One player with the ball trys to fight their hips away from the other play who fights to to keep his/her hips infront of the other player.

2. 50% Side --> Front Tackle

Players start on oppsoite side of grid. Ball Carrier runs across while the defender makes a tall tackle, whist trying to get his hips in a front on position. Low to High hit, aiming for under the elbows or ball.

3. 2nd Defender introduced.

Double team tackle. Inside player hits low to high under elbow, keeping hips square. The second player aims for the ball and fights to keeps attacker off the ground.

4. Rugby Netball in 7m x7m grid.

Attacking team tries to complete 8 passes while the defending team tries to complete a choke tackle on one of the attacking players. Turn over once a choke tackle has been successfully executed.

5. Contact Game

Half pitch contact game, with defending team aiming to complete a choke tackle. Turn over when one is made.

COACHING POINTS

Footwork to set up the tackle - Foot in close.
Hips up, Stay Tall. (NOT LIKE NORMAL TACKLE)
Tall + Upright = Essential.
Hit Low to High Under elbows.
Fight for hips to be infront of the attacker.
Strong ring of Steel.
2nd + 3rd Defenders - Target Ball.
Once Maul is called - Do not roll off of the ball stay on top and force the turn over (even once the maul has collapsed)

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Confidence in the tackle:

Groups of 3.
Progression.

1. Wrestling

Players link up, one arm under & one arm over each shoulder.

Players then pick a side to wrestle to, then give a count down and fight to force opposition on the side they chose to wrestle to.

2. Tackle on Knees

Each player takes turns to complete tackles on there knees.

3. You can make this fun and competitive by counting how many tackles a player completes in a certain amount of time.

Tackling

1v1 Tackle Grid:

Small playing area, for 1 v 1 tackling.
Players line up in two lines adjacent to the coned area.
Coach shouts go and the front two players run round their end to end up facing each other.
The coach passes the ball to the attacker who runs at the defender, and the defender tries to take them down.

Tackling

Clear, Tackle, Hands Circuit.:

-4 bags

-2 sausages.

Put players on each bag, sausage and 2 defenders at the end of the grid.
There are 4 working attacking player.
Step 1 - Complete 2 shoulder clears on the opposing tackle bags.
Step 2 - 2 attackers nominate themselves to tackle the sauages.
Step 3 - the 2 support players pick the ball up and try complete the 4v2 (tackling players need to bounce up of feet quickly)

Tackling

Contest The Tackle:

Groups of three, the aim of the exercise is for the second defender to contest the tackle.
One player starts with the ball, standing still.
A defender is on one or both knees preparing to tackle the attacker.
A second defender is stood ready behind the first defender.
The first defender wraps their arms round the attacker and tackles them to the floor.
The attacker presents the ball as if to the scrum half.
The second defender rucks over (contesting the tackle) and should steal the ball.

Tackling

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