DRILL
Tackle, Dispose

Purpose and Skills

  • Purpose
    Players must learn to make several efforts when the ball is in dispute. It's easy for a player to stay on the ground and watch the contest. This drill makes the player get up quickly and produce a second effort after tackling.
  • Skills
    Tackle, Handball Long

Players and Equipment

  • 6+
    Players

  • 15+
    Ages

  • 1
    Balls

  • 1
    Cones

  • 5
    Distance

  • 0
    Opp Strip

Diagram and Steps

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  • Tackle bag required, coach holds the ball on top of tackle bag 5m away
  • (A) sprints and tackles the bag, causing the ball to spill onto the ground
    As (A) hits the bag, the coach steps aside, avoiding contact with the player and allowing the bag to be taken to the ground
    (A) must tackle the bag with intensity so they end up on the ground with the bag
  • (A) quickly recovers, picking up the loose ball before handballing long to player or assistant coach (B)
    (B) returns the ball to the coach, who resets the bag and ball for the next tackle

Video

demo
: Gather Give Bump play

Gather Give Bump

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GROUPS OF
AGES 13+
demo
: Kick & Follow-up Hands play

Kick & Follow-up Hands

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PLAYERS 16+
AGES 11+
demo
: Help After Poor Disposal play

Help After Poor Disposal

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PLAYERS 20+
AGES 13+

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