Tackle rugby drills
Use Colin Ireland's "T for Tackle" rugby drill to help your players learn the best tackle to use.
Selecting the right type of tackle to make in a game can be difficult. Many missed tackles result from poor decision making rather than a lack of effort or technique.
So what you must do is coach all types of tackles in one rugby training session, because in a game your players never know which type of tackle they are going to have to perform next.
There are so many variables when tackling, for example, the opponent's size, angles or the speed of the run, and the proximity of other defenders, that tackling can only really be developed in live situations.
T for tackle
This "T for Tackle" rugby drill will help your players learn in a live contact environment.
It will show them what works and what doesn't in a variety of situations and against many types of attacker.
What you do
- The defender and attacker start opposite each other. Both move forward on your signal.
- As the attacker gets close to the cones, call out a number (or colour) of a cone. The attacker has to run outside that numbered (or coloured) cone.
- The defender then has to adapt his run to intercept the attacker and make the tackle.
- Tackle selection should become apparent to the players. The wider the attack the more side-on the tackle will become. Calling a straighter cone will require the defenders to make a more head-on tackle.
Remember to talk to your rugby players about which tackles are more effective and why.
This rugby coaching article is taken from Rugby Coach Weekly.
Published each week, Rugby Coach Weekly contains advice, tips and secrets about coaching rugby to inexperienced players.
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