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| Hi Dan, Having looked through the coach devt doc, there is a very nice coaches sketch of a midfield lineout pattern. This clearly brings in the use of pods. I am a subscriber to most of your publications and was wondering if you have covered the more technical aspects of a pod system from set and broken play. By that I mean which players form the pods. In the lineout I guess it would be the jumpers at the back of the line forming pod 1 and at the front pod 2 and in a scrum the tight 4 (front row and blindside lock) cf the back 3 plus openside lock forming the other pod. Just wondering if there is anymore info on this and also what your thoughts are on the above ? Thanks Hitch
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| There is a good article by Jim Love on lineouts and pods somewhere (!) Generally, you have worked it out: 1. The first pod has the players most likely to get to the ball first, and the second pod the rest. 2. Make sure you have a designated or preferred runner in each pod. 3. Pods work from the first couple of phases, but depending on the level you play, don't get too hung up after that. There is a pod advanced skills smart session coming up in September, plus some back row plays which will use pods.
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| I would also add that plays should really be called "Options". So you might have a strike move, then the next play will be an "option" followed by another "option". The "options" are three or four plays based on what happens next. They can be small variations of one play or vastly different. Without sounding like an advertising point, there is more than enough detail in the Rugby Attack manual, PLUS, just launched, 2nd Edition of 50 Great Backs Moves. And watching Spies play for SA over the weekend, backs might find forwards taking their positions in some of these moves!
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