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Last Login: 10/12/2008 22:08:16
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| hi guys, new to the site and have read some interesting views regarding certain facets of the game. i coach a youth team in the dragons area of wales and am currently a level 2 coach. my question to you guys is - what process do you use to coach an u19 team at the contact and in particular the ruck i have numerious players in my squad some who play for schools and some who play for the dragons u18 and they seem to be being coached differently with all teams. the dragons apparently tell them to 'hit contact', 'blow' (clean out) & the 'seal', whereas the boys playing at school are taught to 'hit', 'stick' (bridge) and 'clean'. just wondering your views and what process you use and which you think should be used? at present we tell players to make a decision at the contact area, if in close support wipe out and only seal if a jackler or opposition present, while we say they should seal the ball when a player lacks support at the contact area, hence giving him more time before support arrives. 1 more question - when cleaning out is it illegal to put a defender onto the floor? 2 coaches at my club have different opinions be interested to hear your views
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| Have a look at the posts on 'cleaning out'........bridging/sealing (effectively the same thing) have always been illegal but have been largely ignored by refs for years. Consequently we have all been coaching bridging/sealing off.....we now have to un-coach it. We have played 4 games so far this season and unfortunately all 4 refs have a different slant on what is considered bridging/sealing off!
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| i suppose people need clarity on what bridging/sealing actually is, i mean if a player is on his feet with the weight not on his hands but on his legs is this ok? its a very grey area really and as you pointed out it has to be un-coached.
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Last Login: 15/10/2008 08:05:39
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| In a ruck situation then players head and shoulders should be no lower than their hips. How often is this enforced. IMO it is not a question of black and white, it is developing players to make the decision in the game situation. Give them the tools and the ability to make the decision. Playing by numbers is very restrictive.
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