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| My U11s are just not going into contact in matches. Training - they are better, but come the match, you would think they were on the pitch for the first time. At U10 and very beginning of this season things were very much better and the scrum was function OK - but even that is now literally going backwards. The problem is also now extending itself to the ruck and post tackle situation with support being diffident to say the least. The bigger guys seem to be the most affected (worst luck!) leaving a core of 4 or 5 players doing all the work. Grateful for any tips and ideas that have worked for you.
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| at a similar age we introduced a "tackler of the match" award (A t-shirt with "King tackle" on it) which worked well for a season or so until they grew out of such "enticements"... but then tackling had got into their mainstream appraoch and the idea was no longer really required. didds
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| Same goes for my under 13s they have it at training but put it into a match,it gets very frustrating but when they do get it right it feels good as a coach.
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| Get them hitting a tackle bag/shield hard before they play. I found if they have done this and the blood is pumping, they go strait into contact on the field without a second thought
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| Hi , It is a familiarity thing . I have had the same problem at practice they will tackle until they hurt each other at practice , come game day it's a I don't want to no the other team. I have found if prior to the game if you do tackling and rucking at three quarter pace it gets the kids used to the physical contact , make use of the technique Eyes open , head up etc Gordon
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Creating a culture within the team and the club where good defence and tackling is highly prized and praised - a good "defence attitude" can help. Defence and tackling are often seen as less fun/important/interesting than attacking play both on the practice ground and the field of play. A club and team culture that sees defence as vitally important and enjoyable, that realises that games can be controlled from defence as well as attack, that has players praising a great tackle as they would a try should lead to more successful defence.
Young players can be afraid of hurting their opponent. Off the field, this reflects a commendible humanity and sensitivity in the individual. It is less useful on the field. The mind set needs changing somehow. I am no psychologist. An understanding needs to be gained that it is "him or me" and that there is the need dominate ones opponent both physically and mentally. Strong defence and tackling can be a useful part in that process. None of this is news to any of you I know! How one goes about introducing these ideas will be up to the coach to decide given the players under his charge. It would be interesting to hear how you all have approached this.
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| Hi I have a had the same problem for two seasons we are now U11's and had a small core of players who would tackle, they too were the smallest guys. This season I started by saying I was only interested if a "stop" as opposed to a "text book" tackle. We immediately saw a difference from the big guys who seemed to cope better with a tackle on thier terms. It was'nt pretty but it was effective. Now we have gone back to coaching the tackle properly most of the team can and do tackle. No idea of the physcology of that one but it worked for us, I do agree that it is difficult to get past that during the week the players are taught to respect others and thier feelings and on a Sunday we ask them to to do, what must appear to them, the complete opposite. Piggy
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| Make sure the captain tackles. And don't overemphasise a single technique: lots of youth coaches coach, to the exclusion of anything else, the 'just above the knees tackle'. Try tackling a guy one and a half times your weight, who is leaning forward, with this tackle and you'll see the problem. The textbook tackles are a part of a player's armoury, not his only weapon. If you watch international rugby you can see that the smaller players often only suceed in tackling the larger players by using an illegal (but difficult to see) combination of arms and legs. I am not suggesting you coach this, simply that you give your players the space to come up with their own solutions. By the same token, don't over praise your exceptionally committed tacklers - the guys who would tackle a bus if they were told to. Their level of reckless self-disregard is unobtainable for most of a youth team.
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