Tackling Techniques

[The Engineers Room]

Does anybody else find our forwards don't tackle effectively enough. They go too high every tackle and we need the first player in to go low. We would get more dominate tackles and not allow as many surging runs from opposition forwards this way.

 

[AlexTheEel]

In a 3 man gang tackle, first man should go for the legs, second should hit the stomach/ribs, third man takes the chest.

 

[The Engineers Room]

First one in hits waist or below the second follows in and hits the chest to wrap up the ball.

 

[Twizzle]

better include Burty in that

 

[eloquentEEL]

I think the defensive coach has watched one too many Old Pea Beau commercials

Hit 'em high... hit 'em low... hit 'em with the old pea beau

 

[strider]

I've always believed one tackler, arm wrapped firmly around the head will nearly always stop em in their tracks :mrgreen:


I remember as a kid we were told "they can't run without legs"....well they can't run with a sevre concussion either

 

[WA Eel]

I've always believed one tackler, arm wrapped firmly around the head will nearly always stop em in their tracks :mrgreen:

On the flip side of that, as a ball runner, I've always been told that if they swing an arm at your head, nod your head into it and break their arm....

 

[True EEL]

use you shoulder, drive with your legs and have a decent old bloody go in tackles......that's what i'd be telling them

 

[The Engineers Room]

We just tackle way too high and another line is legs and waists don't have arms (you can't get palmed off).

 

[William Hung]

We need a Michael Crocker- i.e a guy who tackles with his fists. What a weapon!

 

[Eelementary]

FUI FUI MOI MOI!!!!

Now THERE is a dominant tackler!

And Tsoulos was tackling strong before his injury too.