Players sit back to back, arms interlocked and knees bent. The coach says left or right. The players must battle to pull their partner to the floor on the said side.
A good warm-up exercise before contact. Players can become used to the physical battle and controlling body-weight.
This exercise can be used as part of a general warm up or specifically in preparation for contact. It can be fun but also physically demanding and good for conditioning. Younger players may benefit from the confidence of ground contact prior to learning how to tackle
A good upper body warm-up to get players ready for contact. Can be used with all age groups.
Players get into pairs and take up a press-up position facing each other. They then attempt to slap away their opponents arms. The exercise requires balance, core and upper body strength.
Progress from warm up skills and introduce the first technical factors. This exercise encourages close contact skills using core strength rather than levers
In preparation to tackle there are a number of progressions or warm up exercises that coaches should introduce, this exercise not only warms up the muscles but is a competitive tussle and gets children used to contact with the ground
Players sit back-to-back and link arms. The coach calls either left or right, and the players try to get the corresponding shoulder to the ground; thus fighting against their partner. A great warm up before going into contact.
A few fun exercises that many families have moved away from. Wrestling is great for experiencing contact
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