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Lineout Lifting Basics

The lineout is a key part of rugby union and it is vital for player safety and success that the proper technique is learnt. James Cannon of London Wasps walks through the key technical elements of lineout lifting and jumping. Log in to see the full session.

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We're just introducing the players back into line out lifting and line out jumping. So focusing on the jumpers to engage our core keep their legs together get used to Jumping again. Like they would in the lineout lifters concentrating on on lifting throwing the guy in the are locking them out and providing a good powerful lift. Nice. Perfect. That is the basic fundamentals of lifting someone in line out. This is the first introductory session. There's no need to involve the ball too much to start off with or any movement or patterns in line up that law come later. This is purely the basics. So we're going to start off. I think you're playing games 10 minutes and then with me for 10 minutes three times, so we'll start with the very Basics and then build up see that that's a really good back lift guys stepping forward into the lift and Kind of like accelerating into it. So front lifter, you've really you've really got to work hard to like lockout and and step forward into your lift as well to give you a bit of momentum. So try that again, that's perfect much better much better. That's really good. But just see one more of that that was good on that one really really focus on like the power into the lift. So you got kind of halfway and then because you're both arms quite strong you can just always press him up, but try and get it. So instead of just that last press you're really throwing him up. So use more of your legs and your upper body. That's it. Nice.