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Offensive Front Tackle

The offensive front tackle

This practice shows front tackle technique when the defender is in a strong and balanced position

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Next exercise emphasizes the use of arms leg lifts and drive in the tackle pleasure work one-on-one with the attacker in a tackle suit. For this exercise. We've got an attacker coming in. Okay. Alex will come straight in here looking for the splits. The head is straight and then we get the leg lifts the same side. Okay look into grip just at the short base of the hamstring just above the knee and as we hit and drive through lawnmower action. We pull the leg right up and we drive through. I don't want the player on the ground at this stage. Okay, next Spirit pedal leg lifts. Same side. Good work good. Yes, well done. A lot of you stop and pull up like that. That's not the action. We're driving and pulling up at the same time. Okay, not stopping and then pull up. Okay, that's when offloads get away. We're driving them straight back and left liket leg lifting at the same time. God that's better again players should concentrate on their basic tackle technique the head and leg lift must be on the same side hooking just above the knee to off-balance the attacker. Tacklers should drive through with a lawnmower action lifting the attackers leg with their arm. It's important to maintain a strong grip with both arms. Good. Well done. Good smash it. The exercise should be progressed by adding in a ball putting the player to ground and getting up to compete after the tackle. Off we go driving to the ground get a strong position there there there on top. Pull pull pull drive driving on top drive drive drive on top and back on our feet back on our feet. Key points for this progression include targeting your shoulder just below the ball drive your feet through the tackle lifting the attackers leg and putting him on his back. Tackling should follow through to land on top of the attacker and should be encouraged to reload getting back on their feet ready to compete the spear tackle is dangerous and against the laws of the game coaches must stress that it's the responsibility of the tackler to place the attacker on the ground.