man i suck at tackling in rugby

[rugby101]

man i suck at tackling in rugby is there any way i can improve this???

[JustAddWater]

Originally Posted by rugby101

man i suck at tackling in rugby is there any way i can improve this???

Hit hard and hit low. If you hit them at the waist, sure you can take them down, but it's more effort...now...prevent those legs at the thigh or a bit lower from moving by tying both up with your arms, you should have more success. And hit em hard with the shoulder. Just remember to avoid getting a knee in the head...got me a nice concussion from that. But I still took that b!tch down.

[howardalex]

Originally Posted by JustAddWater

Hit hard and hit low. If you hit them at the waist, sure you can take them down, but it's more effort...now...prevent those legs at the thigh or a bit lower from moving by tying both up with your arms, you should have more success. And hit em hard with the shoulder. Just remember to avoid getting a knee in the head...got me a nice concussion from that. But I still took that b!tch down.

what he said

seriously though he's right, you need to practice it - also get your coach or someone to watch you doing it and see if he can suggest anything

[JustAddWater]

Lol...and don't make the mistakes that some of these guys made trying to tackle Jonah Lomu!! haha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYt1TOSni4E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUHj9...elated&search=

Go All Blacks!!

[zrod]

dont be scared either.

[JustAddWater]

Originally Posted by zrod

dont be scared either.

That was the most important thing for me. Get some balls and pretend you're a freight train.

Looking at videos online now, you see lots of waist to chest tackles, so what I said about hitting low isn't necessarily the most important thing. But with the higher hits, the thing you always, always see is huge speed and power. You run at a guy so fast it doesn't matter where you hit him...physics says he's going down hard.

Just keep away from the neck. That cheap illegal sh!t pisses me off when crappy guys resort to that cause they're scared.

[Papasmurf]

Really, the main key is to go in as hard as you can- a lot of people dont do this. Use every muscle in your body to get low, and hit the thighs/waist and wrap both arms around it. After the wrap, keep driving your feet until the guy is down. If you dont go in hard, you wont tackle him, and it hurts a lot less to be the one bringing the pain.

[warri0r87]

these guys r giving some good advice, listen to em.

but i will add my own to it also, sorry if i just repeat what some of u say .

for starters, i am a rugby league coach, so i wish i could actually show u how to do it like when i teach my kids , but obviously cant, lol.

firstly there r several types of tackles. not all of these will work for u, and some might not work to well for rugby union either.

but firstly. u can use there speed and power against them. as they r approaching, line your shoulder around there upper thigh/waist, making sure u place ur head to the correct side! (this is very important). as u tackle them, wrap ur arms around them and hold, and fall back with there momentum. when u get the technique and fall right, they drop as if they never had legs.

secondly. this is something that all of the development coaching clinics have been teaching around my state, to all levels of coaches. rep coaches, higher, lower...whoever. what u do is come up to meet the player (as u always should) and dont set ur stance to tackle till he's about 1.5m-2m away, shuffle ur feet to make sure ur gonna get the right footing. as he comes, u want to put one arm low and around the ball (the arm on the ball side) locking it into place to stop offloading and placing ur other arm over the top around the traps/shoulders and using there momentum to spin them around. so with ur arms, also using ur hips and legs, twist them according to which why u have ur arms set and as an added bonus u can place ur add on there sternum before they hit the ground, this adds a possible broken jaw or nose to the mix as if ur head is in the right place on the sternum, as u hit the ground ur head will bonce up into his head. this is a hard tackle! not for beginners, but i thought u should hear it ne ways.

thirdy. using the shoulder..upper body tackling. this one u want to meet ur front delt/upper pec with there body, stoping them from moving. cause of the rules or rugby union u cant shoulder charge. which is a shame, cause i luv putting on big hits using nothing but my shoulder . to avoid a shoulder charge, make sure u wrap ur arms around him after u have slowed him with ur shoulder. u can also 'wrap him up' by throwing him to the ground at this point, or i guess...strip it, lol. the thing with this tackle is that its raw strength, and i absolutely love it.

fourth. this is a driving tackle. unfortunately i don't do this as much as i used to. with this, u want to hit ur shoulder around there waist up to there lower sternum (highest u should go, mid to lower ab area is best). when u hit them there, u want to place one hand under his hamstring, and the opposing at the joint of the knee. with the hand around the knee, u want to pull it out to slightly change the balance of his footing. when this is achieved u lift upwards, lifting them off the ground and continue ur force foward, at this point u should b holding them off the ground. this is when u dump them. start to slam them into the ground, NEVER let him go past the horizontal. and there r several things u can do here. u can either stay close to his body or allow a little delay in the time of u 2 hitting the ground. it will inflict 2 different types of pain. depending if u want to wind also, or just inflict raw pain. ( have had several ppl lifted up to my sternum before i dumped them on the ground, i was 16 or 17 @ 95kg at that point, lol)

i know other tackles as well. and i also didnt include side tackles for obvious reasons. also, don't be scared. every1 gets a little scared or anxious, just overcoming this is a step in the right direction! i hope this helps!

[Cammo]

Originally Posted by JustAddWater

Go All Blacks!!

Hell Yeah!!!

[warri0r87]

Originally Posted by Cammo

Hell Yeah!!!

oh please...nothing compares to aus

[Cammo]

Originally Posted by warri0r87

oh please...nothing compares to aus

Yeah ....... you guys are playing really well at the moment

[warri0r87]

Originally Posted by Cammo

Yeah ....... you guys are playing really well at the moment

lol. i was only joking. i got love for nz . aus just comes first, being i'm australian .

[hmmm]

go around the ankles if your tackling by yourself.. nothing stops someone faster then that... usually a team mate will follow through and hit him high.

and yeh watch your face, nothing more painful then copping a knee to the nose.

[warri0r87]

Originally Posted by hmmm

go around the ankles if your tackling by yourself.. nothing stops someone faster then that... usually a team mate will follow through and hit him high.

i was going to mentioned that in tackle one that i pasted. cause i always used to do it, and i hardly ever missed. but i dont think i should b telling him to tackle the ankers, he'll most likely get fvcked up, lol. (and when i tackled low, it was just above the ankles, very VERY effective )

[rugby101]

Originally Posted by warri0r87

i was going to mentioned that in tackle one that i pasted. cause i always used to do it, and i hardly ever missed. but i dont think i should b telling him to tackle the ankers, he'll most likely get fvcked up, lol. (and when i tackled low, it was just above the ankles, very VERY effective )

thank u so much i need more flexibilty to do that if u noe what i mean lol

[hmmm]

Originally Posted by rugby101

thank u so much i need more flexibilty to do that if u noe what i mean lol

Dont ever come front on and do an ankle tackle it will most likely end in a disaster.. meaning you get hurt.

Watch a professional Rugby league game. If you want to learn how to tackle that are the best around. Simply because they do 10x the amount of tackling then rugby union.

You'll notice that they will probably tackle on angle at the ankles or from behind or after someone has come up high.

Tackling at the hips is always good as well.

[warri0r87]

Originally Posted by hmmm

Dont ever come front on and do an ankle tackle it will most likely end in a disaster.. meaning you get hurt.

Watch a professional Rugby league game. If you want to learn how to tackle that are the best around. Simply because they do 10x the amount of tackling then rugby union.

You'll notice that they will probably tackle on angle at the ankles or from behind or after someone has come up high.

Tackling at the hips is always good as well.

i tackle front on because i can take it and it is my strength. but for beginners i would definately not recommend it. this year playing in under19's premier league, there wasnt any1 in my grade who was so monsterously big that i wouldnt try a front on shoulder tackle. not to say i was the biggest, or it was a small comp, but i played the season at 103kg (227lg) with bf% around 15-17%. depends when in the season i measured. plus my experience helps.

and yes, try and watch some aussie NRL, although this sunday is the grandfinal, it'll b a bit hard...lol (got $20 on bronco's to win hd2h2 and another $10 to win by 1-12points. i like the storms over the bronco's but i know someone who plays for bronco's so i gotta give em some love and i think they'll win )

as your team gets better u will find that u will tackle in groups. one high and one low with a possible third coming in from the side. there r even techniques i could tell u about to make it harder for them to get up and tire them out more. plus techniques for u to gain an extra 2-5m' s with each run u take and also with a possibility to break a tackle.