Specific questions about tackling

Big Sylvia · 12-29-2005, 03:22 AM

I get the general idea of how to tackle an opponent (go low, wrap around the legs, drive your shoulders then legs etc), but I need help with the WRAPPING part.

A couple of queries:

1: How can you make sure they don't escape from your grasp? Do you need strong(er) forearms? And should you lock your fingers together?

2: Are you meant to "bear hug" them? Or is there a better way to do it?

3: If you want to lift them off the ground, do you lift with the legs or arms?

4: When do you actually let go of the opponent when you've layed a succesfull tackle. I've been practising on a tackle bag, and I think I might be holding on too long because I'm scared I might break my wrists upon landing!

As you can imagine, if you can't wrap an opponent up, then you're not going to be very useful as a tackler.

Thanks in advance!

d_fm · 12-29-2005, 03:39 AM

wat sport is this for? if its for rugby union or league ill post for u if gridion then i kno nothing sorry buddy

Big Sylvia · 12-29-2005, 03:44 AM

Rugby Union!

But I believe gridiron tackles are much the same.

d_fm · 12-29-2005, 05:05 AM

rugby union ..choice!
ok 1stly ur over complicating the whole thign
a lot of footo is just instinct thats why the hard boys will always be better than the soft ones cause they just dont have it in them u kno wat i mean?a soft kid can have perfect technique but he'll just get bounced if he doesnt go in hard
dont lock ur fingers and i think ud find even if u tried that at the speed someone is running at trying it would be basically impossible..ud be more likely 2 break a finger doing that than anything

basically there's 2 main types of tackles u could do 1 where the ball runner is running past u and u come along parallel to him or 1 where hes running straight at u ..ok?

now...if hes coming at u wat ur going 2 do is get down low and try and drive ur shoudler in to his waist
if hes a good player he wont run bolt upright but but be bent over so he doesnt get thrown back on impact
so u just steady urself or u can move towards him and yeh u just drive in with ur right shoulder if hes running on ur right or left if hes on ur left wrap ur arms around him drive with ur legs and he'll be on the ground

if hes made a break through the line and ur running him down ur going 2 try 2 approach so u cut him off by coming at his side is easiest i think. in this case u wanna rap ur arms around his wasit or legs and just slide ur arms down and he'll come down.

so....

"1: How can you make sure they don't escape from your grasp? Do you need strong(er) forearms? And should you lock your fingers together?" no locking of fingers and u dont need strong forearms i mean theyd help but its not like u wont be able 2 tackle someone without them u just get a good hold of them by wrapping ur arms around either his waist or legs and hold on and drive through with ur legs if u can

"2: Are you meant to "bear hug" them? Or is there a better way to do it?" we've already looked at how 2 tackle them but sometimes u might get bounced off him wen u try and make the tackle and u mite have another go at it by going for a bear hug kinda thing but certainly its not the way u should be trying 2 make a tackle

"3: If you want to lift them off the ground, do you lift with the legs or arms?" ull see guys doing the big tackles the 1's where ball runners get driven on to their backs yeh? so wat the tackler has done is got a good hold of the runner by wrapping his arms around his wasit or legs and then driven up into the air and kept holding on 2 the other player so wen they land on the ground the other player has been driven backwards and the tackler has landed on top of him...........if u lift with ur arms ur more likely to tackle the ball runner past the vertical in the air which is illegal as it increases the chances of them landing on their heads or neck and ull be penalised severaly if u try this. u want to make them land on their back with maximum force

"4: When do you actually let go of the opponent when you've layed a succesfull tackle. I've been practising on a tackle bag, and I think I might be holding on too long because I'm scared I might break my wrists upon landing!" as soon as ur both on the ground u have 2 realise the other player!!if not ull be penalised.......rugby is a free flowing game it doesnt stop after a tackle is made......without going in 2 other aspects of the game which will take me forever wat will happen is providing the tackled player hasnt lost the ball foward once hes on the ground he'll place the ball back in the direction that his team is running from so they can come through and pick it up. if u touch that ball wen ur not on ur feet u are penalised and if u dont release him and stop him from placing the ball back u are penalised.

hope this has been helpful for u man
just remember a player cant run without his legs so thats wat ur taking out
rugbys a great game......the game they play in heaven!!
sounds like u need 2 brush up on ur rules though so good luck and have fun....hopefully i can get my 1st reps from this post lol...

rugger10to15 · 12-29-2005, 08:45 AM

Ok no disrespect to the above poster but many of those things don't matter

Number 1 thing for tackling in rugby is footwork. If you are tackling from the side you will want to try to get your one foot in front of the guy so they you will have a solid base to drive. If he is coming at you head on the it is bad position basically in defense you always want to push out so that you are at about a 45 degree angle from the runner running straight making it so that the runner cant cut inside on you and he has to just try to run through your arms which is why you step in front of him.

So after footwork, positioning is most important and then you must engage in the tackle so if you have the proper positioning then you just bash your shoulder into their hip (remember to keep your head on their ass so that you don't break your neck) and then just squeeze their legs together, it doesnt require much strength as long as you engage and they are running because in rugby you usually try to make their momentum take them down.

And if you were wondering what exercises to do to improve your tackling then just do a lot of cleans and push presses.

Hope that helps.

ajn · 12-29-2005, 09:34 AM

i play football not rugby but i'm pretty sure tackling technique is the same in both sports.

if they are coming at you head on get low (very low) knife your arms forward, wrap around, grab the cloth of their jerseys, then pick them up and just drop them.

if its from an angle get your head and shoulders in front of them to stop them and wrap around very low and do the same thing.

this may not sound correct but when you are doing it at game speed you will get a form tackle and you'll never miss a tackle. there are other ways to tackle that i prefer that will really make it hurt and get you respect from teammates, but those are the basics.

rugger10to15 · 12-29-2005, 10:08 AM

Ajn- In rugby if you tackle with your head in front you have a possibility of breaking your neck, so please never tell anyone to do that in rugby. Also you never want to be in the position to tackle someone head on in rugby. And in football to tackle you want to hit the other player with your facemask in either their numbers or their helmet because at the speed football is played you can miss a lot of the time if you try to hit them with your shoulder.

d_fm · 12-29-2005, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rugger10to15

Ok no disrespect to the above poster but many of those things don't matter

Number 1 thing for tackling in rugby is footwork. If you are tackling from the side you will want to try to get your one foot in front of the guy so they you will have a solid base to drive. If he is coming at you head on the it is bad position basically in defense you always want to push out so that you are at about a 45 degree angle from the runner running straight making it so that the runner cant cut inside on you and he has to just try to run through your arms which is why you step in front of him.

So after footwork, positioning is most important and then you must engage in the tackle so if you have the proper positioning then you just bash your shoulder into their hip (remember to keep your head on their ass so that you don't break your neck) and then just squeeze their legs together, it doesnt require much strength as long as you engage and they are running because in rugby you usually try to make their momentum take them down.

And if you were wondering what exercises to do to improve your tackling then just do a lot of cleans and push presses.

Hope that helps.

"Number 1 thing for tackling in rugby is footwork. If you are tackling from the side you will want to try to get your one foot in front of the guy so they you will have a solid base to drive." ---i meant tackling side on from behind not coming in at an angle front on

yeh ur right i forgot 2 address footwork my bad just nothing in the original post about it so it slipped my mind amongst all the other stuff

chris789 · 12-30-2005, 09:13 AM

If there coming straight at you:

Bend over, drive your shoulders into their hips.
Put one hand from each arm under each of there knees. Pick them up and drive them onto their back. (if your right shoulder is hitting them then you'll use your right arm more and vice-versa).

From side it's pretty basic you just put hit your shoulder into there hips again and wrap your arms around there upper legs. (head behind them).