Rugby PitchsideCoaching help for U9–U13
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Tackle · let go · roll awayThen get up on your side
Level 26 minPairs, matched by sizeGrass or mats, a ball per pairContact: kneelingU10 · U11

Tackle, release, roll away

How it works

  1. Tackler kneels, ball carrier kneels side-on with the ball.
  2. Tackler wraps, rolls the carrier to the ground, then lets go straight away and rolls away from the ball.
  3. The tackler gets up on the far side. The carrier places the ball back long. Swap after 3 goes.

Coaching points

  • Tackle, let go, roll away, get up. Say it out loud.
  • Never lie on the ball.
  • Get up on your side of the ball, not on top of it.

Ready for the next level when: Every tackler releases and rolls away without being told, 5 times out of 5.

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