BigRedBuster Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 The best tackler I've seen in the last ten years on our HS team always went for the legs and wrapped up. Didn't have the big hits but always got the guy down on the spot. 1 Quote Link to comment
cornographic Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yeah, legs, nobody can go anywhere w/o their legs. Not rocket science. Have one guy lockdown the legs and another guy strip the ball. Anymore questions? Sheesh, I should be making $400K/yr for my football Nowledge. 1 Quote Link to comment
I am I Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 The best tackler I've seen in the last ten years on our HS team always went for the legs and wrapped up. Didn't have the big hits but always got the guy down on the spot. Yep, big hits don't matter..just bring em down. We teach tackle the waist. We never stress "blowing up the runner" or any of that. It's automatic these days if u lower your head they'll call a penalty Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I know this is off topic but it is from the 247 article "Defensive backs coach Brian Stewart noted that every one of the boundary corners — the position where Lamar Jackson will begin his career — has ended up in the NFL." What an amazing stat that is. Has to be a jaw dropper when you're sitting in a living room talking to a family and you drop that stat. Quote Link to comment
hskrpwr13 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Its weird these days to have to think about this at the college level. At some point, it became assumed that H.S. seniors were a finished product and college "training" was mostly about scheming and not necessarily focusing on fundamentals. Quote Link to comment
BaytownHusker Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I like the whole idea and the style. But it can still be taught wrong. In the 1st video at the 1 minute mark the guy who make the tackle has his head down and in a bad spot. Maybe its just the angle of the video but sure looks like a neck injury waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 i am not so sure this makes a lot of sense, rugby is very different than football, hitting the runner in his upper body and wrapping up is the way the game is taught.......upper body hits are made to wear down the runner and deliver body blows that tire him out......leg tackling is not going to be the best option for getting a guy down in all cases.... I don't know what video you were watching, but the rugby guys are tackling at the waist, which is the best option for getting a guy down in virtually all cases. Simple laws of physics. Wrapping up is always good, but it's harder to do when you're targeting the upper body, where ball carriers are stiff arming while the legs are still churning. Upper body hits still give the advantage to the ball carrier and they've gotten a little lazy over the years. Like it or not, the rugby tackle also removes the targeting penalties that have killed so many defensive stands in recent years. I don't see how upper body hits tire a runner out more than putting a shoulder to his stomach and pile driving him to the ground. But if you simply don't like anything new being done by the coaching staff at Nebraska, your concern is duly noted. Quote Link to comment
cornographic Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 i am not so sure this makes a lot of sense, rugby is very different than football, hitting the runner in his upper body and wrapping up is the way the game is taught.......upper body hits are made to wear down the runner and deliver body blows that tire him out......leg tackling is not going to be the best option for getting a guy down in all cases.... Wrapping up is always good, but it's harder to do when you're targeting the upper body, where ball carriers are stiff arming while the legs are still churning. Upper body hits still give the advantage to the ball carrier and they've gotten a little lazy over the years. Did somebody say, "stiff arm"? KABOOM! 1 Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Rugby is also nastier than football, if you're worried about the wussification of American sports. Not really. The system of down and distance and the forward pass leads to a lot more high speed collisions in football. 1 Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Rugby is also nastier than football, if you're worried about the wussification of American sports. Not really. The system of down and distance and the forward pass leads to a lot more high speed collisions in football. Uhm.....there's a lot more to nastiness than high speed collisions with protective equipment. Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 i am not so sure this makes a lot of sense, rugby is very different than football, hitting the runner in his upper body and wrapping up is the way the game is taught.......upper body hits are made to wear down the runner and deliver body blows that tire him out......leg tackling is not going to be the best option for getting a guy down in all cases.... I don't know what video you were watching, but the rugby guys are tackling at the waist, which is the best option for getting a guy down in virtually all cases. Simple laws of physics. Wrapping up is always good, but it's harder to do when you're targeting the upper body, where ball carriers are stiff arming while the legs are still churning. Upper body hits still give the advantage to the ball carrier and they've gotten a little lazy over the years. Like it or not, the rugby tackle also removes the targeting penalties that have killed so many defensive stands in recent years. I don't see how upper body hits tire a runner out more than putting a shoulder to his stomach and pile driving him to the ground. But if you simply don't like anything new being done by the coaching staff at Nebraska, your concern is duly noted. last time i checked, the stomach was above the legs.......what are you missing? Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yes. The stomach is above the legs. And below the shoulders. Guess I'm still missing the part where rugby tackling doesn't make sense to you. Quote Link to comment
MichiganDad3 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Seems to me more like a wrestling take down instead of trying to have a big hit. I actually like this idea. Me too. How many times have you seen a player go for the big hit without wrapping up, but the offensive player just bounces off. Wrap up and let another player try to strip the ball. Quote Link to comment
MichiganDad3 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I was just talking to our HC, and we just kind of shrugged our shoulders and said....well it's nothing different from what we teach. It's the athletes willingness to get low to make the tackle that is the difference. I've always thought hitting high was super lazy. Not having a helmet or pads is good motivation for clean hits. When I was a kid we played a lot of tackle football without pads. There were very few injuries. I always thought pads made people too brave. 1 Quote Link to comment
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