When we are coaching our and Mini and Junior Teams we should be promoting running into space. To add to one of our usual ‘old but gold’ sayings “Spaces not Faces” I have another saying and coaching tip we can use with our teams.

The term is ABC – Agility Before Contact – when explaining it to your team you want to explain that running at an opponent does not help them break the tackle. So, when we attempt to beat defender we want to use our Agility Before Contact in several ways such as;
• Spin out of the tackle
• Side step
• Swerve

If coaches need further advice of how to implement this then please contact me.