Back-to-basics tackling

After an hour of mixed aged group session and a few races, the U9s settled into our own training session with the focus on reinforcing safe tackling; getting a good hold in the tackle; looking at what does a scrum half does and making a passing and positioning decision at the breakdown.

After some back-to-basics tackling drills we did some Sumo wrestling, always a favourite! The boys learned to hold on well and were using their strengths to good effect. We then did some drills to show how the scrum half collects the ball and passes to team mates; learned how to support the man with the ball and get into space to receive a pass. We ended with a game putting our new skills to the test.

Looking forward to a festival next week at Ryton.

Players: Joe R, Oliver St, Oliver Sh, Nial S, Aiden B, Henry M, Peter W and Nathan S.