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Tackling is a fight for alignment: Can I get my hips and feet aligned to the ball carrier while forcing his hips and feet out of alignment? Win the posture fight, and you control the contact, collision, and finish.
This is the dip and rise in action: pressure on top of the bag forces the defender to drop, rise through contact, then squeeze and clamp the side flaps with the shoulder and chest. The tight arrowhead connection locks the tackle in @RichieGrayGSI
Cross over way to teach THUD and TUC finishes:
✅ Working Hips to Grips
✅Low to high weight displacement
✅Leading with shoulder follow with feet
✅Pressure to top of @RichieGrayGSI equipment forces pads to drop
✅🎾 in hand for grip
#KOYA
Apply pressure on the top of the bag forces the defender to win the dip and rise. The side flaps demand a tight arrowhead connection, keeping the shoulder, chest and hips connected through contact for a powerful wrap and finish. #nowastedreps
No pressure makes the rep too easy. The defender can dip and rise without creating force, hiding poor technique. That builds false confidence and reinforces movement that won’t hold up against a resisting ball carrier. @RichieGrayGSI
No pressure means no real skill development. If the shield doesn’t resist the dip and rise, the defender can cheat the movement. Apply pressure to force proper height, leverage, contact, wrap and finish—every rep must demand the technique. @RichieGrayGSI
No pressure means no real skill development. If the shield doesn’t resist the dip and rise, the defender can cheat the movement. Apply pressure to force proper height, leverage, contact, wrap and finish—every rep must demand the technique. @RichieGrayGSI
As designed by @RichieGrayGSI apply pressure to the top of the dip and rise to control the collision. Pressure keeps the shield loaded, forcing the defender to lower height, maintain leverage, then rise through contact—building powerful, accurate movement into wrap and finish.
Important to develop the near-side pec/shoulder junction—the front-inside shoulder where the upper pec and front delt meet. Banded punches strengthen this area to help players deliver a powerful, stable shoulder through contact and maintain position. Deliver the contact!
#TACKLESTUDY: STRAIN THROUGH S.N.A.P.
✅FORM AND FIX POWER ANGLES
✅GET EXTRA STEP
✅GET DEPTH IN CLAMP
🔴SEEK
🔴STRIKE
🔴STRAIN
#KOYA
On film, look for the defender diving or leaving their feet, reaching with the shoulder point instead of driving through the front-inside shoulder. The result: a glancing blow, bouncing off, stopped feet, late grip, or getting pulled sideways.
Thoughts and prayers go out to the Loose family and the entire LFG community. Lauren inspired all of us to persevere. She brought communities of people together from around the globe.
She made us all better people and will continue to inspire us all. @LFGfootballcamp
Some have asked for tackling resources. I put a bundle of courses together at about 1/2 off. from pre season to in season. LINK:
coachtube.com/bundles/tackli…
Was going through some old stuff and this one needs to make a comeback. Was reminded today about “taking the extra step” Helps to Stay square and step into a tackle and stay under center mass. Also this ais post practice work to refine reps before anyone looks at the contact.