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Breakdown and Tackle Skills - All with Josh Syms

Josh Syms takes a refreshing look at the breakdown and tackle. He breakdowns the skill set and uses specific drills to improve players' skills.

Part 1. Josh Syms Interview   18:47 Free video

Watch Josh Syms talk to our Producer, Warren about his background and insights. Enjoy!

 

Part 2. Breakdown Primer Work & Body Awareness 6:19 Member content

In this video, Josh covers skills with primer work and body awareness. Enjoy!

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Part 3. Attacking Ball Breakdown (Fog) Fight on the Ground 16:59 Member content

In this video, we hear from Josh as he starts introducing drills to help you develop the skill to win the ‘fight’ at the breakdown. Enjoy!

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Part 4. Defensive Breakdown Slowing & Stealing Ball 17:06 Member content

Watch Josh in his latest video on fight at the breakdown. Enjoy!

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Part 5. 1 on 1 Breakdown (Part 1) 11:36 Member content

Josh goes 1 on 1 Breakdown training with Hurricane Hugh Renton. Focusing on drills to steal or slow the ball down. Enjoy!

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Part 6. 1 on 1 Breakdown (Part 2) 9:17 Member content

Josh continues his 1 on 1 FOG Breakdown training with Hurricane Hugh Renton.
Shoulders past the ball, one sweep and hook into the chest.

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Part 7. Tackle Primer Work - Getting in a good position 12:38 Member content

This week, Josh begins with primer drills to get your body in a good position for the tackle. Enjoy!

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Part 8. Tackle (part 1 of 2) - Footwork to effect a good chop tackle 15:07 Member content

In this video, Josh shows us how to build on our tackle and good tackle techniques. Enjoy!

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Part 9. Tackle (part 2 of 2) - The punch through & bite 10:41 Member content

In this video, Josh continues with part 2 of the tackle – creating a good tackle technique. Enjoy!

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Course Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9
Duration 118:30
Topics Player Programme Tackling Breakdown Women's Rugby
Applicable to Coaches   Players   Others   Supporters and fans  
Languages English

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Course reviews

Part 3 was awesome. Josh made some great points about the need to Fight On Ground

USA

Great, logical buildup. Easy to understand and execute.

USA

Confess I didn’t know Josh before but really enjoyed this session. Good detail.

England

PLEASE, EN ESPAÑOL

Argentina

muy bueno!!! muy detallada la explicación desmenuzando punto por punto

Argentina

Great stuff. I’ll be incorporating it into training on Monday.

Canada

Great content, I will definitely use this with my team.

Australia

Great content! Cheers from Brazil

Brazil

spanish?

Argentina

Nice work lots of detail fine points

New Zealand

Excellent, well thought out progression of drills.

Australia

Really useful and well explained, going to use this at practice today!!!

Canada

Very good,great detail will definitely use these techniques

South Africa

Great stuff Cheers

New Zealand

Right up there with the very best coaches on this site

England

very considered and great detail. Drills are very relevant and ‘deliverable’

Australia

Absolutely chock full of articulate and useable drills to help with the breakdown. The u18s on Thursday will love It! Thank you, Josh.

Ireland

Great… Will add trace as an extention to our hip pop drill… and add to our awareness of space drills at the breakdown… thanx…

Australia

This is a very clear demo which is easy to follow including fresh explanations as to what players can do more of to win or keep the ball…excellent thank you!

England

Very good, I enjoyed it and will use these techniques.

England

Very useful drills and clearly explained from Josh, will use at training tomorrow!

Indonesia

Fantastic session. Far too many young players want to present the ball too quickly rather than fight to provide good ball. THE most important player in a breakdown is the ball carrier.

England

Great videos tugbys still a simple game and creating relationships. great interveiw great mindset drills & primers . def knows his stuff around the contact area

New Zealand

Some good technical detail from Josh around the breakdown and good to see that he also identified safety points as well

Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Excellent presentation very clear and concise application of biomechanics to the breakdown

Australia

Excellent stuff, pitched at a good level for all standards of player to appreciate the message and some really handy coaching pointers

Argentina

Muy pero muy buenos ejercicios hace mucho que no subían ejercicios de este tipo. Ojalá lo empiecen a hacer mas seguido. Los felicito !!!!

Argentina

Very efficient drills for working on strong body position.

USA

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