Tackle

Tackle Tech

Level: Youth/Juniors, intermediate, senior

Size doesn’t matter when you have the right tackle technique.

Highly respected Japan Women’s Head Coach Lesley McKenzie returns with an outstanding Tackle Technique Series.

Coaching a relatively small Japanese team, Lesley has transformed them into one of the most respected tackling sides in the women’s game.

Filmed at the National Rugby Summit in San Francisco, Lesley delivers an excellent seven-part series, covering everything from preparation into the tackle through to executing a dominant, safe chop tackle.

This series is suitable for both male and female players across multiple levels.

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Age Grades: Colts-U18, Girls-U12, Girls-U16, Girls-U18, U11, U12, U13

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Lesley Mckenzie

Lesley Mckenzie

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Part 1. Setup to Transfer the Power

Level: Youth/Juniors, High School, Senior

Hand to the Shoulder: Defining Tackle Power Maximising tackle power can help overcome size differences – as demonstrated by Japan’s Women’s team. In this new series, Japan Women’s Head Coach Lesley McKenzie introduces a simple yet effective technique at the San Francisco Coach Summit, helping her players to setup power transfer and measure how effective the power transfer was in their tackle.

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Part 2. Push away to feel the Power

Level: Youth/Juniors, High School, Senior

Outside hip of the ball carrier is Lesley Mckenzie’s Japan’s Women’s HC point of focus for the tackler’s push target and tackle drive. It keeps the tackler’s hips square and aligned with the ball carrier.

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Part 3. Delivering an Effective Contact

Level: Youth/Juniors, High School, Senior

Take the space 1st to give yourself time to close in on the ball carrier and make an effective tackle. Japan Women’s Head Coach Lesley McKenzie walks through the key contact elements of the tackle to ensure it’s safe and effective. Drop your height quickly before contact.

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Part 4. Up and Out Low Impact Chop Tackle Drill

Level: Youth/Juniors, High School, Senior

Build Tackle Confidence – the Smart Way Zipped up. Outside hip focused. Hips square – north to south. Lesley McKenzie’s latest release – a Low Impact Tackle Drill, puts detail to the Chop Tackle technique without heavy contact. Ideal for the start of practice or to ease into your tackle-focused sessions.

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Part 5. Tackle on your Terms

Level: Youth/Juniors, High School, Senior

Accelerate off the line then controlled accuracy into the tackle. Lesley McKenzie in her latest release adds speed into the Tackle Tech to take control of the tackle. Peer to peer feedback is a great way to give players positive insight into their Tackle Tech.

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Part 6. Building Power into the Tackle Contact

Level: Youth/Juniors, High School, Senior

Pressure through the body – zipped up to transfer tackle power via the T1Japan Women’s HC Lesley McKenzie, in her latest release, prioritises safety and feeling secure as she builds power into the tackle contact.Reps, reps and more reps to build the skill and player confidence.

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Part 7. Driving through to Complete the Tackle

Control the tackle situation How you arrive at the tackle dictates how effective your tackle will be. Japan Women’s HC Lesley McKenzie, details the tackle contact to complete her excellent Tackle Tech series. Extend through not up to maximise the power transfer.