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Defence Alignment - HS and A with Rodney So'oialo

Ex All Black and Hurricanes captain Rodney So'oialo is with the Wellington College (NZ) under 15s working on their defensive structure during phase play.

Part 1. Alignment, Connection & Line Speed in Defence 11:07 Member content

Defence is not just a job for the BIG players. Everyone has to contribute to the defence system.

Communication, connection, correct alignment and line speed .

A team that defends together needs to stay together.

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Part 2. Reacting & Adjusting to get Alignment in Defence 6:20 Member content

Rodney works with the players to react and align to different attack structures.

Off the ground.

Get into position to make a tackle.

Identify who you have lined up.

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Rodney So'oialo

_{Ex All Black loose forward and captain}

Course	Part 1, Part 2
Duration	18:40
Topics	Defence Youth Coaching
Applicable to	Coaches Players
Languages	English
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Course reviews

Excellent explanation.

Richard Scotland

Very simple and very good and well explained.

Carter Croft England

simple and easy to understand, great drill!

Damien Costello Australia

Just goes to show there is a lot more to line speed that people think. Good stuff

Harry Ormiston Scotland

Lovely drill, good way to learn how to create a defensive overlap

Arno Mansveld Netherlands

This is a great drill well explained and covers most of the forwards D work, well done Rodney

Peter New Zealand

Great video on defence and alignment

Morne South Africa

Great video for getting the defence and attack well positioned and using their speed to either pressure the attack

Paul Goss England

Comprehensive to understand and perfect for youth teams.

Stephen ARMSTRONG-RAVULA Australia

Great video breaking down defence in small tangible pieces.

Roger Dean Hodgson New Zealand

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