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Same here but i still don't get the head behind technique. Seems to me like broken tackles and hurt shoulders are in store

Thanks for the question. it actually changed several years ago. We teach tracking the near hip and striking with shoulder without head across. Only time head would be across is if runner tries to cut back. We teach our players to never let the ball (ball carrier) cross your face and to know where your help is coming from, be it a sideline or teammate. So if a RB is running outside say to his left, our LB will be tracking him to his right and looking to strike him with his right shoulder. The LB should have another force player be it a safety or corner tracking from outside in. if both players keep their leverage and do not let the ball cross their face, chances of a missed tackle are very low.

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Thanks for the question. it actually changed several years ago. We teach tracking the near hip and striking with shoulder without head across. Only time head would be across is if runner tries to cut back. We teach our players to never let the ball (ball carrier) cross your face and to know where your help is coming from, be it a sideline or teammate. So if a RB is running outside say to his left, our LB will be tracking him to his right and looking to strike him with his right shoulder. The LB should have another force player be it a safety or corner tracking from outside in. if both players keep their leverage and do not let the ball cross their face, chances of a missed tackle are very low.

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Marcus, thanks for watching and the question. Not sure I have a perfect answer for you but we train our defenders to maintain their leverage (in this case outside leverage as a corner) and not let the ball cross his face. So in the instance that a RB is running outside (let's say its a sweep to his right) and the left side corner is coming up from outside in, by planning to hit the RB low in the thigh with his right shoulder (inside shoulder) while keeping his head outside I think gives him the best chance to make a clean tackle and avoid getting speared by the RB. If he's in the right position usually tackle is made as RB turns up field or he cut back inside. That said if the RB simply lowers his head in an attempt to truck the defender I still think hitting with near shoulder offers better protection to the head so long as the power step is in close to the target and low leverage is held. At least I think it's better than being head up on the player or giving up leverage to get the head across to the inside. That said nothing is perfect... least of all tackling players at high speeds.... Hopefully this helps.

Thanks a lot, very helpful! I'm actually playing outside the U.S. and coaches here are very inexperienced and simply not educated correctly when it comes to Football. Soccer is King here in Europe, you won't even get a pair of cleats in a store, internet shopping is your best chance :) We learn most of our trades from watching youtube videos like this one, made by experienced US coaches who care about safety. I asked my coach about tackling and all he replied was "Just hit the guy as hard as you can and destroy him". Not helpful at all to say the least. I told him he has a responsibility, but he doesn't care, most coaches here don't, atleast on an amateur level. The average pay in our Pro League is about 2,000 $ / month.....Our First Division Soccer League is Top 3 in the world and the average pay is drastically over 1 million $ / year. Football is living in the shadows here, sadly.

Thank you.

Great safe tackling technique

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