Tackling
Quiz by Curtis Hosek
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- Q1
In this image, the tackler is generating power, but may lose control because:
Tackler's hips are in front of his knees.
Tackler steps off near foot.
Tackler's hips are behind knees.
Tackler strikes with near shoulder.
30s - Q2
The most important elements of Closing Space are:
Pursuit and Near-Foot.
Reaction and Leverage
Footwork and Near Shoulder.
Pursuit and Reaction.
30s - Q3
To maximize power into contact, the tackler needs to:
Make contact on the chest of the runner with the facemask and a stiff neck.
Makes contact with the shoulders above the runner's shoulder.
Make contact the runner with the chest and upper cut motion of the arms
Step into contact with the runner using a same foot and shoulder punch.
30s - Q4
Using the series of images below from the Goal-Line Choice Drill, what feedback would you give the tackler?
"How was your pad level?"
Load that shoulder and punch through contact"
"Keep closing space, you were on your heels."
"How was your strike timing?"
30s - Q5
The importance and value of identifying both Positive and Negative tackle situations include all of the following EXCEPT:
Not Right - To help players understand when they have opportunities to knock the runner backward
30s - Q6
The benefit of using various types of drills to teach tackling results in all the following EXCEPT:
Improve execution by making sure that players are executing 100% correctly in every drill.
30s - Q7
The Close Angle Game Drill is meant to challenge the tackler by putting them in chaotic situations. If an athlete is failing to execute, the coach should do which of the following?
Allow the players to get reps and have them self-evaluate after the drill.
30s - Q8
8. To maximize control on contact, it is important to execute all the following EXCEPT:
Strike with far shoulder contact placing the head in front of the runner’s momentum.
30s - Q9
The key difference between Thud and Live contact is that in Thud tacklers are instructed:
To NOT go to the ground.
30s - Q10
How would a coach adjust the Close Angle Choice Drill from a Technical Focus into a Decision-Making Focus?
Give the runner the option to go left or right, allowing for the tackler to problem solve.
30s - Q11
When running the Game-Based Drills, coaches should expect which of the following success rates from tacklers when executing drills?
60% - 70%
30s - Q12
When teaching a Technical Drill, coaches should expect which of the following success rates from tacklers?
90%-100%
30s - Q13
An effective Strike to create power and control has all of these elements EXCEPT:
Helmet makes first contact with the runner.
30s - Q14
For safe and effective contact, proper body position by the tackler includes all the following EXCEPT:
Not Right - Hips are blow the shoulders of the tackler at the point of contact.
30s - Q15
Closing Space is the MOST IMPORTANT part of pre-contact movement for all the following reasons EXCEPT:
Increases the amount of speed a tackler has before making contact.
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