Category: Defense
Type: Reference
TACKLING
Sound tackling is the cornerstone of a great defense. Ideally, defenders should not tackle with the arms or hands first, rather with the shoulders and chest area.
After aggressive contact, the first tackler raps his arms around the ball carrier lifting the player and driving the carrier backwards pumping and driving the legs forcefully. The second man to the tackle "tackles the football" or otherwise attempts to strip the ball loose from the offensive player. Sound tackling techniques are to be demonstrated and practiced on a regular basis through tackling drills and scrimmages.
The best tacklers are "agile, mobile, and hostile" football players as observed by the great Hank Gathers.
Submitted by: Coach Hutchison
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