Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
Moderators: greenyellow, Autzenoise, UOducksTK1
- greenyellow
- Moderator
- Posts: 35848
- Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:54 pm
- Location: Eugene, OR
Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
After reading about it for a couple years and seeing its results for several teams, I think Oregon should transition into doing rugby tackling. I really believe that it's likely the next step in evolution the sport needs to improve and one that Oregon's coaches (whomever that should be next season) should do to stay on the cutting edge of progression. If Oregon needs help in transitioning, there's a company up in Seattle called Atavus Football (http://football.atavus.com/) that has consulted and taught many of the other programs that have gone to rugby tackling. Oregon (and many other traditional tackling teams) said the main reason they basically stop doing tackling drills during the season is because the chances of injury are higher and the players are usually beaten up pretty good just from the games. With the way it's taught and done in practices, the drills can be done with or without pads with a lot less wear and tear on the players. This may help solve the poor tackling fundamentals that both Neal and Hoke have talked about this season that is running rampant throughout all levels of football.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2 ... ess-Safety
Here's some stories about the other programs who've gone to rugby tackling:
UW said they do drills nearly every day to stay sharp and they said they're seeing fresher players, fewer missed tackles, fewer head injuries, and fewer targeting calls.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nc ... /83251200/
Nebraska went to it this past season and they seemed to be a much better tackling team than in 2015.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-footba ... ove-081316
Ohio State started doing it in 2013 and saw marked improvements in their tackling ability. They were also able to continue doing tackling drills all the way up to the day before the NCG with Oregon with little to no adverse impact on their health.
http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content ... style.html
http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content ... l-hit.html
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2 ... ess-Safety
Here's some stories about the other programs who've gone to rugby tackling:
UW said they do drills nearly every day to stay sharp and they said they're seeing fresher players, fewer missed tackles, fewer head injuries, and fewer targeting calls.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nc ... /83251200/
Nebraska went to it this past season and they seemed to be a much better tackling team than in 2015.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-footba ... ove-081316
Ohio State started doing it in 2013 and saw marked improvements in their tackling ability. They were also able to continue doing tackling drills all the way up to the day before the NCG with Oregon with little to no adverse impact on their health.
http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content ... style.html
http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content ... l-hit.html
Last edited by greenyellow on Tue Nov 29, 2016 3:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- Phenom
- All Pac-12
- Posts: 9920
- Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:49 am
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
I thought I had read that we had?
We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.
We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.
-
- All-American
- Posts: 10579
- Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:22 am
- Contact:
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
We went to matador tackling.Phenom wrote:I thought I had read that we had?
We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.
- Duck07
- All-American
- Posts: 15963
- Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:36 am
- Location: Parts Unknown
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
The Seahawks teach Hawk tackling, which is the same thing as rugby tackling without using your head. Teaching a single leg takedown would be an improvement
-
- Senior
- Posts: 2166
- Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:37 am
- Location: Keizer OR
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
we could add a cape to next years uni
buckmarkduck wrote:We went to matador tackling.Phenom wrote:I thought I had read that we had?
We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.
-
- All Pac-12
- Posts: 7998
- Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:08 am
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
What's wrong with just running into them and hoping they fall down?
OregonFan4life -
My source just said Chip is officially back!
It will be announced at Autzen press conference tomorrow afternoon!
My source just said Chip is officially back!
It will be announced at Autzen press conference tomorrow afternoon!
-
- Senior
- Posts: 2500
- Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:05 pm
-
- Four Star Recruit
- Posts: 740
- Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:56 am
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
I guess our current strategy of tapping them in the shoulderpads isn't working, so yes
-
- Senior
- Posts: 4747
- Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:36 am
- Location: Portland, OR
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
I thought PAC12 was playing two hand touch? At least that's what the big bad country bumpkins from the SEC like to say.shoparound wrote:I guess our current strategy of tapping them in the shoulderpads isn't working, so yes
-
- Four Star Recruit
- Posts: 555
- Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:42 am
- Location: Roseburg, OR
- Contact:
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
I'm not to picky, any kind of freaking tackling I'd be ok with.
- DuckMastaFunk
- Five Star Recruit
- Posts: 1025
- Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:07 pm
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
You made me start laughing out loud at my desk!buckmarkduck wrote:We went to matador tackling.Phenom wrote:I thought I had read that we had?
We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.
-
- Three Star Recruit
- Posts: 211
- Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:58 pm
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
They don't always touch their shoulder pads. Sometimes they aren't close enough to do that.shoparound wrote:I guess our current strategy of tapping them in the shoulderpads isn't working, so yes
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- Juice
- Four Star Recruit
- Posts: 685
- Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:19 am
- Location: Seattle
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
ABSOLUTELY WE SHOULD. As stated above UW is extremely sound defensively, and I think the Atavus tackling has played a role in that, because their players do a great job of maintaining leverage and tracking the inside hip, resulting in far fewer missed tackles.
Rex Norris is a guy I coached under for about 4 years, and he left our program to help get Atavus running along with Serevi (idk his first name but he is pretty much the Michael Jordan of Rugby).
We have transitioned to it at my school up here and it has definitely helped sure up our tackling, not to mention resulted in sharp decrease in concussions.
I am all for it.
Rex Norris is a guy I coached under for about 4 years, and he left our program to help get Atavus running along with Serevi (idk his first name but he is pretty much the Michael Jordan of Rugby).
We have transitioned to it at my school up here and it has definitely helped sure up our tackling, not to mention resulted in sharp decrease in concussions.
I am all for it.
- Phenom
- All Pac-12
- Posts: 9920
- Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:49 am
-
- Three Star Recruit
- Posts: 253
- Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:12 pm
Re: Should Oregon transition to rugby tackling?
Dang he had me wanting to put on the pads!