Ducks Attack Message Board Forum

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

I thought I had read that we had?

We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.

Phenom wrote:I thought I had read that we had?

We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.

We went to matador 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

we could add a cape to next years uni

buckmarkduck wrote:

Phenom wrote:I thought I had read that we had?

We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.

We went to matador tackling.

What's wrong with just running into them and hoping they fall down?

Yes.

I guess our current strategy of tapping them in the shoulderpads isn't working, so yes

shoparound wrote:I guess our current strategy of tapping them in the shoulderpads isn't working, so yes

I thought PAC12 was playing two hand touch? At least that's what the big bad country bumpkins from the SEC like to say.

I'm not to picky, any kind of freaking tackling I'd be ok with.

buckmarkduck wrote:

Phenom wrote:I thought I had read that we had?

We definitely need a more innovative coaching staff. Copying Chip is not innovative.

We went to matador tackling.

You made me start laughing out loud at my desk!

shoparound wrote:I guess our current strategy of tapping them in the shoulderpads isn't working, so yes

They don't always touch their shoulder pads. Sometimes they aren't close enough to do that.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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.

Fleck's teams do this.

At 4:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQO0uMFGfsw

Phenom wrote:Fleck's teams do this.

At 4:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQO0uMFGfsw

Dang he had me wanting to put on the pads!