Game 5
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5. THE TACKLE

The ball placed on a line is in contact with the curve of an attacker's stick. An opponent is in front of him with his feet touching a second line which is drawn parallel to and 1.5 metres away from the first. The defence’s objective is to make a fast surprise tackle in a technically correct way and touch the ball before the attacker can anticipate his tackle. The attacker can only move the ball sideways and along the line, when the defender has initiated his tackle.

After five goes each the competitors places and functions are changed.

The winner is the defender who manages to touch, with five attempts, his opponent's ball the greater number of times. After each tackle there will be an interval of at least 10 seconds. To score it is necessary to move the left foot forward and grip the stick with only the left hand when playing the ball.

Training objectives:

To know how to execute a lunge tackle in a technically correct way.

To assume, before the execution of the tackle, an optimal basic position from which the defence has more possibilities of success.

To make feints with the body and/or the stick before making a decisive move.

To anticipate the opponent's move, that is, the direction in which his ball is played.

To observe attentively, as an attacker, the preparation and execution of the opponent's tackle so as to move the ball out of his range of action.

To teach the defender to tackle, especially when the ball is away from the attacker's stick
 
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