'The traditional way of coaching tackling, he said, is "head across the body, up-high wrap and squeeze."
But that allows a ball-carrier to keep churning his feet.
"The goal is to stop the leg drive of a running back," Ash said. "You get a big running back like Zeke (Elliott) against a smaller guy, and he's going to run through a lot of tackles. You saw that late in the year."
Rugby-style technique uses the shoulders and emphasizes proper leverage.
"No. 1, it was safer so we were teaching a safer technique," Ash said, referring to the importance of limiting concussions. "But it was a more effective technique also."'
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tOSU & Seattle's Rugby Style Tackling
But that allows a ball-carrier to keep churning his feet.
"The goal is to stop the leg drive of a running back," Ash said. "You get a big running back like Zeke (Elliott) against a smaller guy, and he's going to run through a lot of tackles. You saw that late in the year."
Rugby-style technique uses the shoulders and emphasizes proper leverage.
"No. 1, it was safer so we were teaching a safer technique," Ash said, referring to the importance of limiting concussions. "But it was a more effective technique also."'
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tOSU & Seattle's Rugby Style Tackling
