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Many players can and have advanced the football when they are hit or attempted to be tackled above the waist. If you wrap at knees and below, the offense cannot advance. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Yes. It’s very simple but you have to be coached. Also, who in the gosh darn hell teaches a player to fair catch on the 5 yard line? Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,037 Status: Offline     RE: You tackle at knees and below    Posted: 11/25/2017 2:11:35 AM  Cats2014 wrote: Interesting how there is no football player in the history of the game to be able to advance the football without the use of his legs. Many players can and have advanced the football when they are hit or attempted to be tackled above the waist. If you wrap at knees and below, the offense cannot advance. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Yes. It’s very simple but you have to be coached. Also, who in the gosh darn hell teaches a player to fair catch on the 5 yard line? Tackling low doesn’t make SportsCenter Back to Top cbus cat fan General User Member Since: 12/2/2011 Post Count: 1,169 Status: Offline     RE: You tackle at knees and below    Posted: 11/25/2017 9:17:14 AM  The fundamentals of tackling hasn't changed in 100 years. Wrap up from the waist and below and bring them to the ground. There's an old Knute Rockne video I saw from the 1920s where he tells the legendary Irish players he coached that you can close your eyes and hear a good tackle. As was mentioned by Billy, all too often today players want to see themselves on Sportscenter with some sort of headhunting tackle. Unfortunately, they end up doing the matador ole tackle, turning their head to see the player still running. Last Edited: 11/25/2017 9:18:01 AM by cbus cat fan Back to Top Cats2014 General User Member Since: 3/29/2014 Post Count: 101 Status: Offline     RE: You tackle at knees and below    Posted: 11/25/2017 9:32:54 AM  cbus cat fan wrote: The fundamentals of tackling hasn't changed in 100 years. Wrap up from the waist and below and bring them to the ground. There's an old Knute Rockne video I saw from the 1920s where he tells the legendary Irish players he coached that you can close your eyes and hear a good tackle. As was mentioned by Billy, all too often today players want to see themselves on Sportscenter with some sort of headhunting tackle. Unfortunately, they end up doing the matador ole tackle, turning their head to see the player still running. Wrap at knees and below or you’re gonna get a thigh smashing your face. A man can’t walk when his knees and ankles are thrown out from under him. You don’t tackle someone at the waist. Tackle someone’s waist and they can still advance. You look at the waist and below and aim really low. It’s physics. You’re right about Sports Center. These kids wanna be on there. Tough guys without fundamentals. Just super. Back to Top Mike Johnson General User Member Since: 11/11/2004 Location: North Canton, OH Post Count: 1,730 Status: Offline     RE: You tackle at knees and below    Posted: 11/25/2017 11:53:12 AM  Last night I drove back to the site of last week's Ohio debacle - Infocision Stadium - to watch Steubenville/Shelby in a Div. IV state semi-final. Shelby fell behind 21-6 but came back to lead 22-21 at the half. In the second half, Steubenville's defensive quickness dominated and the Big Red won 35-22. In last year's playoffs, the same two teams met and the Big Red won that one 29-15. BTW, the crowd was the largest I've yet seen in Infocision. I'm guessing about 8,000. Shelby has a cornerback - wears #1 - who missed several tackles. They caused me to think back on how we were coached to tackle. To wit, focus on the ball carrier's belt buckle. As Coach said, "He can fake with his head and shoulders but not his belt buckle." If #1 was coached that way, he failed to remember the lesson. Then keep head up, drive low and wrap. http://www.facebook.com/mikejohnson.author Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,339 Status: Offline     RE: You tackle at knees and below    Posted: 11/25/2017 6:01:46 PM  Even my 16-year-old son -- who's been playing organized football just two years -- knows you tackle low. He and I cringe every time we see someone launch themselves at the upper part of the runner's body. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,037 Status: Offline     RE: You tackle at knees and below    Posted: 11/25/2017 10:13:35 PM  cbus cat fan wrote: The fundamentals of tackling hasn't changed in 100 years. Wrap up from the waist and below and bring them to the ground. There's an old Knute Rockne video I saw from the 1920s where he tells the legendary Irish players he coached that you can close your eyes and hear a good tackle. As was mentioned by Billy, all too often today players want to see themselves on Sportscenter with some sort of headhunting tackle. Unfortunately, they end up doing the matador ole tackle, turning their head to see the player still running. Actually, the donut has changed the fundamentals of tackling. 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