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Here are two ways for the ball carrier to take contact:
The ball carrier fixes the defender by aiming at the centre of his body. He uses footwork in the final few steps to attack the outside of the defender’s hip with the inside shoulder. So the running line is “in-to-out”.
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The ball carrier steps away from the defender earlier than an “in-to-out”. He drives dynamically back into the tackle with the final step, staying low. He wraps his inside arm around the defender’s front.
He then transfers the ball to the outside hand and presents it on the hip. He continues to drive through the contact. It is almost tackling in reverse. So the running line is “out-to-in”.
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