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Use our two simple tactics to pull defences one way and then kick the other to surprise them and give your chasers a good chance of gathering the kick unopposed.
Defences have to gamble on what areas of the pitch they need to cover. They will shorten the odds by trying to read the movement of potential kickers. You can changes the odds in favour of the attacking side with these two tried and tested ploys.
The reverse
See picture 1: From a ruck near the middle of the pitch, the defensive full back (FB) tends to line up in the backfield opposite the kicker (K).
The defensive winger (DW) will be back, while the other winger might be up or back.
When the attacking team receives the ball going right, K takes the ball from 9, shimmies, then kicks in the opposite direction – to the left.
The defensive full back will have moved to their right to follow the pass. The defence will have moved up and right too. Now here is the clever bit – DW, who is on the side you are kicking to, will probably switch off for a second when they see the ball go away from them initially. That gives your winger on that side the chance to scoot past them and successfully chase the ball.
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