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Kiwis Had No Answer for Australia's Back Field Attack.
By Gary Roberts RLCM
Australia 30 defeated New Zealand 6.
Attacking from the back field, if structured correctly, is extremely hard to defend against. The Australian team showed this on Friday night against the young Kiwi team.
Coach, Ricky Stuart, devised a game plan that had each attacking set played having a different component involved and each set had a play that was looking for a different positive result.
The result, of course, was all about creating pressure for the Kiwis or gaining field position for continued attacking plays.
The Kiwis had no answer for these plays and were disappointing in attack and defence. They would have been happy to go to the sheds at halftime with the score at Australia 6 Kiwis 0.
The Kiwis are going through a rebuilding stage, their ultimate goal being the 2008 World Cup. Their players showed on Friday night, that with more NRL experience and a Test Series in the UK at the end of 2007, they will gel into a good team.
However, on Friday night they were not in the hunt against the more experienced Australians.
At Suncorp Stadium, Australia gave them a lesson in attacking Rugby League before a crowd of 35,241.
Stuart put together a well structured game plan of attacking plays that had the young Kiwis flummoxed.
These simple plays was not repetitious and were well disguised as to which one was coming next.
They moved to either 70% for 'a play and stay' on plays two, three and possibly four before sweeping back to the opposite 70%, either using, [a] Lockyer's long and accurate left side pass to create space for his left side runners or, [b] linking back to Hodges for his right side step or Tate for his speed in attack.
The other part of the plan involved dummy half scoots coming out of their end. Instead of using Smith and Berrigan constantly, they also used Tate, Hodges and Hunt with outstanding success. This ploy gained them many yards and, just as importantly, it achieved quick PTBs.
It was a game plan well thought out and well executed by the Australians.
Attacking from the back field, if executed correctly, will give far better results over 80 minutes than the single forward hit up. More teams today are revisiting this style of play.
The rules are simple if a team has effective left and right players:
A. Stay on the side where you receive the ball on play one.
B. Play and stay there for plays one, two, three, and possibly four.
C. Each play, when possible, targets the tackling players, lazy markers, space behind single markers, lazy or tired players.
D. Look for attacking spread from the 70%, giving width to your 'go to' players on plays possibly three, four or five.
This play can be used on both sides of the field utilizing your effective left and right players. Do not waste a play by running laterally/cross field in your own half.
These plays are not to be used on every set in coming out of your own end. Mix it up with dummy half scoots, plus ones, pre line passing and, like Australian coach, Ricky Stuart, have a plan, and practice scenario plays and sets in coming out of your own end.
This is not a new attacking concept, but to do it successfully, a team should have experienced and speedy left and right players.
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Titans coach confronts video ref on obstruction rule
By Matt Marshall and Dean Ritchie
Infuriated Titans coach John Cartwright is facing likely censure from the NRL after he stormed into the video ref's in yesterday's 6-20 loss to Manly.
In an extraordinary development, it was revealed Cartwright fronted video referee Steve Nash after Manly was allowed a try just two minutes in to the game.
Nash had ruled Manly backrower Glenn Stewart, who ran into the Titans defensive line as a decoy runner, had passed straight through the line legally, allowing halfback Matt Orford time to plant a grubber kick that fullback Brett Stewart swooped on for the opening score.
Cartwright, who was livid at the decision, is understood to have vacated his own coach's box to seek immediate answers from match officials.
His actions are likely to land the Titans coach in hot water, with Nash known to have made a complaint to ground manager Mick Levett, who will today file a report on the incident to NRL chief operations manager Graham Annesley.
"I didn't know it was a crime, I just wanted to know what's going on," Cartwright said.
"I asked him (Nash) what happened. There was no malice though. And I'm positive I didn't swear. I asked whether someone could explain why the try was awarded and he answered me."
A perplexed Cartwright expressed said the obstruction rule which has clouded all six rounds of 2007, was becoming a major blight on the game.
"I don't know (if it was an obstruction) because I don't know the rule, I speak to (referee's boss) Robert Finch every week about it and from what I thought I knew about the rule, that wasn't a try," Cartwright said. "Obviously I don't know the rule.
"I was under the impression that when you ran behind someone, that was the advantage. I have to watch it again slow, but from my angle, the guy who kicked the ball (Orford) ran behind his decoy and from what I've been told by Robert that's an obstruction."
Titans co-captain Luke Bailey also expressed his disapproval with the decision.
"I was adamant it was no-try," Bailey said.
Adding to the Titans' fury, Manly counterparts Des Hasler and Matt Orford acknowledged the current obstruction interpretations were confusing both coaches and players.
"It's the greyest area in the game at the moment," Hasler said. "After my discussions with Robert Finch, I believe if I player goes straight through the line that's okay but if he touches the opposition it's going to be called an obstruction."
Hasler felt Stewart hadn't interfered with the Titans defenders, but Orford admitted the current climate has players in two minds .
In a separate incident yesterday, Titans hooker Clint Amos jumped immediately to the ground with the ball in hand, without a hand laid on him, after Brad Meyers created an obstruction.
Rather than call an obstruction or penalise the Titans for a voluntary tackle, referee Tony Archer called "play on".
"It is (confusing)," Orford said. "I was watching the Cronulla (versus Raiders) game on TV and saw someone run behind another player, there was no advantage, but he blew the whistle straight away. Everyone's interpretation is different so there's always going to be an issue there."
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Short shrift for push to move Anzac international
By Peter Jessup
The Australians are extremely unlikely to agree to a New Zealand request to push the mid-season international between the Kiwis and Kangaroos back to July.
The NZRL is trying to help coach Brian McClennan with his build-up by having the Kiwis together for longer and able to get a game before meeting the Kangaroos so they do not continue to endure one-sided defeats following their eighth consecutive loss in an Anzac test.
The proposal would see the Kiwis play Great Britain in the week leading to the annual Trans Tasman Test.
But NRL clubs will likely shoot down the suggestion because they could then lose some players for six or seven games, including the three-game State of Origin series.
McClennan said the Kiwis were far from despondent after the 30-6 loss on Friday night. They were learning as they went. The four debutants had kept things in context. All wanted to have done better and were disappointed to let in three tries in 12 minutes at the end to slump from 18-6 down.
"What's made it positive for us is the really good work in preparation. The players will be expecting that next time they're in camp it will be good."
The build-up was shortening rather than being lengthened, with the advent of Monday night football meaning the Roosters' Iosia Soliola came into camp on Tuesday. "There's not a lot of game simulation in training. You need that to get the players used to each other and the calls."
If the Kiwis had more time to prepare, Australia "wouldn't be able to get away with those dummy-half runs and hit us on the edge so much", McClennan said.
They had suffered at the hands of the Broncos/Queensland and test combinations between the players in one, six, seven and nine - Karmichael Hunt, Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston and Cameron Smith. That quartet totalled 517 NRL games and 56 tests prior to Friday's game; the corresponding Kiwis had 138 NRL games and totalled nine tests.
"That's where we fell down on attack, because we didn't have the cohesion the Aussies did."
McClennan was pleased with the contributions from Benji Marshall, whose long kicking game is a big improvement on years gone by, and Sonny Bill Williams, who threatened repeatedly. Williams was the best player he'd seen at getting turnover ball.
Soliola got special mention for his busting runs down the right flank. Ben Roberts was forgiven the dropped ball that cost the Aussies' third try and gave them domination just after half time.
Fullback Krisnan Inu should have been back to take the bomb from Darren Lockyer - the Kiwis needed a specialist fullback with better positional play a la Brent Webb but Inu had proved himself a future Kiwi, probably at wing/centre, McClennan said.
Inu had been up making a tackle and told Roberts to cover for him, knowing he wouldn't make it back.
McClennan said new captain Roy Asotasi had been outstanding on and off the field and the players left confident he was their leader for the future.
"A captain has to do it on the field first and foremost," he said. Asotasi made 152 metres, by far the best of any forward on the field, plus 36 tackles. Williams made 122.
The statistics show it was Petero Civoniceva and Luke Bailey who got the Australians rolling and it was Justin Hodges, Brent Tate and Hunt who made the big breaks for them.
Aussie coach Ricky Stuart lauded the Kangaroos' first-half defence as the winning difference. The Kiwis had enough ball and should have scored, he said. The Kangaroos had targeted Marshall and Williams and that worked to shut down their attack.
McClennan hoped the NZRL would continue to push for a better scheduling of tests and an end to last-minute changes engineered by Australia, as with kick-off time on Friday being shifted on Tuesday.
"We just need more games together. I know the fans want us winning on the scoreboard and so do we but we do have a plan - we've proved in the last two years we know how to make finals and win finals. If we play Great Britain before we play Australia it will be a better contest. That's what has to happen if the game is to progress." NZ Herald
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Huddersfield 46 defeated Harlequins 16
Huddersfield's revival continued as they claimed their fourth win in a row with victory over Harlequins.
Although Jamahl Lolesi gave the Giants an early lead, tries from Chad Randall and Tyrone Smith put Quins 10-6 ahead.
But the Giants then ran in 36 unanswered points with two tries apiece from Steve Snitch and Paul Reilly.
Chris Nero, Stephen Wild and Chris Thorman also crossed with Thorman kicking seven goals as he reached 1,000 career points.
Huddersfield coach Jon Sharp said, "We believe in what we are doing - there has been no change from week one to week 11.
"It is about trust. The players trusting the coach and the coach trusting the players in that what we are doing is right.
"The result and the record means a lot. We have achieved a lot that we can be proud of in the last three years."
Harlequins coach Brian McDermott (on the absence of the injured Henry Paul) "Henry was a big loss to us defensively.
"He puts in a lot of the solid and unattractive tackles that helps keep teams out.
"We were good in spells in the first half but the game settled into a pattern after the break that we could not get out of."
Huddersfield: (20) 46
Tries: Lolesi, Reilly 2, Snitch 2, Nero, Thorman, Wild
Goals: Thorman 7
Harlequins: (10) 16
Tries: Randall, T Smith, Grayshon
Goals: Purdham 2 BBC Sport
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Northern Rail Cup quarter-finals.
National League One leaders Castleford were handed a testing tie against holders Leigh after battling through to the Northern Rail Cup quarter-finals.
The Tigers saw off a spirited challenge from NL2 Workington to reach the last eight with Michael Knowles and Tommy Saxton scoring two tries apiece in a 50-24 win.
Leigh were also given a difficult afternoon at Dewsbury but Aaron Heremaia crossed twice as the Centurions came through 46-30.
Widnes will face a trip to Rochdale after easing through with a 62-6 win over Batley while Barrow edged out York 18-16 to set up an all-Cumbrian tie at Whitehaven.
Whitehaven had a comfortable run-out as they overpowered Bramley 52-4 while Rochdale's place came courtesy of a 30-16 win over Swinton.
Celtic Crusaders, who won at Hunslet on Saturday, face another trip to Yorkshire to face Halifax, 76-16 winners over Featherstone. Sporting Life
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Salford 28 defeated Hull KR 24
Super League bottom side Salford held off a late Hull KR fightback to clinch a priceless victory.
Salford made a good start with tries from John Wilshere, Luke Dorn and Aaron Moule within the first seven minutes.
But Hull KR hit back through Jim Gannon, Mark O'Neill and debutant Mark Lennon before Luke Robinson eased Salford's fears with another try.
Although Jon Goddard cut Salford's lead, David Hodgson responded before Andreas Bauer's late consolation try.
Hull KR coach Justin Morgan (on the appointment of non-Super League referee Gareth Hewer to the game) "The two biggest games this weekend were Leeds v St Helens and this game, for two very different reasons, and I think the appointment of the officials should have reflected that - and that is all I am going to say.
"However, we had enough chances to win three games and I will be looking at why we did not convert them.
"There is no character in coming from behind." BBC Sport
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Broncos spoil Newcastle's 'Joey party'
Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett paid tribute to his "remarkable" batch of Australian internationals after backing up from Friday night's Test match to lead the Broncos to a 20-16 win over Newcastle.
Skipper Darren Lockyer, Karmichael Hunt, Brent Tate and tireless prop Petero Civoniceva were outstanding in their second match in the space of 48 hours, helping the Broncos resurrect their fading premiership defence.
Coming into the game with only one win from their first five matches, the Broncos were without Test representatives Justin Hodges and Greg Eastwood, who were unable to back up, and also lost halfback Shane Perry to leave a line-up bearing little resemblance to that named last Tuesday night.
But the premiers dug deep to notch a stellar four tries to three win that went right down to the wire, so close in fact that Bennett was forced to keep his weary warriors out on the field.
"They're quite remarkable our (Test) players, I just have great admiration for the champion players in our club," Bennett said.
"Lockyer - he competed for everything out there tonight and big Petero was gone but I had to leave him on the ground with ten minutes to go because I needed experienced players on the ground and I knew he could get the job done for us.
"You look in the changeroom you realise how exhausted they all are - it's a great credit to them."
Civoniceva scored early to take much of the sting out of the 25,524-strong sellout crowd - which had spent much of the half hour before the match cheering on retired legend Andrew Johns as he made a final lap of honour.
The Knights hit back through tries to Todd Polglase and veteran centre Adam MacDougall before Polglase committed a shocking error to allow the Broncos to come storming back.
Polglase inexplicably left the ball behind as he went to take off from dummy half 10 metres out from his own line, Darius Boyd scooping up for Brent Tate to score before Boyd went over himself.
"It was a critical error from a guy that doesn't make them," Knights coach Brian Smith said.
"He's a high percentage player and I thought he had a good all-round game but it was a crucial error.
"Errors in the end were probably the difference in the game for us.
"They made probably a few more than us overall but they got some points directly off ours which was ultimately was the difference on the scoreboard."
The Knights levelled at 16-16 when Polglase scored his second before Boyd matched the effort with the matchwinner 18 minutes from time.
"We played for each other, probably for the first time this year and we certainly dug deep," Civoniceva said.
"With the amount of boys backing up the other guys really responded and lifted us and just so happy that the boys were able to get the result tonight."
Knights fullback Kurt Gidley was again outstanding for the home side, the utility pushing his claims further for a NSW Origin berth while Daniel Abraham will have scans on Monday on an ankle injury.
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NQ Cowboys coach Graham Murray wary of attacking Bunnies
North Queensland coach Graham Murray admits he is concerned by the attacking threat posed by some key Rabbitohs heading into their NRL clash in Townsville on Monday.
Despite turning 34 next year and playing his 14th year of first grade, Souths fullback David Peachey, along with prolific try-scorer Nathan Merritt, are among Murray's chief concerns.
"I think Peachey's up there and Merritt," Murray said.
"They can both create things out of nothing."
Murray has also been drilling his troops on slowing down the forward charges of Roy Asotasi in a bid to secure the Cowboys' ninth win in 15 starts against the Bunnies.
"The people who handle the ball the most are who I am worried about and Asotasi is one of their best players and I can't go past him," Murray said.
The Kiwi skipper will join Peter Cusack in a formidable front row for South Sydney.
North Queensland fears the retribution of Australia's dominance at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night with Asotasi and New Zealand second-rower David Fa'alogo hurting after their 24-point drubbing.
"Asotasi would be particularly as he is one of the best props in the game, so we would certainly have to monitor how he is going and try and check his game," Murray said.
"He's certainly a class act."
Cowboys skipper Johnathan Thurston played a leading hand in the Kangaroos' 30-6 triumph and Murray hopes the Australian number seven can repeat those heroics on Monday night.
"He was very impressive in the second half and took the game very strongly and played in a Test match just like he does at club level," Murray said.
"He just seems to get better."
North Queensland is also welcoming back David Faiumu after the Kiwi substitute impressed fans with his darting runs during the Anzac Test.
"He did some clever things there and did some good things last week too which got him a start, I think," Murray said.
"He's in pretty good form and is a Test player so we welcome them both back."
Cowboys coaching staff are hoping their forward power of Ray Cashmere, Matthew Scott and Shane Tronc will be able to dominate the middle of the ruck and provide space for their star-studded backline.
It is a crunch game for the home side, who will be playing their first match since losing Carl Webb and Luke O'Donnell to injury and having their unbeaten start to the year snapped against the Warriors.
Murray hopes a good Monday night crowd will turn up and help get his team across the line.
"We only got a last-minute win against them last year and they've started the season pretty strongly," Murray said.
"They have recruited well and they play some pretty handy football, so while we are happy with the way we are going ... we are extremely happy to be back at home." SMH
Bulldogs 21 rally to down Eels 18
A Daniel Holdsworth field goal and a late Hazem El Masri penalty gave the Bulldogs a come-from-behind 21-18 win over the Eels in the NRL match at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday.
Scores were locked at 18-18 with six minutes to go before Bulldogs five-eighth Holdsworth cooly slotted a one-pointer from almost 30m out.
El Masri then slotted a penalty from 38m out to take the margin to three points.
The Bulldogs trailed 16-12 at halftime but a try to rampaging Kangaroos forward Willie Mason helped level the scores and the Dogs got the better of the final stages.
Mason, El Masri and Trent Cutler crossed for the Bulldogs while Daniel Wagon and Brett Finch scored the Eels' two tries in the first half.
Both kickers were flawless, El Masri kicking four from four and Luke Burt slotting five from as many attempts.
Parramatta had a 16-12 lead at halftime after Eels halves Brett Finch and Tim Smith combined beautifully.
El Masri opened the scoring in the seventh minute after getting on the end of a good Bulldogs' backline move sparked by returning Brent Sherwin, who had a decent game but looked slight rusty in first grade.
Sherwin spun a long ball to Reni Maitua, who used quick hands to spread it to Daryl Millard who provided El Masri with an easy run to the line.
Wagon hit back in the 13th minute however after Finch had broken the line before turning the ball inside to allow the lock to plant the ball under the posts.
Provider turned scorer when Finch did it all himself just two minutes later, taking on the line from 10m out at first receiver and carving some poor Bulldogs defence.
Smith and Finch continued to cause problems for the Dogs, Smith's kicking game particularly on song.
Burt extended the lead out to eight with a penalty 13th minutes out from the break and kicked another seven minutes later but the Bulldogs scored a vital try on the stroke of halftime to stay well and truly in the game.
Holdsworth put a clever kick in behind the Eels defence and Dogs winger Trent Cutler caught Eric Grothe shallow in defence, outpacing him to score out wide.
Another Burt penalty extended Parramatta's lead five minutes after the break after El Masri was caught for obstruction but Mason crashed over the line in the 59th after Corey Hughes unloaded from dummy half, El Masri levelling the scores at 18-18. Yahoo Sport Online
Sea Eagles 20 defeated Titans 6
Manly maintained their unbeaten start to the NRL season with a 20-6 victory over the Gold Coast in their round six encounter at Brookvale Oval this afternoon.
Brett Stewart bagged a double and Chris Hicks also crossed, while Jamie Lyon was successful with all three conversion attempts and added a late penalty goal to his points tally.
The Titans, scoreless in the first half, posted a try via Matt Hilder, which was converted by Preston Campbell.
The Sea Eagles, who had welcomed back star half-back Matt Orford from injury, rushed out to a comfortable 18-0 lead at the break, but their advantage was pegged back when Hilder scored five minutes into the second stanza.
Campbell's conversion cut the home side's lead back to 12 points, however the Sea Eagles gave themselves extra breathing space when Lyon slotted his penalty goal in the 74th minute.
They had the chance to score again in the final minute of play, but Hicks was not able to touch down out wide on the right wing.
Manly join Melbourne as the only two undefeated teams in the NRL, while the Titans suffered their third loss to be 3-3 after six rounds.
Manly 20 (B Stewart 2, C Hicks tries; J Lyon 3 conversions, 1 penalty goal)Gold Coast 6 (M Hilder try; P Campbell 1 conversion) Yahoo Sport Online
Neil Henry set for Raiders rollercoaster ride
Canberra coach Neil Henry has strapped himself in for a "rollercoaster ride" of an NRL season after accepting his young side's trend of wildly fluctuating results is likely to continue.
The Raiders were thumped 26-0 by Cronulla at Toyota Park on Saturday night, Sharks centre Ben Pomeroy crossing for a first-half hat-trick as Canberra failed to build on their gutsy 37-28 win over the Roosters on Monday.
It wasn't the first time a big loss had soured a Raiders win this season, with their 48-18 Monday night hiding of Newcastle in round three followed by a 38-6 thrashing by Parramatta.
While Henry acknowledged the short Monday night turnaround had again proved difficult for his side, he put the Raiders' unpredictability so far this season mostly down to his youthful squad.
"We've got a young side, so you're going to get a bit of a rollercoaster ride, with whether they're going to be up for games or not," Henry said.
"They're getting experience too, but we've got to be able to set some standards."
Henry said the biggest challenge facing the Raiders was their youth in key positions, with fullback William Zillman, five-eighth Todd Carney and halfback Michael Dobson all just 20 years of age.
"Those positions, they're crucial, they need to be on their game (and) they need to execute a game-plan because they touch the ball most in a team and (against the Sharks) we were disappointing in those positions.
"There's a bit of inconsistency there and we need to look at our preparation.
"We're going to get some highs and lows with the team we've got, but we've just got to learn from it."
The NRL's Monday night curse continued with the result, Souths still the only team to have successfully completed the turnaround back in round two.
"You really do have only two days to train, leading into the next week and our guys have found it a bit difficult," Henry said of the short turnaround.
Sharks captain Brett Kimmorley offered his own theory on the curse ahead of his side's clash with Newcastle next Monday night.
"I don't think it's the fact you play Monday, I think it's the big build up you have," Kimmorley said.
"We don't play till next Monday now so it's nine days lead in to a game - it's like a huge big build up for a grand final. You sit there and watch six, seven games of footy.
"You're not 'footied out', but you're at your peak come Monday and it's really hard to pick yourself up come Tuesday, whether you win or lose."
Sharks prop Phil Leuluai could be out for two to four weeks after dislocating his shoulder in Saturday night's win while Canberra forward Michael Weyman is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks with an ankle injury. SMH
Catalans Dragons CEO Nicolas Rayer steps down
Catalans Dragons are searching for a third chief executive in 12 months following the decision of Nicolas Rayer to step down for personal and family reasons.
Rayer, 37, was appointed in August to replace Australian Grant Mayer, who resigned two months earlier to take up a similar position at Sydney club Manly Sea Eagles.
Rayer's resignation will take effect from Monday and club chairman Bernard Guasch intends to meet with officials of the Rugby Football League in Leeds next week before taking the next step.
General manager Christophe Levy described rumours of current St Helens chief executive Sean McGuire joining the French club as "unfounded". Sporting Life
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Question: Attacking play for under 16s?
My team are able to get forward competently, but struggle to use/create space to score even when camped in the opposition 20m.
We practice a lot of decision making drills (3v2, unders & overs with 2v2, and play small-sided games. Our attacking 'plan' is to play with certain principles as our aims. We work on the attacking principles of:
* going forward before we go wide
* playing with 'shape'
* supporting the ball carrier
* working off the ball
* valuing possession
We are at a loss as to why in games we get forward, then seem to get stuck. We've been asking the halves to 'take the ball to the line'.
If we are in a 50s position they will split and attack from 1st rec, if we are in a 30s or 70s position they will normally attack from 2nd rec.
Does this sound correct? How is it best to structure an attack in terms of who does what in terms of go forward and 'playing' after it? Any thoughts or suggestions about what has worked for others?
Answer. Cliches have little value in my book. They are too vague. They channel your thinking and supress creativity.
Q. We are at a loss as to why in games we get forward, then seem to get stuck. We've been asking the halves to 'take the ball to the line'.
Too vague!!! What part of the line at what angle and how should they connect with the support. What's the purpose?
Q. If we are in a 50s position they will split and attack from 1st rec, if we are in a 30s or 70s position they will normally attack from 2nd rec.
Forward dominated play. You seem too focused on making yardage.
Q. Does this sound correct? How is it best to structure an attack in terms of who does what in terms of go forward and 'playing' after it? Any thoughts or suggestions about what has worked for others?
A. I get the impression you're using extremely basic play scenerios to acheive your aims supported by concepts and principles that don't define a structured play by play plan to get across the line.
You need to develop a menu of at least 6 sets. Each set has a particular style and purpose.
For example a set that concentrates on up the middle play alternating side to side and keeps the play in the middle of the field or wide plays that move defenses around or grinding safe play that gets you off your line.
Each play within a particular set is predetermined and lays the foundation for the next play.
Each play can have variations. For example I run dummy runers at diagonals behind the play the ball to keep markers in place. I run angles in the backline to slow or prevent sliding defense. I run dummy attacks on one side but play the other.
You need to know your opposition, their strengths their weakenesses down to individual level. You're trying to pin their strengths down while exploiting their weaknesses.
For example they have a good sliding defence on wide plays. I'll set plays up to get to one side of the field then go wide using dummy runners coming back at angles to stop the slide, bring the full back in and opposite winger to add players to the line.
If I know they have a weak tackler in the line I'll use either a strong runner or and agile player to hit the line there and run support either side and behind him for the offload.
If he breaks we still go with support and keep it going wide.
When a breaks made we still stick to the set plan unless there's a specific call that identifies an opportunity.
My full back, wingers and sometimes halves work as spotters looking for opportunities. If they spot an over lap, an injured player, what ever, their call over rides everything else but they have a number of over ride calls that they know and understand how to use in certain situations and the team knows these in advance.
Heaven help them if a winger or full back calls an overlap and the ball doesn't go wide to that side. Discipline is absolute.
Designated spotters are essential in identifying opportunities.
Fullback will feed info to the halves, direct players and tell the kicker where to kick in the field to get the best yardage.
Sets and plays aren't all about yardage. You can do things like disorganise a defence, run defences around to tire them, focus on key players to exhaust them or test their confidence, que defence to do one thing while you do another, attack their weakest players or defensive side, make their defense compress or spread out, etc.
With a menu of sets you can change your style of play with one call.
This can confuse an opposition who adjusts to one style then must figure out how to defend against a new style. You can change your point of attack at will.
They key is to train your team like a precision marching team.
Reactions to calls become instinctive, everyone knows where they should be, what to do and what is going to happen and why.
You can do the same thing on defence. Compressed, spread, umbrella etc. With a few key words (from you) the team adopts a different defensive style or pattern.
Hope this helps.
Kerry
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