GRASSROOTS RUGBY Download #1: The Lineout

"Win controlled ball from all your own lineouts"

Discover how to boost the lineout skills of every forward in your squad. Unpick the complexities of lineout defence. Convert your lineout into a powerful, mobile maul quickly and safely. Learn how to use your lineout practice time to make real skill improvements. Teach your forwards to read the opposition's lineout tactics. And get all this for less than the price of a pint!
	In other words everything you need to know to coach and play in the lineout based on the popular GRASSROOTS RUGBY coaching CD but completely re-written and updated (August 2008) to include the proposed Experimental Law Versions for the Lineout and Maul. Fully illustrated and including 20 Macromedia Flash animations. 1.1 Kb Zip file
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Welcome
Contact Us
Using this download
The GR Approach
Caveats
The Lineout
Part 1	Part 2
Preparation	Lineout Options
Misdirection	Lineout Details
Throw	- Lineout Numbers
Catch and Delivery	- Short Lineouts
Lineout Maul	- Peels
Defence Lineouts	- Misdirection
'Unfair' Tactics	TO Selection
Lineout and Maul ELVs	Coaching the Lineout
	- Lineout practice
	- Throwing
	- Coaching the thrower
	- Supporting
	- Jumping
	- Delivery
	- Lineout drills
	Lineout Animations
Lineout and Maul ELVs
Afterword
Glossary

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LINEOUT ANIMATIONS Lineout Tactical Options The links in red below indicate lineout animations included in the Download. For example:
Example Animation: Open-Side Peel
Objective	Jumper's Position	Tactical Option	Notes
Flat back attack	P4 or P6	P4 OTT P6 OTT 1 P6 OTT 2	Misdirection, OTT to P9 2nd Objective: fast ball.
Deep back attack	P4 or P6	P4 OTT P6 OTT P6 Down and Pass	Misdirection and protection 2nd Objective: fast ball.
Clearing kick	P2 or P4	P2 OTT Box P4 Down and Pass	Misdirection and protection Down-and-pass 2nd Objective: secure, clean ball
Peel	P2, P4 or P6	Rear Peel Willy Away Open Side Peel P1 5m Overthrow P4 Down and Pass - Front Peel	Misdirection, OTT Strike with support 2nd Objective: Concentration of Defence
Forward drive - short	P2, P6	P2 Two-man P2 Drive and Run 5m Overthrow P6 Down and Drive	Misdirection Down-and-drive 2nd Objective: Concentration of Defence, fast recycle.
Forward drive for field position.	P2, P4 or P6	P2-P5 Drive P4 Down and Drive P6 Down and Drive	Misdirection Down-and-drive Improved field position. Maul driven over for a try.

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