15
mins
Objective
Keeping the jammer trapped in the back of the pack
Activity
Pre-req's:
- Backwards and lateral movement as a two wall or as a jammer
- Holding a jammer with a two wall (see pizza pocket)
Once we have trapped the jammer in our pizza pocket, the typical response from the jammer is to back off and take a run at one of the lines. This drill will counter that move, with the intent to re-trap that jammer
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- Set up in groups of three- a two wall with a jammer in their pizza pocket
- On the whistle, the jammer can engage, and once they feel sufficiently "caught", back up to create space to take the other line
- Once the jammer disengages, the two wall will synchronize back on the jammer (be mindful to avoid direction penalties)
- Advanced - surge the jammer to a line, BUT not over the line and trap them up against the line using a trap (in a trap, the blocker on the line will cap-or sit on- the jammer to prevent forward motion and the other blocker will be off the back of them at an angle, but still connected to the cap. This creates a trap, where the jammer is trapped up against the line. The only way out is back, which then triggers another sync.
- Once blockers can sync and trap successfully, start them at a pivot of jam line and see how far back they can maneuver the jammer.
Check For Learning
- Blockers are holding jammer in a pizza pocket
- Blockers have their timing down and sync back on the jammer without 1) giving away their line or 2) pulling penalties
- Blockers can successfully trap a jammer without creating too much space between themselves to allow the jammer free passage
- Blockers can move the jammer 20' clockwise without incurring penalti