The Dark Arts
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A short video with the USA national colleges Champagnes Saint Mary's College
San Francisco California,
instruction of head and shoulder position to apply pressure on the loose head
and keep the loosehead out of your chest.
click link to watch and listen to instructions.
https://www.coachseye.com/v/mrDo
Below are some great downloads of the Total Impact Method (T.I.M.) of Scrummaging
Importants of good Scrummaging
Four on Four TightHead drill
Links to downloadable PDF to print off and distribute
Total Impact Method of Scrumming (T.I.M.)
SmashBall Vector Diagram (Basic Calls)
Optimized T.I.M. Scrum Set Up and Engagement
Prop Creedo
Son, in this world there are scrums. And in those scrums you need props. Are you willing to do it? As a prop, I have more responsibility than you can ever fathom. You weep for your wings and centers, and curse the prop forward. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of knowing that the front row, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, wins these games you play. Truth? You can't handle the truth, because deep down in places you don't talk about in your selection meetings, you want me in that scrum; you need me in that scrum. I neither have the time nor inclination to explain myself to a back who scores on the very blanket of ball retention that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just bought me a beer and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you crawl into that scrum and get dirty. Either way, I don't give a damn who you think is responsible.
Son, in this world there are scrums. And in those scrums you need props. Are you willing to do it? As a prop, I have more responsibility than you can ever fathom. You weep for your wings and centers, and curse the prop forward. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of knowing that the front row, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, wins these games you play. Truth? You can't handle the truth, because deep down in places you don't talk about in your selection meetings, you want me in that scrum; you need me in that scrum. I neither have the time nor inclination to explain myself to a back who scores on the very blanket of ball retention that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just bought me a beer and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you crawl into that scrum and get dirty. Either way, I don't give a damn who you think is responsible.
My Son the Back
There are some great rivalries in world rugby? Australia v New Zealand one that immediately springs to mind. But for mine, the greatest rivalry in world rugby is backs versus forwards. They are two completely different groups of people and I sometimes think it’s a warped social experiment having them on the same paddock at the same time.
There are fifteen players in a rugby side. Eight of them (in jersey numbers 1 to 8) are collectively known as forwards. As their name suggests, the forwards do just that? Go forward. They're hard working, rugged, tough, courageous and handsome and do their thing in lineouts, scrums, rocks and mauls. They spend every minute of the game selflessly trying to get the ball so they can give it to the backs. Who then drop it or kick it away.
Enough said.
As an ex-forward, my greatest fear is that my son will become a back. Let him be a pimp. Or a lawyer if you must. But please, keep him out of any jersey numbered 9 through 15.
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