I plan on going out for cornerback for the football team and i'm a bit smaller then the other guys out there, i am not scared to tackle but i just need to know a way to tackle someone succesfully and getting them down
2007-01-20 06:42:55 · 9 answers · asked by Christopher M 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
go for the legs and knees. that will bring them down faster. don't go for the chest. you will never be able to tackle them if they are bigger. tackling the chest will allow the other player to break the tackle easier. good luck and i hope u make the team
2007-01-20 06:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I played safety in high school and the only advice I can give you is to wrap them up low. Don't arm tackle them unless they're much smaller than you otherwise you'll probably barely even slow them down and you'll probably take a nice hit from the impact. Go low and keep your eyes open when making contact so you don't lose your target. Also don't wait for the ball carrier to come to you, more often than not you'll be ran over if you're either stationary or back pedaling. Go right at 'em.
2007-01-20 15:32:53 · answer #2 · answered by Rhymin' Greiman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coming from a bigger guy, you should be able to take there legs out and bring em down. You are probably faster so they shouldnt be able to jukie you just dive for the knees
2007-01-20 14:54:45 · answer #3 · answered by Ben F. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel you on that. i was a corner myself and i was very small. what i suggest is cutting them from the knees down. make sure to wrap up on guys with big legs because if you dont they will still have a pretty good chance of running.
2007-01-20 15:24:17 · answer #4 · answered by young grown man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hit em low and wrap em up. Help will come if you hold him there. And don't let that pulling guard on the end sweep intimidate you!
2007-01-20 14:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by Tough Love 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grab their legs they cant really move w/o them all they can do is fall forward when i play w/ my bro and his friends i grab for the legs all the time thats the olny way i can get them down
2007-01-20 16:45:02 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Steeler Chick♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hit 'em at the knees. That'll take 'em down no matter how big they are. Their own momentum does 'em in every time!
2007-01-20 14:53:47 · answer #7 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will have to hit em low.....and PLEASE wrap em up !!! I watch tooo many games & see guys just launching into the ball carrier these days. You gotta wrap em up !!!!
2007-01-20 15:01:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get pads for your bi-ceps and hit them low. The faster they run, the more damage they'll get.
2007-01-20 14:51:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋