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Author:   J. T. Hankinson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9781041022626

ISBN 10:   104102262
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   09 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. Part I: The Basic Arts for All Players 1. Passing 2. Taking a Pass 3. Kicking 4. Tackling 5. Dribbling 6. Picking Up 7. Falling 8. Swerving 9. Sidestepping 10. Handing Off 11. Backing Up 12. Speed Part II: Analysis of the Positions on the Field and the Tasks Allotted to the Players Occupying Them A: Back Play 1. The Scrum Half 2. The Stand-Off Half 3. The Centre Threequarter 4. The Wing Threequarter 5. The Full Back B: Forward Play 1. The Tight Scrum 2. The Loose Scrum 3. The Line-Out 4. Pack Dribbling 5. The Forwards in Defence Part III: A – Principles Behind the Scoring of Tries and the Countering Defence 1. Outflanking 2. The Offered Gap 3. The Created Gap 4. Making a Man Over 5. Developing an Attack in a Surprise Direction 6. Developing an Attack from a Surprise Move 7. Crash Tactics 8. Opportunism 9. Clinching the Try. B – Positional and Tactical Practice Part IV 1. Captaincy 2. School Organisation 3. Watching a Match 4. Interpretation of Some Laws of the Game.

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Review for the original edition: “Combines simplicity with thoroughness, style with instruction, in a manner not common in such books…. Much here for the learner, and not a little for the ‘star.’” – R. C. Robertson-Glasgow in the Observer.

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