Breakdown Tracking

To increase the odds of winning the race to the ball, a coach could have a policy on ball placement. For example getting the tackled player to always place the ball on the outside gives the support player an advantage of getting to that space first. Understandably this can be difficult to do however with practice it can make all the difference. Some teams may refine the policy even further and have the ball carrier turn to the direction of the next phase or always place differently when on the edges. This sort of detail would be a coaches call and based on their game plan in attack.
This video highlights the players that are in a far better position to win the race to the ball by cleaning out over the head of the player on the ground. The first part of the clip shows a turnover while in the next the ball is slowed down. Both examples have the players removing the threats on an angle and traveling around the legs of the player on the ground. In the turnover, the opposition was quickly into a strong position, low, with hips pointing upfield. With the slower ball clip, notice how a defender on the far side had just enough time to adjust and get to near side, giving them one more player in the D line.
The final section shows how a player running on an extreme angle can still turn in to increase the chances of his support player winning the race and tracking over his head. Notice how the threat of Ardie Savea is removed from the next phase.

Видео Breakdown Tracking канала Dave Ellis Rugby