WORST TACKLING EVER!!
yeah i know it's a kids movie, but after the second half when they run the play to johnny and he runs to his dad the cowboys just run into each other and fall before they can even tackle him.
shareI played football from 6st grade until I was a Junior in H.S. and I agree. The tackling for much of the movie is sloppy, like the weak kid jumping on Spike to try to bring him down.
Football 101: You put your shoulder padd into their belt buckle and wrap your arms around their legs. That's how you tackle. The trick isn't to use overwhelming arm strength, but just to force them to become topheavy and fall down.
I coached high school football for about 5 years and played at a very small college. What that was wasn't tackling so much as a scriptwriter who couldn't figure out how not to beat up his cast. One scene at the very end, one kid makes a horrible diving motion that wouldn't have brought down the weakest of runners, even if he did manage to catch up.
You are right. You either lead with your shoulder pad or the front part of your helmet (eyes looking at your target to prevent injury to your spine), wrap your arms around and drive your legs through. If you can wrap your arms around him and expolde your legs through, you can tackle any runner.
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