Touch Football MINI BREAKDOWN: Passive Link

[@poid96]

Great breakdown as always! Thank you!! Super excited for those Defense explainer / analysis videos. Defensive patterns are not often covered, as everyone loves seeing scores, but defense is key to a teams success. So thank you!!

[@touch.screen]

Thank you! Yes defence is a lot harder to collect the footage needed so I have to watch full games instead of highlights as attack is all that’s showed there 👍

[@NRL.4LIFE]

thanks for the video really makes sense now . just a quick question what do you use to edit the vids

[@touch.screen]

I use a software called Hudl however it is quite expensive, just search FREE TELESTRATOR online

[@glenf1685]

Can you do a breakdown of odds and evens defence structures

[@touch.screen]

It won't be your standard odds and evens but I can make a video talking about Mid-field defence, and different ways you can execute that?

[@varsityvandalstouch3165]

Thanks for this. When I see this, I immediately think of Doyalson. Do you know where it originated from?

[@touch.screen]

Great question. I am not 100% sure where it originated from but I am guessing it came from the old play I saw Hornsby run in 2010/11 era with a young Hennessey. But in that case the link ran the block with the middle out the back Rugby style. Doyalson definitely popularised it. They won 2018 NSW state cup off the back of it.

[@nigielee]

6:55 you mentioned that you have to run straight - is it difficult to run sideways (to the open side) then stepping back for the 3v2 if the defender commits to the open side?

[@touch.screen]

You can definitely try that. Especially early in the game just to see how people react. The common practise is to always give your inside shoulder as a touching middle to prevent giving that cheap 3v2. And if you do beat them short that way you will have to be able to score when their short side link and wing go man on. I always say go straight to give yourself BOTH options. But 100% no reason not to try what you have said.

[@nigielee]

@@touch.screen How wide should the split be for the counties? I guess ideally you don't want to split too wide so you don't go into the other middle's space?

[@touch.screen]

@@nigielee not real wide at all. Just enough to get the ball back as quick as possible while still rolling forward. Just make sure the link who is popping up the pass then bounces back away from you to be a short side support player