A Game Intelligent player knows why they make the right decisions and so carries them out more often. Let’s see how to improve the ball carrier’s Game Intelligence in contact.
In a one-on-one matchup, the ball carrier would ideally avoid one player. However, in the confines of a game, this may not happen because of the time and space the ball carrier has to adjust to and the size and skill set of the defender.
The first exercise to build a better GI ball carrier is to provide them with a number of scenarios to work out.
In the pictures, we have used a box, which is initially split in half. We change the scenario in four ways:
The session has so many variations that it can be worked on over many weeks. Always start with a pass to the runner.
The target will always be to get beyond the tackler. There are three levels of decision involved. You can develop each player by differentiating that player has reached and then helping move to the next stage. Remember, they need to understand the reasons for making those decisions.
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