How Do You Break Tackles In Football?
• Know your opponent well enough to anticipate his strength and the tackling technique. • If you are going to get hit in the upper chest, push your opponent off with a stiff arm or simply duck down and get your center of gravity lower. • If you are getting hit stomach and waist level, it is best to keep your feet moving. Do not stop running. It is best to try and get to where you need to go. If you feel that your legs are getting tangled up and you can’t keep moving, then you are in a tight spot but not helpless. You need to focus your energy on staying up. Don’t let the defender pull you down. Then you should work on pulling your legs out from his grasp.If you can keep your legs moving you will stand a much better chance of breaking that tackle. • When trying to just avoid a defender, do not juke around too much! It will only slow your speed and make you more vulnerable to get tackled. You should juke with your upper body but keep your legs moving. • If you are breaking down the sidel
