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The Andre de Waal High Kicks Theorem
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<blockquote data-quote="Andre de Waal" data-source="post: 1164966" data-attributes="member: 87905"><p>...and that's why touch kicks (with distance) or long kicks are more effective than high kicks. All too often I have seen high kicks converted into points by the opposition. And high kicks from your 22 do not result in "getting into the oppo territory" creating scoring opportunities. </p><p>It's interesting to analyse a game to see how many high kicks actually result in successful retrieval and attack by the kicking team. </p><p>My last point is that the All Blacks as an example are very effective at sustained ball retention (repeated phases) until such time as an attacking opportunity presents itself. </p><p>In a simplistic nutshell, to score a try you have the ball in hand - if you kick it in the sky, you don't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andre de Waal, post: 1164966, member: 87905"] ...and that's why touch kicks (with distance) or long kicks are more effective than high kicks. All too often I have seen high kicks converted into points by the opposition. And high kicks from your 22 do not result in "getting into the oppo territory" creating scoring opportunities. It's interesting to analyse a game to see how many high kicks actually result in successful retrieval and attack by the kicking team. My last point is that the All Blacks as an example are very effective at sustained ball retention (repeated phases) until such time as an attacking opportunity presents itself. In a simplistic nutshell, to score a try you have the ball in hand - if you kick it in the sky, you don't. [/QUOTE]
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