Tight 5 Rugby

‘Ball of your foot’

Shifting your body weight forward, lifting your heels, having the connection of the athletes body and the ground be through their “balls of their feet.”

But what is it?

The padded portion of the sole between the toes and the arch, the metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP joints). Studies show that ‘Heel Up’ body movement stabilizes ankles and knees at the sacrifice of energy conservation.

Strengthening the intrinsic muscle systems surrounding the MTP joints has important implications including the improvement in stability of shock absorption. Athletes can become fatigued over prolonged use, so it is best to train in game like situations.

These small joints and muscles can often be overlooked, but play a key part in performance of a scrummager.

Rugby Law-
18:22/18:23/18:24/18:25

18- Touch, Quick Throw, and Lineout.

Throwers 👥

22- The player throwing in the ball stands on the mark of touch with both feet outside the field of play. The thrower must not step into the field of play until the ball has been thrown.
23- The ball Must:
a) Be thrown in straight along the mark of touch; and
b) Reach the five-metre line before it hits the ground or is played; and
c) Be thrown in without delay once the lineout is formed.
24- The thrower must not pretend to throw the ball.
25- No player can block the throw or prevent the ball from travelling five metres.