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Rugby perception

Things are not always as they seem. Rugby perception - seeing what is happening in a rugby game is made more difficult by stress. Take advantage.

Perception is everything

If rugby is a game of inches...and it is...
...imagine how you can affect the game...
...by playing with opposition minds!

Imagine...running towards your opposite number...
... in a straight line at an even pace.

They have an easy time...
...their brain works out how to intercept...
...and gets the body there to stop you.

Now imagine running towards your opposite number...
...changing direction and pace slightly a number of times...
...much more challenging for their brain.

Now imagine running towards your opposite number...
...changing direction and pace slightly...
...dip the shoulder maybe...
...or do something unusual with your feet..
...so some or all of what`s happening...
... is an illusion!
Their brain is in oveload.

Maybe you do it without deception a number of times...
...then throw in a bit of deception.
Perhaps you do not get past...
...but next time you may have more space...
...because they hang back...
...wondering what is coming next!

Everything in rugby is easy...

...unless you are under stress...
...and rugby perception suffers from the strain

Some people look at demonstrations of...
...simple physical deception - sidesteps for example...
... and say...

..."That would never fool me - I would flatten them"

BUT - they are not under the stress...
...that exists in a game of rugby
...that aids deception
...which plays tricks with perception...
...and creates the important inches needed to win

In a nutshell...
...be tricky and as deceptive as possible...
...play with the opposition perceptions...
...disguise as much as possible...
...your real intentions...
...and what is about to unfold on the pitch.

In another nutshell...
I want to make sure you will bend rugby perception,...
...be evasive and make sure you believe...
...that rugby sidesteps...
...are a basic rugby skill...
...and you intend to master them
.

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