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Tackle Donut
From 249.00 €
- size options: 100×20 standard, 120×20 large
- Quality Line options: Premium/Economy
Description
Tackle Donut (Tackle Tube) — Modern, Safer Contact & Tackling Training Tool
The Tackle Donut—often called a Tackle Tube—is an innovative football training device designed to improve tackling technique, pursuit angles, and contact confidence without the full impact of player-to-player collisions. Constructed with durable, lightweight foam and a smooth, reinforced outer shell, it rolls naturally across the field to simulate moving ball carriers while keeping drills controlled and safe. This feature is essential for teaching correct head placement throughout the duration of tackle and it can be done with no need of your players to collide. Coaches use the donut’s rolling motion to challenge athletes to close space, maintain leverage, and finish tackles with correct technique.
The Tackle Donut is used to:
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Teach proper shoulder-leverage and wrap-up tackling
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Improve tracking, pursuit angles, and approach speed
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Build confidence in young and developing players learning contact fundamentals
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Reduce reliance on full-contact reps while maintaining realistic game movement
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Train defensive footwork, body positioning, and safe form tackling
Importance for Player Safety
A primary advantage of tackle donut training is significantly reduced impact risk:
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Minimizes player-to-player collisions, lowering the chance of concussions, stingers, and impact injuries.
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Reinforces safe tackling mechanics—keeping the head up, striking with the shoulder, wrapping through contact.
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Allows high-rep tackling practice without excessive wear and tear on the body.
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Promotes better angle tackling, reducing awkward hits that can strain neck, shoulders, or knees.
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Safer for youth athletes, letting them develop form before moving into higher-intensity contact.
The Tackle Tube supports modern “heads-up” tackling principles, helping protect athletes while improving performance.
Example Drills with Tackle Donut
- Angle Tackle Drill – The coach rolls the donut at an angle while the defender tracks, closes space, and executes a shoulder-first, wrap-up tackle.
- Pursuit & Finish Drill – Multiple players pursue the moving donut from different alignments, focusing on proper angles and controlled acceleration.
- Hawk Tackle Form Drill – Athletes attack a slowly moving donut, emphasizing head placement, shoulder strike, wrap, and drive steps.
- Open-Field Tackle Simulation – The donut is rolled in a zig-zag path; the defender breaks down, mirrors the movement, and finishes with a clean tackle.
- Strip & Recover Drill – Players tackle the donut, work on ripping or punching the simulated “ball,” and then quickly recover to finish the play.
Tackle Donuts are key equipment products together with Hand Shields and Pop Up Dummies in every team set.
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