Photographic evidence
CJ, our forwards coach, has a really nice high-powered camera that she takes really nice game photos with. Because she is awesome, she sent me these two photos, one of me running and one of me SCORING MY TRY.
I'm the one with the ball!
SCORING MY TRY!
And a close-up:
To be honest, this was not the best try ever - we had a five meter scrum, and I should’ve waited until my scrummies pushed a little closer before taking the eight-man pick. You can see the green 9 tackled me, and I really had to stretch to get the ball into the try zone. But - I did get it there, so it’s all good!
The other great thing about CJ taking photos is that she takes LOTS. And posts (at least some of) them online. So a nerdy little rugger like me can take the time to go through, say, almost 500 photos (from a single 40 minute half) and look at my body position in rucks, where I’m standing in the defensive and offensive lines, etc., and figure out what I’m doing well and where I need improvement. It’s SO helpful!
I'm the one with the ball!
SCORING MY TRY!
And a close-up:
To be honest, this was not the best try ever - we had a five meter scrum, and I should’ve waited until my scrummies pushed a little closer before taking the eight-man pick. You can see the green 9 tackled me, and I really had to stretch to get the ball into the try zone. But - I did get it there, so it’s all good!
The other great thing about CJ taking photos is that she takes LOTS. And posts (at least some of) them online. So a nerdy little rugger like me can take the time to go through, say, almost 500 photos (from a single 40 minute half) and look at my body position in rucks, where I’m standing in the defensive and offensive lines, etc., and figure out what I’m doing well and where I need improvement. It’s SO helpful!