Positions v2 - Revision history

RogerM at 19:28, 13 August 2025

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RogerM at 13:48, 13 August 2025

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RogerM: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" | |Props (x2 on a team) |Hooker |Scrum Half |Fly Half |Centre |Winger | |- |SKILLS | | | | | | |Used for: |- |Pace |Low |Low |Medium |Medium |Medium |High..."

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Created page with "{| class="wikitable" | |Props (x2 on a team) |Hooker |Scrum Half |Fly Half |Centre |Winger | |- |SKILLS | | | | | | |Used for: |- |Pace |Low |Low |Medium |Medium |Medium |High..."

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{| class="wikitable"
|
|Props (x2 on a team)
|Hooker
|Scrum Half
|Fly Half
|Centre
|Winger
|
|-
|SKILLS
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|Used for:
|-
|Pace
|Low
|Low
|Medium
|Medium
|Medium
|High
|Running the ball
|-
|Footwork
|Low
|Low
|High
|Medium
|Medium
|High
|Evading tackles
|-
|Strength
|High
|High
|Low
|Low
|Low
|Low
|Pushing in the scrum or trying to blast through tackles
|-
|Handling
|Medium
|Medium
|Medium
|Medium
|High
|Medium
|Catching the ball
|-
|Passing
|Medium
|Medium
|High
|High
|High
|Medium
|Passing the ball
|-
|Tackling
|High
|High
|Low
|Low
|Low
|Low
|Tackling opponents
|-
|Kicking
|N/A
|N/A
|Medium
|High
|Low
|Low
|Restarts, penalty kicks, drop goals, clearances, tactical kicking (short clearance, cross field kick)
|-
|Jumping
|N/A
|High
|Low
|Low
|Medium
|High
|Contesting the restart and line out
|-
|Fit
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|Adds or takes away from other attributes as per other Olmec games
|-
|Aggression
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|Allocated to the team and acts as a bonus to strength, tackling, jackalling and jumping but risks increased penalties and yellow/red cards (akin to hardness in MSWL)
|-
|Notes:
|Pushes in the scrum and lifts in the lineout and at restarts
|Pushes and hooks the ball in the scrum and throws in at the lineout, lifts at restarts
|Puts the ball in at the scrum and usually receives it from the hooker
|Takes kicks and organises the team (like a QB in NFL)
|Does a bit of everything
|Main try scorer on the team
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|-
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|-
|Key:
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|High
|Essential for the position
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|Medium
|An important part of the role
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|Low
|Not an essential skill for this role
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|N/A
|A player in this position never does this
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|}

== Zone Selection ==
[[null|link=https://www.olmec.org/support/index.php%3Ftitle=File:Zone-Selection.png|left|thumb|Zone Selection for coaches]]

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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {| class="wikitable"
+|
-|Props (P) x2 on a team
+|'''Props (P) x2 on a team'''
-|Hooker (H)
+|'''Hooker (H)'''
-|Scrum Half (SH)
+|'''Scrum Half (SH)'''
-|Fly Half (FH)
+|'''Fly Half (FH)'''
-|Centre (C)
+|'''Centre (C)'''
-|Winger (W)
+|'''Winger (W)'''
+|
 |-
-|SKILLS
+|'''''SKILLS'''''
+|
+|
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 |Used for:
 |-
-|Pace (PCE)
+|'''Pace (PCE)'''
 |Low
 |Low
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 |Medium
 |High
-|Running the ball
+|Running the ball (incorporates using footwork)
 |-
-|Strength (STR)
+|'''Strength (STR)'''
 |High
 |High
 |Low
 |Low
 |Low
-|Low
+|Pushing in the scrum, tackling or trying to run through tackles
 |-
-|Handling (HAN)
+|'''Handling (HAN)'''
 |Medium
 |Medium
@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 |Medium
 |Medium
-|Catching the ball
+|Catching and passing the ball
 |-
-|Positional Awareness (PAW)
+|'''Positional Awareness (PAW)'''
 |Low
 |Low
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 |Medium
 |Medium
-|Tackling opponents
+|Being in the right place at the right time (to receive a pass or make a tackle)
 |-
-|Kicking (KCK)
+|'''Kicking (KCK)'''
 |N/A
 |N/A
 |Medium
 |High
-|Low
+|Medium
 |Low
 |Restarts, penalty kicks, drop goals, clearances, tactical kicking (short clearance, cross field kick)
 |-
-|Jumping (JMP)
+|'''Jumping (JMP)'''
 |N/A
 |High
@@ Line 72: / Line 72: @@
 |Contesting the restart and line out
 |-
-|Fit
+|'''Fit'''
+|
+|
@@ Line 81: / Line 81: @@
 |Adds or takes away from other attributes as per other Olmec games
 |-
-|Aggression
+|'''Aggression'''
+|
+|
@@ Line 88: / Line 88: @@
+|
+|
-|Allocated to the team and acts as a bonus to strength, tackling, jackalling and jumping but risks increased penalties and yellow/red cards (akin to hardness in MSWL)
+|Allocated to the team and acts as a bonus to strength and jumping but risks increased penalties and yellow/red cards (akin to hardness in MSWL)
 |-
-|Notes:
+|'''Notes:'''
 |Usually the strongest players on the team
+|Usually one of the strongest players on the team
-|Usually the best passer on the team.
+|Usually has the best ball handling skills on the team.
 |Usually the best kicker on the team
 |Does a bit of everything
@@ Line 102: / Line 102: @@
 |Pushes in the scrum
 |Pushes and hooks the ball in the scrum
-|Usually puts the ball into the scrum
+|Great positional awareness
+|Great positional awareness
+|
 |Usually the main target for the restarts
@@ Line 111: / Line 111: @@
 |Lifts at the lineout
 |Jumps at the line out
-|Usually throws the ball into the line out
+|Puts the ball into the scrum
+|Takes place kicks (restarts, conversions, penalties, drop goals)
+|
+|
 |-
-|Key:
+|'''Key:'''
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
 |-
-|High
+|'''High'''
 |Essential for the position
+|
@@ Line 135: / Line 135: @@
+|
 |-
-|Medium
+|'''Medium'''
 |An important part of the role
+|
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+|
 |-
-|Low
+|'''Low'''
-|Not an essential skill for this role
+|A useful skill to have but not essential
+|
+|
@@ Line 153: / Line 153: @@
+|
 |-
-|N/A
+|'''N/A'''
 |A player in this position never does this
+|

@@ Line 110: / Line 110: @@
 |Notes:
 |Pushes in the scrum and lifts in the lineout and at restarts
-|Pushes and hooks the ball in the scrum and throws in at the lineout, lifts at restarts
+|Pushes and hooks the ball in the scrum, jumps at the lineout, and lifts at restarts
-|Puts the ball in at the scrum and usually receives it from the hooker
+|Puts the ball in at the scrum and usually receives it from the Hooker, throws the ball in at the line out and receives it back from the Hooker
 |Takes kicks and organises the team (like a QB in NFL)
 |Does a bit of everything
@@ Line 173: / Line 173: @@
 == Zone Selection ==
-[[null|link=https://www.olmec.org/support/index.php%3Ftitle=File:Zone-Selection.png|left|thumb|Zone Selection for coaches]]
+[[File:Zones 1 to 7 for team selection.png|left|thumb|772x772px]]
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