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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 628501" data-attributes="member: 42330">Sometimes you do though and you need to exploit it.This argument reminds me of something Martin Johnson said about when Leicester went pro. The first big name forwards coach they got in, he deconstructed every element of the lineout and had them practice it in isolation. They&#039;d be kneeling while people threw balls at them to simulate taking a ball once in the air for example. They didn&#039;t spend all of their time practicing the whole thing. They spent a lot of time practicing parts of it.Sevens is like that. It&#039;s part of the game, taken and focused on to a huge degree. Sevens is valuable for teaching players how to play a certain part of the game. Just because its missing other elements does not devalue it as a training tool.In all seriousness, looking at the number of NZ and Aussie backs with serious 7s experience, I find it mildly surprising its still an argument. Those are the countries that produce the best loosies and backs in the world as a rule. If Sevens is bad, this wouldn&#039;t happen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Peat, post: 628501, member: 42330"] Sometimes you do though and you need to exploit it. This argument reminds me of something Martin Johnson said about when Leicester went pro. The first big name forwards coach they got in, he deconstructed every element of the lineout and had them practice it in isolation. They'd be kneeling while people threw balls at them to simulate taking a ball once in the air for example. They didn't spend all of their time practicing the whole thing. They spent a lot of time practicing parts of it. Sevens is like that. It's part of the game, taken and focused on to a huge degree. Sevens is valuable for teaching players how to play a certain part of the game. Just because its missing other elements does not devalue it as a training tool. In all seriousness, looking at the number of NZ and Aussie backs with serious 7s experience, I find it mildly surprising its still an argument. Those are the countries that produce the best loosies and backs in the world as a rule. If Sevens is bad, this wouldn't happen. [/QUOTE]

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