Definição do conceito
É quando um jogador consegue executar um passe ao seu companheiro após ser tackleado, mas antes do seu corpo entrar em contato com o chão.
Garantia literária
An offload in rugby union is utilised by the attacking team with the aim of keeping possession and continuing an attack to potentially provide an opportunity to penetrate the defensive line and score a try. An offload is where the player carrying the ball is being tackled by a member of the opposing team, during this contact with the opposing player, the ball carrier attempts to pass or hand the ball to a member of their team in order to continue the attack.
REFERÊNCIA: PULLING, C.; MATHEW, S. Offloads in Rugby Union: northern and southern hemisphere international teams. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, v. 15, n. 1, p. 217-228, abr. 2015. Disponível em: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.1080/24748668.2015.11868788?scroll=top&needAccess=true. Acesso em: 15 maio 2021.
