Alias · Guard Passing
Deep half far leg recovery
Also known as Waiter Guard Pass — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: describes the pass from the top player's perspective
Descriptive — recovering the far leg from deep half
Deep half far leg recovery is a descriptive name for the waiter guard pass — naming the recovery of the far leg from the waiter (deep half) position.
Etymology. “Deep half” names the underneath position the waiter guard belongs to; “far leg recovery” names the passer’s task of freeing the trapped far leg. The label describes the mechanical objective rather than the position’s nickname.
Mechanics. Recovering the leg is rotational: the passer rotates the trapped far leg free of the deep-half control around a fixed point, so the bottom player can no longer hold it overhead, and the leg returns to a basing position from which the pass continues.
Cross-reference. “Waiter sweep defence” is a sibling alias. Full mechanical coverage on Waiter Guard Pass.