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This unit introduces Year 3 students to the tactical foundations of tag rugby through a carefully structured progression from individual skills to collaborative team play. The emphasis is on developing students' understanding of space, communication, and decision-making within the context of invasion games. Each lesson builds upon previous learning whilst introducing new challenges that require students to apply their skills under increasing pressure, culminating in sophisticated backward passing strategies that demonstrate advanced tactical thinking.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Running Past Defenders
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use speed and clever movements to get past defenders and score points?

Key Objectives:

  • • Grasp the principle of moving forward to score over a line using speed to run past defenders
  • • Judge when to move to evade taggers effectively

Lesson 2

Ball Handling and Retrieving Skills
45 min

Big Question:

How can mastering different ball handling techniques make you a more valuable team player?

Key Objectives:

  • • Perform a range of ball handling skills with increasing control and confidence
  • • Experiment with different ways of sending and receiving to find effective techniques

Lesson 3

Evading and Communication Skills
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use clever movement and teamwork to evade defenders and create scoring opportunities?

Key Objectives:

  • • Explore a range of agility techniques to avoid being tagged
  • • Evade defenders effectively to score points

Lesson 4

Passing on Cue and Tag Protocol
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use passing to create space and score tries when under pressure?

Key Objectives:

  • • Improve passing skills when prompted by teammates or game situations
  • • Understand and apply tag protocol rules in game situations

Lesson 5

Defending and Closing Down Space
45 min

Big Question:

How can two defenders work together to stop one attacker from scoring?

Key Objectives:

  • • Understand and apply the defensive principle of closing down space
  • • Work cooperatively with a partner to defend effectively

Lesson 6

Back Passing and Game Application
1h

Big Question:

How can we use backward passing to create more attacking opportunities in tag rugby?

Key Objectives:

  • • To implement new back passing skills in a competitive game format
  • • To demonstrate accurate backwards passing technique in unopposed and opposed situations