Building Leadership Through Tactical Communication
•Year 4
•Outdoor Adventurous Activities
•Arrange in 3x3 grids with 2-metre spacing between hoops
Alternative: Poly spots, cones in circles, or chalk circles
Teams need easily distinguishable colours
Alternative: Bean bags, coloured bibs, or laminated cards
Mark clear activity areas and waiting zones
Alternative: Rope, tape, or natural boundaries
Guiding and directing a team towards achieving a goal
Planned strategies used to achieve success in a challenge or game
Sharing ideas, instructions and feedback clearly with teammates
Being accountable for your team's actions and helping everyone succeed
Working together effectively to achieve a common goal
An overall plan for achieving success in challenges
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Clear verbal communication skills, listening and following complex instructions, presenting tactical explanations to others, vocabulary development around leadership terms
Strategic thinking and probability in tactical games, counting and pattern recognition in grid-based activities, problem-solving through tactical analysis
Understanding of cause and effect in tactical decisions, systematic approach to problem-solving, observation and analysis skills in game evaluation
Spatial awareness and positioning, understanding of directions and movement patterns, mapping of tactical movements and strategies
Leadership qualities and responsibilities, teamwork and cooperation, emotional regulation under pressure, empathy and inclusion of others, goal-setting and personal development
Move dynamically between teams to observe leadership development, position at corners for maximum visibility during activities
Watch for leadership communication clarity, tactical thinking development, team inclusion behaviours, and positive dynamics
Step in to support struggling leaders, redirect negative competitive behaviours, ensure fair rotation of leadership roles
Model confident leadership communication, demonstrate tactical thinking processes, show inclusive team behaviour, use enthusiastic tone for motivation
Minimum 15m x 15m indoor space or outdoor hard surface area, clear of obstacles and hazards
Dry, level surface free from trip hazards, adequate grip for safe movement and direction changes
Stop all activity immediately with clear whistle signal, assess any incidents calmly, provide appropriate first aid or support, resume activity only when safe to do so
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