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This unit develops Year 4 students' understanding of invasion game principles through the accessible medium of tag rugby, focusing on ball handling, spatial awareness, and collaborative decision making. The emphasis is on building confident attacking play through progressive skill development, moving from individual technique to sophisticated team tactics. Through carefully structured activities, students develop both the physical skills of passing and ball handling alongside the cognitive demands of reading the game and making quick decisions under pressure.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Basic Passing and Team Attack
45 min

Big Question:

How can accurate passing help our team create successful attacks in Tag Rugby?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop accurate passing and catching techniques in Tag Rugby
  • • To understand how teamwork and communication create attacking opportunities

Lesson 2

Ball Handling & Running
45 min

Big Question:

How can I maintain possession of the ball while creating space and opportunities for my team?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop correct technique for picking up and carrying the ball using the 'W' grip
  • • To use changes of speed and direction to create space and maintain possession

Lesson 3

Keeping Possession in Attack
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work as a team to keep the ball away from our opponents and create attacking opportunities?

Key Objectives:

  • • Keep possession of the ball in small groups unchallenged and build an attack
  • • Keep possession of the ball and progress up the pitch consistently

Lesson 4

Evading and Decision Making
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our movement skills and decision-making to keep possession and advance towards our goal?

Key Objectives:

  • • To run with the ball and successfully evade being tagged using a variety of techniques
  • • To identify when to run with the ball or pass to a teammate based on game situations

Lesson 5

Creating Space & Gaps
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use changes of speed and timing to create and exploit space in attack?

Key Objectives:

  • • To receive the ball and run into space using changes of speed
  • • To identify and exploit gaps in defensive lines

Lesson 6

Team Tactics and Competitive Play
1h

Big Question:

How can we use different tactics and teamwork to outsmart our opponents in competitive tag rugby?

Key Objectives:

  • • Use different length passes to create attacking opportunities in competitive games
  • • Apply tactics and teamwork effectively to score tries against opposition teams