Skills to Team Mastery
•Year 5
•Tag Rugby
•Distribute around playing areas
Alternative: Foam rugby balls, touch rugby balls
Ensure two tags per belt, check velcro strength
Alternative: Fabric strips, velcro tags
Clearly distinguish teams
Alternative: Coloured bibs, fabric bands
Mark playing area boundaries
Alternative: Markers, chalk lines
Attracting a defender towards you before passing to a teammate
Moving to areas away from defenders to receive passes
Positioning yourself to help teammates in attack
Choosing the best action based on the game situation
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Tactical vocabulary development, explanation and description skills, listening to instructions
Spatial awareness, angles of running and passing, counting tags and scores, timing calculations
Forces in motion, momentum and acceleration, body systems during exercise, reaction times
Using directional language, mapping movement patterns, understanding space and position
Teamwork and cooperation, decision-making under pressure, resilience when tactics don't work, respect for opponents
Move between groups to observe all students, position at corners for maximum visibility
Watch for tactical decision-making, timing of passes, and safe play
Step in when students struggle with timing, when play becomes too physical, or when tactics break down
Use clear, exaggerated movements to show timing, position yourself where all can see, involve confident students in demonstrations
Large indoor hall or outdoor area minimum 30m x 20m
Even, non-slip surface free from hazards and water
Stop all play immediately, assess injury severity, provide appropriate first aid, contact emergency services if required
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