Advanced Tag Rugby Tactics and Strategic Play
•Year 6
•Tag Rugby
•Distributed around activity areas for easy access
Alternative: Soft rugby balls, foam rugby balls for safety
Pre-sorted into team colours, spare tags available
Alternative: Coloured bibs with velcro strips, flag football belts
Mark court areas, boundaries, and starting positions
Alternative: Markers, spots, or natural boundaries
Different colour from tags for clear team identification
Alternative: Coloured pinnies, team bands
Passing the rugby ball towards your own goal line, which is the only legal direction in rugby
A deceptive movement where a player pretends to pass but retains possession
When a player accidentally drops or hits the ball forward towards the opponent's goal line
An illegal pass thrown towards the opponent's goal line
Defenders moving towards attackers to reduce their options and time
Allowing play to continue after an infringement if the non-offending team gains benefit
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Angles of passing, distances between players, scoring calculations
Forces and motion in ball passing, physics of deception in dummy passes
Spatial awareness, field positioning, directional movement
Teamwork, resilience under pressure, fair play and sportsmanship
Move around perimeter for visibility of all groups, central position for demonstrations
Watch for passing accuracy, dummy pass technique, defensive positioning, and safe play
Step in for safety concerns, skill correction, or rule clarification
Use students to help demonstrate whenever possible, exaggerate key movements for visibility
Minimum 30m x 20m court area, clear of obstacles
Dry, even surface free from hazards, appropriate for running and changing direction
Stop signal established, first aid kit accessible, clear evacuation route identified
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