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This unit develops Year 6 students' tactical understanding of tag rugby through sophisticated team play, strategic decision-making, and performance analysis. Building on established skills, students explore how coordinated attacking moves, spatial awareness, and seamless transitions between attack and defence create successful team performance. The unit culminates in a tournament where students apply their learning and develop analytical skills to evaluate and improve team effectiveness.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Supporting the Ball Carrier
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work as a team to create scoring opportunities and maintain possession in tag rugby?

Key Objectives:

  • • To play effectively in attack and defence by supporting the player with the ball
  • • To score points against opposition through tactical positioning

Lesson 2

Set Plays and Attacking Tactics
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use rehearsed moves to outsmart the opposition and create attacking opportunities?

Key Objectives:

  • • Devise and execute a warm-up activity incorporating short passing skills
  • • Perform coordinated set plays (scissors and around the world) from free passes

Lesson 3

Distance Over Time
1h

Big Question:

How can we use the three-step rule strategically to maintain forward momentum and create scoring opportunities?

Key Objectives:

  • • Communicate and devise tactics for attacking situations in tag rugby
  • • Apply the 'taking distance not time' principle effectively when tagged

Lesson 4

Attacking Tactics
1h

Big Question:

How can we use tactical awareness to create and exploit space in attack?

Key Objectives:

  • • Recognise the difference between attacking and defensive tactics
  • • Apply tactical principles in game situations

Lesson 5

Transition from Attack to Defence
1h

Big Question:

How can effective communication and quick decision-making help us successfully transition from attacking to defending positions?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop effective communication skills when transitioning from attack to defence in tag rugby
  • • To use agility and speed to help defend effectively after losing possession

Lesson 6

Tournament Analysis
1h

Big Question:

How can we use observation and analysis to improve our team's performance in competitive Tag Rugby?

Key Objectives:

  • • To work as a team to implement defending and attacking strategies in competitive situations
  • • To demonstrate and apply all Tag Rugby skills learned throughout the unit in tournament play