Ball Skills & Team Tactics
Tag Rugby
•Year 7
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 7 students to tag rugby through a carefully scaffolded progression from individual ball skills to collaborative team tactics. The focus is on building technical competence alongside tactical awareness, enabling students to understand both the 'how' and 'why' of decision-making in invasion games. Through increasingly complex game scenarios, students develop the confidence to apply skills under pressure whilst appreciating the importance of communication, fairness and teamwork.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can controlling the ball and reading your opponent's movements help you succeed in tag rugby?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop confidence and control when handling a rugby ball in various situations
- • To understand and apply safe and effective tagging technique
Lesson 2
Big Question:
Can you send and receive a ball accurately when opponents are trying to stop you?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop accurate passing technique using pocket passes in static and dynamic situations
- • To demonstrate effective catching skills with correct hand positioning under pressure
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can you use deception and accurate passing to outmanoeuvre defenders in tag rugby?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop accurate backwards passing technique whilst moving at speed
- • Master the dummy pass as a deceptive attacking strategy
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we apply rules and work together to create fair, competitive and enjoyable tag rugby games?
Key Objectives:
- • Apply the rules of tag rugby accurately in modified and full game situations
- • Work co-operatively to organise, maintain and officiate tag rugby games
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can effective tactical decisions and communication transform individual skills into successful team performance?
Key Objectives:
- • To apply tactics within gameplay situations with increasing sophistication
- • To demonstrate improved decision-making under pressure in competitive contexts
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can I demonstrate all my learning and inspire my team to success in competitive situations?
Key Objectives:
- • To apply all learned skills and tactics in a tournament format with consistency and confidence
- • To demonstrate excellent sportsmanship, fair play and leadership in competitive situations