Tag Rugby Year 4 Lesson 1 Challenge 1

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 1 Challenge 1 – Pupils should be able to change direction Learning Objectives: successfully whilst running with the ball L. O 1 – To develop pupils ability to Challenge 2 – Pupils should be able to change direction at speed run with the ball multiple times successfully whilst carrying the ball L. O 2 – To develop pupils ability to Challenge 3 – Pupils can use teaching points to beat defenders 1 match a change of speed, with vs 1 Numeracy in P. E! Literacy in P. E! Inspiration in P. E! change of direction So. W Milestone Focus: 2 (Select and utilise appropriate tactics and techniques to cause problems for opponents). 8 (Can adapt throwing technique to ensure success in a variety of activities (distance, accuracy, control). Lesson Plan: Warm-up - Command Response: Pupils move into spaces jogging constantly, upon commands all pupils must perform action (Touch, 3 Steps, Jump, Hop, Robot arms, Wave. ) STRETCH then repeat 1 st phase of Warm-up. 2. Shuttle sprints w/ the ball – Organise your class into pairs, to start with the children will get used to running holding the ball by doing shuttle sprints. One child runs out to the line of cones in front of them, when they return their partners goes next! 3. Skill progression – ‘The steal’ feat. THE JOKER. : Pupils remain in the 4 groups and form a single file line in the corner of the playing area in a coned square. Divide the amount of rugby balls you have by 4 and place these in each of the 4 corners. In this game one-by-one pupils run out and ‘steal’ a ball from one of the other 3 teams. Inform the pupils the game will last for a set time- once the time is up the team with the most rugby balls wins! Pick one pupil to be the Joker. This pupil must attempt to ‘tag’ stealers. If tagged they must stand still for 5 seconds. The joker can change legs, but must hop for the whole game!! M/A Pupils are to be placed slightly closer to the centre of the playing area.

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 1 Running with the ball Pupils should hold the ball with two hands in front of their chest. This allows for maximum control and Means players can pass both left and Quickly. Process of elimination - Rugby Pupils should be taught to instantly move forwards upon receiving the ball. A rough process of thought could be. Can I score a try? Can I pass to someone who can? Skill intro - Shuttles L/A M/A Skill progression – ‘The Steal’ w/ THE JOKER! Pupils must pick up rugby balls from the other 3 teams’ squares. M/A pupils move closer to the centre of playing area L/A – Pupils can only enter their square through one side. TRY LINE M/A – The teacher can move in any direction. START LINE Skill related competition – Beat the WALL! Groups take in it turns to score a try past their Teacher. The defenders can only move sideways

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 2 Learning Objectives: L. O 1 – To develop pupils ability to run with the ball L. O 2 – To develop pupils ability to pass the rugby effectively Numeracy in P. E! - Challenge 1 – Pupils should be able to carry the ball successfully when running and pass the ball with some success when stationary Challenge 2 – Pupils should be able to change direction successfully & pass the ball w/ success Challenge 3 – Pupils should be able to change direction at speed, pupils will be able to pass effectively in varied environments. Literacy in P. E! - Inspiration in P. E! - So. W Milestone Focus: 2 (Select and utilise appropriate tactics and techniques to cause problems for opponents). 8 (Can adapt throwing technique to ensure success in a variety of activities (distance, accuracy, control). Lesson Plan: Warm-up - Command Response: Pupils move into spaces jogging constantly, upon commands all pupils must perform action (Touch, 3 Steps, Jump, Hop, Robot arms, Wave. ) STRETCH then repeat 1 st phase of Warm-up. 2. Skill progression – ‘The steal’ feat. THE JOKER. : Pupils remain in the 4 groups and form a single file line in the corner of the playing area in a coned square. Divide the amount of rugby balls you have by 4 and place these in each of the 4 corners. In this game one-by-one pupils run out and ‘steal’ a ball from one of the other 3 teams. Inform the pupils the game will last for a set time- once the time is up the team with the most rugby balls wins! Pick one pupil to be the Joker. This pupil must attempt to ‘tag’ stealers. If tagged they must stand still for 5 seconds. The joker can change legs, but must hop for the whole game!! M/A Pupils are to be placed slightly closer to the centre of the playing area. 3. Skill intro – Lateral passing: Pupils to be split into 4 groups, each groups lines up horizontally. Cover teaching points and ask pupils to pass the ball along the line. PROGRESS to timed challenges (Down the line and back etc). PROGRESS to passing laterally as a group whilst moving forwards.

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 2 Lateral Passing Hold hands out to the side of the body to catch. Move arms across the body parallel to the floor. Point fingers to chest of target on release. Process of elimination - Rugby Pupils should be taught to instantly move forwards upon receiving the ball. A rough process of thought could be. Can I score a try? Can I pass to someone who can? Skill progression – ‘The Steal’ w/ THE JOKER! Pupils must pick up rugby balls from the other 3 teams’ squares. M/A pupils move closer to the centre of playing area L/A – Pupils can only enter their square through one side. Skill intro – Lateral passing in lines Pupils pass the balls down the line and back. Progress to moving forwards as a unit M/A – Pupils further away from each other L/A – Pupils closer together TRY LINE The defenders can only move sideways M/A – The teacher can move in any direction. START LINE 4. Skill related competition – Beat the teacher! Groups take in it turns to score a try past their Teacher.

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 3 Learning Objectives: L. O 1 – To develop pupils ability to run with the ball L. O 2 – To develop pupils ability to pass the rugby effectively Numeracy in P. E! - Challenge 1 – Pupils should be able to carry the ball successfully when running and pass the ball with some success when stationary Challenge 2 – Pupils should be able to change direction successfully & pass the ball w/ success Challenge 3 – Pupils should be able to change direction at speed, pupils will be able to pass effectively in varied environments. Literacy in P. E! - Inspiration in P. E! - So. W Milestone Focus: 2 (Select and utilise appropriate tactics and techniques to cause problems for opponents). 8 (Can adapt throwing technique to ensure success in a variety of activities (distance, accuracy, control). The fastest Rugby player in the world is Carlin Isles (USA). He can run 100 m in 10: 24 secs !!!!! Lesson Plan: Warm-up - Command Response: Pupils move into spaces jogging constantly, upon commands all pupils must perform action (Touch, 3 Steps, Jump, Hop, Robot arms, Wave. ) STRETCH then repeat 1 st phase of Warm-up. 2. Skill intro – Lateral passing: Pupils to be split into 4 groups, each groups lines up horizontally. Cover teaching points and ask pupils to pass the ball along the line. PROGRESS to timed challenges (Down the line and back etc). PROGRESS to passing laterally as a group whilst moving forwards. 3. Skill related competition – ‘Beat the teacher – One ball per team’: Each team attempts to score a try past the teacher (teacher must hop). Each team must complete 2 passes before they score a try. M/A Pupil progress towards attempting to score a try in groups of three, L/A Pupils can attempt to score a try without any restrictions. 4. Conditioned Game Tag Rugby – Ashbourne style - Set up one large pitch in your playing area.

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 3 Lateral Passing Hold hands out to the side of the body to catch. Move arms across the body parallel to the floor. Point fingers to chest of target on release. Timing the pass to beat the defence When attempting to break through a defensive wall, attacks will be more successful if passes are released close to the defender Drawing the defender, making space. Skill intro – Lateral passing in lines Pupils pass the balls down the line and back. Progress to moving forwards as a unit M/A – Pupils further away from each other L/A – Pupils closer together Skill related competition – Tag Rugby Ashbourne style No forward pass, player must stop when ‘tagged’. After 3 tags the ball changes to the other team TRY LINE The defenders can only move sideways M/A – The teacher can move in any direction. START LINE Skill related competition – Beat the teacher! Groups take in it turns to score a try past their Teacher.

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 4 Learning Objectives: L. O 1 – To develop pupils ability to run with the ball L. O 2 – To develop pupils ability to pass the rugby effectively Numeracy in P. E! - Challenge 1 – Pupils should be able to carry the ball successfully when running and pass the ball with some success when stationary Challenge 2 – Pupils should be able to change direction successfully & pass the ball w/ success Challenge 3 – Pupils should be able to change direction at speed, pupils will be able to pass effectively in varied environments. Literacy in P. E! - Inspiration in P. E! - So. W Milestone Focus: 2 (Select and utilise appropriate tactics and techniques to cause problems for opponents). 8 (Can adapt throwing technique to ensure success in a variety of activities (distance, accuracy, control). The fastest ever try scored was 7. 24 seconds from the kick off!! Can you beat that? ! Lesson Plan: Warm-up - Command Response: Pupils move into spaces jogging constantly, upon commands all pupils must perform action (Touch, 3 Steps, Jump, Hop, Robot arms, Wave. ) STRETCH then repeat 1 st phase of Warm-up. 2. Skill related competition – ‘Beat the teacher – One ball per team’: Each team attempts to score a try past the teacher (teacher must hop). Each team must complete 2 passes before they score a try. M/A Pupil progress towards attempting to score a try in groups of three, L/A Pupils can attempt to score a try without any restrictions. 3. Conditioned Game Tag Rugby – Set up two pitches on playing area. Pupils play two conditioned games (simple rules – no forward pass, player must stop when ‘tagged’, after 3 tags the ball changes to the other team)

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 4 Lateral Passing Hold hands out to the side of the body to catch. Move arms across the body parallel to the floor. Point fingers to chest of target on release. Skill related competition – Tag Rugby M/A play against M/A L/A play against L/A No forward pass, player must stop when ‘tagged’. After 3 tags the ball changes to the other team TRY LINE The defenders can only move sideways M/A – The teacher can move in any direction. START LINE Skill related competition – Beat the teacher! Groups take in it turns to score a try past their Teacher. Timing the pass to beat the defence When attempting to break through a defensive wall, attacks will be more successful if passes are released close to the defender Drawing the defender, making space.

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 5 Learning Objectives: L. O 1 – To develop pupils ability to run with the ball L. O 2 – To develop pupils ability to pass the rugby effectively Numeracy in P. E! - Challenge 1 – Pupils should be able to carry the ball successfully when running and pass the ball with some success when stationary Challenge 2 – Pupils should be able to change direction successfully & pass the ball w/ success Challenge 3 – Pupils should be able to change direction at speed, pupils will be able to pass effectively in varied environments. Literacy in P. E! - Inspiration in P. E! - So. W Milestone Focus: 2 (Select and utilise appropriate tactics and techniques to cause problems for opponents). 8 (Can adapt throwing technique to ensure success in a variety of activities (distance, accuracy, control). Lesson Plan: Warm-up - Command Response: Pupils move into spaces jogging constantly, upon commands all pupils must perform action (Touch, 3 Steps, Jump, Hop, Robot arms, Wave. ) STRETCH then repeat 1 st phase of Warm-up. 2. Skill related competition – ‘Beat the teacher – One ball per team’: Each team attempts to score a try past the teacher (teacher must hop). Each team must complete 2 passes before they score a try. M/A Pupil progress towards attempting to score a try in groups of three, L/A Pupils can attempt to score a try without any restrictions. 3. Sensing Danger – Defending as a pair: Organise the class the same as for ‘Beat the Teacher’ – This time the ‘teacher’ will be substituted by two children acting as defenders. The two defenders attempt to defend 3 attacks, they then rotate with two other children and become the attackers with the other members of the group. Organise activity so that M/A compete against children of a similar ability 3. Conditioned Game Tag Rugby – Set up two pitches on playing area. Pupils play two

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 5 Timing the pass to beat the defence When attempting to break through a defensive wall, attacks will be more successful if passes are released close to the defender Drawing the defender, making space. Sensing Danger – Defending as a pair When defending in a group in rugby it is a good idea to keep together in a horizontal line. This line will move sideways to stop attacks. If your defence doesn’t work togethere will be more gaps to exploit! Sensing danger – Defending as a pair The two defenders attempt to defend 3 attacks, they then rotate with two other children and become the attackers with the other members of the group. Organise activity so that M/A compete against children of a similar ability Skill related competition – Tag Rugby M/A play against M/A L/A play against L/A No forward pass, player must stop when ‘tagged’. After 3 tags the ball changes to the other team TRY LINE The defenders can only move sideways M/A – The teacher can move in any direction. START LINE Skill related competition – Beat the teacher! Groups take in it turns to score a try past their Teacher.

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 6 Learning Objectives: L. O 1 – To develop pupils ability to run with the ball L. O 2 – To develop pupils ability to pass the rugby effectively Numeracy in P. E! - Challenge 1 – Pupils should be able to carry the ball successfully when running and pass the ball with some success when stationary Challenge 2 – Pupils should be able to change direction successfully & pass the ball w/ success Challenge 3 – Pupils should be able to change direction at speed, pupils will be able to pass effectively in varied environments. Literacy in P. E! - Inspiration in P. E! - So. W Milestone Focus: 2 (Select and utilise appropriate tactics and techniques to cause problems for opponents). 8 (Can adapt throwing technique to ensure success in a variety of activities (distance, accuracy, control). In March 2015 the Welsh rugby team stopped the Irish team from scoring a try 45 times in a row! You can ‘Youtube’ the clip here - https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=12 ruy. Y 7 hq 5 k Lesson Plan: Warm-up - Command Response: Pupils move into spaces jogging constantly, upon commands all pupils must perform action (Touch, 3 Steps, Jump, Hop, Robot arms, Wave. ) STRETCH then repeat 1 st phase of Warm-up. 2. Sensing Danger – Defending as a pair: Organise the class the same as for ‘Beat the Teacher’ – This time the ‘teacher’ will be substituted by two children acting as defenders. The two defenders attempt to defend 3 attacks, they then rotate with two other children and become the attackers with the other members of the group. Organise activity so that M/A compete against children of a similar ability 3. Conditioned Game Tag Rugby – Set up two pitches on playing area. Pupils play two

Tag Rugby Year 4 -Lesson 6 Timing the pass to beat the defence When attempting to break through a defensive wall, attacks will be more successful if passes are released close to the defender Drawing the defender, making space. Sensing Danger – Defending as a pair When defending in a group in rugby it is a good idea to keep together in a horizontal line. This line will move sideways to stop attacks. If your defence doesn’t work togethere will be more gaps to exploit! Sensing danger – Defending as a pair The two defenders attempt to defend 3 attacks, they then rotate with two other children and become the attackers with the other members of the group. Organise activity so that M/A compete against children of a similar ability Skill related competition – Tag Rugby M/A play against M/A L/A play against L/A No forward pass, player must stop when ‘tagged’. After 3 tags the ball changes to the other team