TAG RUGBY TACTICS3.OPPONENTS

ATTACKING FORMATION

4. OPPONENTS DEFENDING FORMATION

TEAM TASK:a) In boxes 1 and 2, draw your attacking and defending formations.b) Play your opponents. Watch how they are setting up in attack and defence. Draw these in boxes 3 and 4.c) You need to set your attacking formation and your defending formation to beat your opponents. Draw your new formations that will do this in box 5 and 6.

45. YOUR NEW

ATTACKING FORMATION

6. YOUR NEW DEFENDING FORMATION

1.YOUR ATTACKING FORMATION

2.YOUR DEFENDING FORMATION

Attacking Top Tips!

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Defending Top Tips!

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What did your team do best today?

Attacking:

Defending:

4What would your top tips be for attacking and defending!?

TAG RUGBY TACTICS1. YOUR ATTACKING

FORMATIONTEAM TASK: a)Come up with an attacking and defending formation and draw these in boxes 1 and 2.b) Play your opponents and draw their attacking formation in box 3.c) Draw a new defending formation to deal with this in box 4.

2. YOUR DEFENDING FORMATION

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3. YOUR OPPONENTS ATTACKING FORMATION

4. YOUR NEW DEFENDING FORMATION

Attacking Top Tips!

1)Create continuity- Keep the attack flowing by having support to pass quickly and catch the defence off guard.2) Apply pressure-applying the above principles will result in a score which will put pressure on the other team.3)

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Defending Top Tips!

1) Contest possession- by tagging the opposition and making them pass.2) Go forward- this will prevent the opposition from gaining ground.

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What did your team do best today?

Attacking:

Defending:

3Can you think of any more attacking and defending top tips!?

TAG RUGBY TACTICS1) ATTACKING

2) DEFENDING

3) ATTACKING IDEA

4) DEFENDING IDEA

TEAM TASK: a) Set up the attacking and defending formation shown in boxes 1 and 2.

b) After you have had a go at that, draw your own ideas for an attacking and defending formation in boxes 3 and 4. Think about the formation of your opponent.

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Attacking Top Tips!

Contest possession- good p________and ball control.Go forward- through r_______, in order to score.Create continuity- Keep the attack flowing by having s________ from one of your team members.Apply pressure-applying the above principles will result in a score which will put pressure on the other team.

Defending Top Tips!

Contest possession- by tagging the opposition and making them p____.Go forward- this will prevent the opposition from gaining g________.Create continuity- maintain the t________ of attackers which will then lead to…Applying pressure- applying the above principles will cut down the attacking teams thinking time and force them to make ________!

What did your team do best today?

Attacking:

Defending:

2Fill in the missing gaps to show you know your tactics!

TAG RUGBY TACTICS1) ATTACKING

3) DEFENDING

2)ATTACKING

4) DEFENDING

TEAM TASK:a) Choose one of the attacking formations and one of the defensive formations to use in a game.

b) Once you have had a go at that, discuss how well it went and you can choose another formation to set up.

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Attacking Top Tips!

Contest possession- good passing and handling.Go forward- through running, in order to score.Create continuity- Keep the attack flowing by having support to pass quickly and catch the defence off guard.Apply pressure-applying the above principles will result in a score which will put pressure on the other team.

Defending Top Tips!

Contest possession- by tagging the opposition and making them pass.Go forward- this will prevent the opposition from gaining ground.Create continuity- maintain the tagging of attackers which will then lead to…Applying pressure- applying the above principles will cut down the attacking teams thinking time and force them to make mistakes!

What did your team do best today?

Attacking:

Defending:

1Read the top tips below to help you with your tactics! Tick which ones you did today.