Scoop tag

Description Instructions
- Nominate 3 players as taggers and they will run without a football.
- All other players carry a ball and run randomly in an area evading taggers.
- Taggers call out touch when they effect a touch on a runner.
- The player tagged, must immediately perform a roll-ball (place their ball on the
ground between their
feet and step over it), and become a tagger.
- The tagger scoops the ball up and continues playing as a runner.
- Rotate taggers.

Variations Once tagger scoops the ball up, they immediately pass back to the runner and
continue chasing (they don’t change places with the runner).

Teacher notes Remind students to look up and determine where their opponent is before
scooping the ball off the ground to avoid collision.

KTP Running with the ball

- Carry the ball in two hands in front of the body

Effecting a touch
- Be positioned to one side of the ball carrier to reduce evasion options
- Look at the waist or lower trunk of the ball carrier
- Move towards the ball carrier and slow down slightly
- Touch the ball carrier with a ‘light tap’ and call out either ‘yes’ or ‘touch’

Roll ball
- The player with the ball faces the opposing teams touchdown zone
- The ball is placed on the ground between the feet (preferably the ball is
stationary, although it may roll backwards to a maximum of 1m).
- The player steps over the ball

LEST L: Split class into 2 and have 2 games going at the same time.
E: Dependant on class size, all students to have a ball besides 3 students.
4 cones to mark out each playing area
S: 2x areas set out, 10mx10m.
T: 10-12mins (with variation).

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Description Instructions
- Pairs collect 4 cones and 1 ball to create their playing area.
- A ball is placed at one end of the score line.
- Paris start back to back in the middle of the area.
- When the player facing the ball calls out ‘go’, both players run opposite ends of
the area and around the marker cone.
- The player who was facing the ball scoops it up and attempts to score a
touchdown.
- The play is completed when either a touch down has occurred.
- Player take turns facing the ball and calling ‘go’.
- Sets of pairs swap over.

Variations - Increase the size of the area and play with two attackers against one defender.
The attackers can pass or run
themselves.
- Rotate pairs around to other games to add variety and more challenge.
- Can have a king of the courts set up, winner moves on, loser moves down or
stays.

KTP Effecting a touch

- Be positioned to one side of the ball carrier to reduce evasion options
- Look at the waist or lower trunk of the ball carrier
- Move towards the ball carrier and slow down slightly
- Touch the ball carrier with a ‘light tap’ and call out either ‘yes’ or ‘touch’
Side Step (Evasion)
- Body is positioned to one side of the defender
- Knees and the hips flex to lower the base of support
- Hand nearest the defender is extended to initiate the touch on opponent with
minimal force

Scoring
- Cross the score line
- Bend the knees and lower the body
- Use both hands to place the ball on the ground

LEST L: groups of 4.
E: 4 cones, 1 ball per group
S: 5mx5m area.
T: 10 mins.
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Tricky Touch Downs

Description - Organise players into groups of 6 (assess on the day, depending on number of
student’s groups will change)
- Set them on diagonal points of the playing area
- A defender can only enter the playing area once the attacker has entered the
area.
- Points are awarded when the attacker runs over a selected line without being
touched.
- An attacker and defender should move out of the playing area quickly once
defender tags attacker or when
attacker passes designated line, this allows for the next students to go.
- Once an attacker has attacked, they join the defending line and vice versa for the
defenders.

Variations Attacker grounds the ball over the touch line after each play even when scored.
- An acting half standing near the attackers can pass the ball to the attacker who
then enters the playing area on
the run.
- Change the size of the playing area.

Teaching notes Each play shouldn’t last longer than 10 seconds.

- Look for students who push hard off the foot to step and evade defenders – use
these students to demonstrate
or refer to.
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KTP Effecting a touch

- Be positioned to one side of the ball carrier to reduce evasion options
- Look at the waist or lower trunk of the ball carrier
- Move towards the ball carrier and slow down slightly
- Touch the ball carrier with a ‘light tap’ and call out either ‘yes’ or ‘touch’
Side Step (Evasion)
- Body is positioned to one side of the defender
- Knees and the hips flex to lower the base of support
- Hand nearest the defender is extended to initiate the touch on opponent with
minimal force
Scoring
- Cross the score line
- Bend the knees and lower the body
- Use both hands to place the ball on the ground

LEST L: Grouped into 6.

E: 1x football per player in the attacking team (3 per group) and 3 cones per group
S: 6mx6m or 8mx8m square, 5 set up in a line (refer to diagram).
T: 10-12mins.

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