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Year 6 - Physical education

Create and apply defensive tactics

Invasion games: scenarios, tactics and power play through tag rugby

Unit Summary

This unit will challenge pupils to consistently demonstrate their competence in applying attacking and defensive skills in a variety of game based scenarios through tag rugby. Pupils will create and apply tactics in games, adapting them as the game situation changes, in order to beat the opposition.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to apply basic defensive tactics and formations to prevent the attacking team from scoring a try.

Key Notes

  • Move: once a tag has been made, we quickly step back and adopt our next position to prevent a further attacking move.
  • Move: when defending we reduce the space the attackers have by applying pressure, preventing them scoring.
  • Think: reflecting on our defensive tactics improves our ability to stop our opponents scoring a try.
  • Feel: when taking on the role of a referee, it is important to implement the rules fairly and be a good role model.
  • Connect: communicating with our teammates is important when applying defensive tactics to help improve our performance.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • defender: the player or person responsible for preventing the opposition (attackers) from scoring
  • tactics: a carefully planned set of actions that are used by a team or an individual to achieve a certain goal
  • offside: when a player is in front of the player passing the ball when the play restarts after a tag

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Defenders believe they can, or they try to, take the ball when they tag an opponent.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: once a tag has been made, we quickly step back and adopt our next position to prevent a further attacking move. Move: when defending we reduce the space the attackers have by applying pressure, preventing them scoring.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'defender'

the player or person responsible for preventing the opposition (attackers) from scoring.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Defenders believe they can, or they try to, take the ball when they tag an opponent. Correction: Remind pupils that the primary objective is to remove a tag from the ball carrier to stop their progress, rather than trying to take the ball.

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