Year 8 - Physical education
Passing, receiving and breaking the gain line
Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit through rugby
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop knowledge of the rules and apply a wider range of tactics and strategies through rugby. Pupils will apply attacking and defensive strategies with creativity and careful consideration of safety.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to pass and receive on the move.
Key Notes
- Move: sweeping both hands across the body and following through in the direction of the pass increases accuracy.
- Move: making eye contact with the receiving player before passing avoids handling mistakes.
- Think: you are not allowed to pass the ball to a teammate who is closer to the oppositions try line than you are.
- Feel: innovative passing techniques include offloading in contact and running different lines in attack.
- Connect: with practice you can almost sense where teammates will be but eye contact before passing is preferable.
Vocabulary To Learn
- forward pass: when the ball fails to travel perpendicular or backwards towards a players own try line
- knock-on: when a player drops and fumbles a ball forwards when trying to catch a pass
- offside: a player who is closer to the oppositions try line, than the ball carrier, and hence not allowed to interfere with play until back onside
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I don't need to practice passing because I can already catch well and have good technique.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: sweeping both hands across the body and following through in the direction of the pass increases accuracy. Move: making eye contact with the receiving player before passing avoids handling mistakes.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'forward pass'
when the ball fails to travel perpendicular or backwards towards a players own try line.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: I don't need to practice passing because I can already catch well and have good technique. Correction: Passing isn't just about mechanics, it's also about teamwork. Practicing with different teammates helps improve subtle communication, like eye contact and timing, and allows you to understand how others prefer to receive the ball.
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