KS3 · Physical education · Year 8
Ball familiarisation in rugby
Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit through rugby
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Your learning goal
I can run confidently with the ball in two hands.
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Ball familiarisation in rugby: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can run confidently with the ball in two hands.
Key learning points
- Move: carrying the ball uses two hands whilst running at pace and changing direction.
- Think: a try is scored by grounding the ball in your hands with downward pressure.
- Feel: creativity involves using a variety of passes and ways to pick up/offload the ball.
- Connect: awareness of others is required to avoid collisions, especially when moving at pace.
Words to know
- pop pass
- a short, quick pass used to maintain continuity and create attacking opportunities, especially in close-contact situations
- try
- a goal scored by grounding the ball over the oppositions try line, resulting in five points
- scoop
- the action of picking up a loose ball from the ground while on the move
Common mistakes
It is better to move with the ball in one hand and score a try with one hand.
Despite it perhaps being more comfortable to have the ball in one hand (or under the arm) when running, it does not keep the ball as safe and therefore increases the risk of dropping the ball and therefore your team losing possession.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Depending on the level and experience of your pupils, you can include optional tackling/tackle bag touching for defenders to add in more pressure on the ball handler. However, contact versions of the game should only be managed by suitably experienced and qualified staff (inc. concussion training).