KS3 · Physical education · Year 8
Passing, receiving and breaking the gain line
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Your learning goal
I can pass and receive on the move.
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Passing, receiving and breaking the gain line: 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 pass and receive on the move.
Key learning 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.
- 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.
Words to know
- 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
I don't need to practice passing because I can already catch well and have good technique.
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.
For parents, carers and teachers
- With a mixed ability class you may wish to start pupils without much previous rugby experience or limited catching skills, passing from stationary to gain confidence before passing on the move.