KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Scrums, lineouts and kicking
Non-examined assessment: rugby union practical
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Your learning goal
I can perform in a scrum, lineout and use accurate kicks to gain metres.
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Scrums, lineouts and kicking: 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 perform in a scrum, lineout and use accurate kicks to gain metres.
Key learning points
- Move: arms are extended straight after release, to ensure the ball enters the scrum/lineout straight.
- Move: follow through with an upward motion of the kicking leg to kick the ball higher.
- Think: scrums and lineouts restart play and involve all forwards to create space elsewhere on the pitch for the backs.
- Feel: confidence to apply new skills in a competitive environment requires repeated practice.
- Connect: respecting the value that different shapes and body sizes bring to the game of rugby helps team cohesion.
Words to know
- lineout
- how play is restarted after the ball goes into touch
- scrum
- how play is restarted after a stoppage caused by a minor infringement of the laws
- up and under kick
- a high kick to run on to and challenge for the ball in the air
Common mistakes
In order to get the highest marks in GCSE PE moderation I need to be very good at all the specialist skills in rugby.
Rugby allows for different body shapes that suit specific positions, meaning players do not need to master every specialist skill. Forwards focus on scrums, lineouts and physical contests, while backs excel in speed, passing and kicking.
For parents, carers and teachers
- You may wish to have forward positions working on a scrum whilst the backs are working on their kicking. Contact versions of the game should only be managed by suitably experienced and qualified staff (inc. concussion training). A lineout is uncontested up to U15 age group but lifting is permitted.