Lucy Houghton 32000795 HLTH2203 Touch Rugby Matrix

Touch Rugby Introduction

Over the 6-week program the year 8 students will be learning the basic skills and rules to the game of Touch Rugby. Through
cooperative and hands on learning the students will develop a better understanding of the complex skills, strategies and tactics to
perform these in a open environment, such as a modified Touch Rugby game. Students will learn how to confidently pass to their peers,
demonstrate the correct restart when necessary and demonstrate tactics in evasion games concerning both offensive and defensive
positions. By week 6 the students will have confidence in their skills and understanding of the game rules to successfully take part in a
Round Robin, competitively using their knowledge and umpiring when delegated.
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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Skills Warm Up Warm Up Warm Up Warm Up Warm Up Warm Up

‘Ball Familiarisation Relay’ ‘Weave Relay’ ‘Ball Tag’ ‘Agility Race’ ‘Diamond’ ‘Keep off’
- Push off back feet - Stay light on feet - Create space - Light on feet - Follow through - Move into space
- Hands, cradle, - Follow through - Step away, step - Push off back foot - Accelerate off the - Follow through
step, swing towards back foot

1. Passing

1. Passing 1. Passing 1. Evasion

‘ Cut the cake’ Stage 2 ‘Passing on the run’Stage 2 1. Passing/Attacking ‘Corridor Run’ Stage 3 Round Robin Stage 4
‘Ball Relay’ Stage 2 There are 30 students,
- Low body position - Face direction of - Low body position ‘Three man weave’ Stage - Create space
travel - Light on feet 2 - Draw a player split students into 5
- Scoop ball with groups of 6. Nominate
two hands - Step in direction Ss1.1MPA062 - Step away, step Ss1.1MPA063
of travel towards each team a number.
Ss1.1MPA062 Fixtures;
Ss1.1MPA062 - Accelerate in
direction of Round 1:
2. Passing 1v2
travel
Ss1.1MPA063 3v4
5 – umpiring
Round 2:
2v3
5v1
2. Restarts 2. Restarts 4 – umpiring
- Low to the ‘The Tap’ Round 3:
ground - Defender has low 4v1
- Accelerate off centre of gravity 5v2
‘Zigzag passing’ the back foot - Accelerate off back 3 – umpiring
- Step away, step Ss1.1MPA067 foot
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towards Ss1.1MPA067 Round 4:

- Low centre of 1v3
gravity 2. Attacking 5v4
Ss1.1MPA062 ‘Marker swerve and Pass 2. Evasion 2 – umpiring
- Push of back ‘Back to back’ Round 5:
foot to dodge - Push off back foot 2v4
- Draw the player 3v5
- Follow Ss1.1MPA063 1 – umpiring
through
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Tactics - Have a clear - Have the ability to - Demonstrate correct - Use attacking skills in a - Have the ability to use - Correctly and fairly
and understanding on how to restart the ball and restarts and passing game scenario to tactics and strategies in an facilitate a touch rugby
Strategies demonstrate passing skills maintain possession of technique on the move. maintain possession open environment and use game with the right rules
and attacking strategies the ball - Ss1.2MPA061 - Ss1.2MPA061 evasion skills. and using correct
- Ss1.2MPA061 - Ss1.2MPA061 - Attacking and defending - Dodge around cones to - Ss1.2MPA061 strategies in the game.
- Use all kinds of passes - Scoop the ball and skills obtain the ball - Dodge around a cone and - Ss3.3MPA063
- Confidence in open understand when to use - Using strategies and push off back leg - Pick and pop
environment different restarts tactics - Flash
- Use correct strategies
and tactics
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Rules
- Tackle law 15 - Tackle law 15 - Tackle law 15 - Tackle law 15 - Tackle law 15 - Offside rule law
- Throw Forward - Throw Forward - Throw Forward - Throw Forward - Throw Forward 11
law 12 law 12 law 12 law 12 law 12 - Tackle law 15
- Starts and - Starts and restarts - Starts and - Starts and restarts - Throw Forward
restarts law 13 law 13 restarts law 13 law 13 law 12
- Offside rule law - Method of scoring - Starts and
11 law 9 restarts law 13
- Method of
scoring law 9

Game Culmination Game Culmination Game Culmination Game Culmination Game Culmination Game Culmination Game
‘Shot Clock’ ‘Umpires call’ ‘3v2’ ‘4x4’ ‘First to 3 tries’ Finals
- Quick movement - Run back to stay - Draw a player - Pick and pop - Create Space - Use all skills in a game
- Follow through onside - Move to open - Quick passes - Tactics and like situation
- - Create space space Strategies