- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
- A start line
- A grid with safety lines at each end
- A try line
A 6 v 4 grid with two try lines.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Walk the 6 v 4: count the defenders on each side and point to the free attacker.
- Show a dummy pass: swing as if to pass, keep the ball and run.
- Show the tackle triangle: after a touch, two defenders step beside the toucher and the rest get behind them.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- 6 v 4 touch: pass backward when touched.
- Support, and call for the ball.
- Attack the space, use the overlap, try a dummy pass.
- Defenders form the triangle after a touch and get onside behind it.
How much: 3 games
Pass to the free player
Touch rugby, 6 v 4
The rules
The attackers have 4 touches to score; then the teams swap.
- The 6 attackers start on their line
- They have 4 touches to score a try
- After a try or 4 touches, swap roles round so everyone attacks
- 3 games
Fair play: A grown-up may only pass, never run with the ball.
- Points
- 1 point for each try; 1 bonus point when the try comes from a pass to the free player.
- Fouls
- The set of touches ends: forcing a pass when a teammate is free; a forward pass; a defender playing from in front of the triangle (offside): the attackers get 1 extra touch instead
- Win
- The team with more points after 3 games.
Score
- 2
- 4
- 6
5 passes in a row to a free player.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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