TUTORIAL PLAN

Unit: HPE 2203: Physical Performance Laboratory 1 Topic: TOUCH Week: 3

*** Use of grids and set up of markers for efficient transitions ***

Warm Up Activity #1

Ball Runner
Duration 10 minutes
Equipment 1 ball per pair
Area Size Create a 10m x 10m grid using cones to comfortably fit all your students
Instructions  Variation of rats and rabbits
 Passing back and forth
 On call player with ball runs to try line, partner chases attempting to
make the tag
Variation and
progression
Teachable moment Passing technique
Speed and acceleration
Organisation

Set up grid only today

Still have extra

markers ready for
extension into field

From (http://touchfootball.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Download_Documents/2015/Play_for_Life_-_Touch_Football.pdf)

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Warm Up Activity #2

STAGGERED PASSING DRILL

Duration 5 minutes
Equipment 1 ball per group of 4
Area Size Create a grid as below using cones to comfortably fit all your students
Instructions  Ball to be passed along line as students run up and around
markers
 On way back students form a staggered line
 Emphasis on running onto the ball
Variation and Catch behind back
progression
Teachable moment Moving with ball
Passing on the run
Moving onto the ball
Organisation:

From (http://touchfootball.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Download_Documents/2015/Play_for_Life_-_Touch_Football.pdf)

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Activity #1

3 on 1 INITIATING THE TOUCH WITH UMPIRE

Duration 10mins
Equipment Groups of 5 (Teams)
1 ball per group
Area Size Straight line 20-25m long
Instructions  3 offensive players, 1 defensive player (rotate)
 3 offensive players start on end line of grid
 1 defensive player starts at 5m
 Offense players objective is to initiate the touch and beat
defender to the next 5 m line
 Defence attempts to tag player with ball and get back 5m
 OFFSIDE RULE – Umpire to enforce and get back the 5m to
direct defence
Variation and Pick n pop
progression Add in tap when defender caught offside
Teachable moment Decision making
Spacing
Organisation: Extend vertical grid with extra marker or run horizontally
Leave space between grids for next drill

Activity #2

3 on 2 PICK AND POP vs PICK N PASS

Duration 10mins
Equipment Groups of 5
1 ball per group
Area Size 20-25m line
Instructions  3 offensive players, 2 defensive player (rotate)
 3 offensive players start on end line of grid
 2 defensive player starts at 5m line of grid
 Offense players objective is to initiate the touch and beat
defender to the next 5 m line, scoring a try in 3 attempts
 Defence attempts to tag player with ball and get back 5m
 OFFSIDE RULE
Variation and Add in tap when defender caught offside
progression Add in second pass and extra rotation
Teachable moment Decision making
Spacing
Organisation: Extend vertical grid with extra marker or run horizontally
Leave space between grids for next drill

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Additional Notes

Rats and Rabbits

- One line is ‘rats’ other is ‘rabbits’

- Continuously pass the ball until “rats”
or “rabbits” are called
- Must then run and touch the line if
called
- Must run and touch the opposite
person if not called

Line Passing

- Don’t move off first line until you have

received the ball
- Run to cone
- When running back to home cone,
sprint back calling for the ball

Umpire Training

- 2 attackers, 1 defender
- No passing
- Touch, drop, 5 meters
- Umpire must call the drop and where
the defender must run to (5m
distance).

Game

- Focus on umpiring
- Effectively include the 5m rule
- Round Robin set-up
 Swap umpires each round
 Give feedback to umpires

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 ROUND ROBIN
Round Fixture Umpire
Round 1 1v2 5
3v4
Round 2 1v3 2
4v5
Round 3 1v4 3
5v2
Round 4 5v3 1
2v4
Round 5 5v1 4
3v2