Make sure that you have your warm-up area marked out before your players arrive, it's important that you get them working right away.
You can decide to play this game in smaller grids, or a larger playing area with the entire team. If using small grids, they can be 10 meters x 10 meters - and mark out as many as you need depending on the size of your team.
If playing in a large area with the entire team, have two players working as taggers. The rest will be attackers - running around the playing area trying to avoid the taggers/defenders.
If playing in a smaller area, have 2 defenders/taggers and 6 attackers. Give the taggers/defenders a ball each.
Keep your law briefing, brief! It's important to get the players working as soon as possible.
Tell the players that the two players with the balls will be chasing and looking to tag the rest of the players.
If you get tagged, you join the taggers team. Play the game until all players are tagged.
The last two players tagged, become the first two taggers for the next game.
The ball cannot be thrown.
Coaching points
You don't need to focus on all or any other the following coaching points; you may have some of your own! If you do decide to use the following, pick the ones that match your training goals for this session.
Attackers move, changing direction in order to avoid contact and attack space.
Ball carriers carry the ball in two hands.
Communication between attackers identifies defenders, their location etc.
Attackers work to draw defenders away from attackers that may be getting cornered.
Attackers use changes in foot speed, spin, and sidesteps to avoid contact.
Defenders work together to isolate attackers.
Defenders communicate to identify attackers and close them down.
Defenders methods and communication becomes more sophisticated e.g. working in a line, moving up together etc. If using tags, defenders remove tags.
There should be evidence of teamwork on both sides.
Players respond to what they see and what they hear.
Players think about is happening now, but also about what might happen next.
Progression
Tag Rugby Variation: Play the same game, but make sure all the players have tags. Each player that's doesn't get touched by a ball has two lives - two tags. They keep running until either touched by the ball (they have to remove both tags), or have both tags removed by a defender who has been taged with a ball.
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