RUGBY LEAGUE 2016 HANDBOOK

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1 primary RUGY LGU 2016 HNDOOK primaryrgbyleage.co.k

2 contents 1. Introdction 2. thos 3. Rationale ll Players Play ll The Time Small Sided Games Smaller Pitches No oaches on the Pitch 6 Tackles regardless of rrors Toch Tackle 4. Rles Oeriew of games programme of actiity ge andings b Play U6s & U7s U8s U9s Mod Rles Mod Transition Rles Other Modified Versions 5. Roles oach Role hildren s Role Parents Role Spectators Role Games oach Role 6. Festial Game Day Festial Organisation Players and Teams Pitch Layot 7. Safegarding Safe Play ode ode of ondct oaching enironment DS hecks What to do if 8. ontact and Links 9. Resorces oaches Resorce Pack 10. Notes

3 introdction The Primary Rgby Leage games programme is now firmly established and accepted as the ehicle to introdce children to the great game of Rgby Leage. Dring the past 10 years specialist coaching awards and programmes hae been introdced that spport children s deelopment, and aim to ensre that each child realises their potential throgh learning and deeloping their skills in a logical and progressie manner. Thanks are extended to the Primary Rgby Leage Management Grop who strie to ensre that Primary Rgby Leage is abot fn and enjoyment, and giing yong children the best possible experience of Rgby Leage. Primary Rgby Leage Management Grop Members Peter Moran RFL ommnity oard Independent Member Daid tler RFL Daid Raybold RFL Kelly arrett - RFL arrow & District Primary, Yoth & Jnior - cmbriargbyleage.co.k Hll and District Yoth - hllyothrgbyleage.pitchero.com London Rgby Leage Yoth, Jnior & Primary Leage - londonrgbyleage.co.k North ast Yoth, Jnior & Primary North West onties 8s to 12s - northwestjniors.co.k West mbria Primary, Yoth & Jnior - cmbriargbyleage.co.k Yorkshire Jniors - yorkshirejniorsarl.co.k Timetable of Primary Rgby Leage rlebook reiew Jne to gst - oaches and olnteers feed any sggested rle changes into the leage representaties / Primary Rgby Leage Management Grop members September - PRL Management Grop meet to discss any changes Noember - Final reiew and sign off. Rle books reprinted December - Rlebooks distribted to the leage representaties. The RFL wold like to acknowledge the work of the many people who manage and administer Primary Rgby Leage and all who hae contribted to the Primary Rgby Leage oach dcation programme oer the years.

4 TH STRT OF LIF- LONG LOV OF SPORT For many of s, playing and watching sport represents a fndamental and enjoyable element of or lies and one, which in many cases was born from or childhood experiences. I am sre yo can all recall that coach or teacher who made sport fn and taght the particlar lessons and ales that sport does so well. In a modern society witnessing a technological and media explosion, actiities that keep or yong people fit, healthy and are done so in a fn way shold be cherished. Primary Rgby Leage for most children is their first experience of Rgby Leage and can be a step towards a lifelong inolement with the sport and physical actiity. Therefore, it falls to s all to ensre that eery yong person who plays Primary Rgby Leage leaes the field haing had a positie experience and feeling a sense of achieement. Whether we are coaches, officials or parents, we shold always remember that Primary Rgby Leage is aboe all else, for the benefit of the children and is abot haing fn and taking part. We need to ensre that a child s first of experience of Rgby Leage is a positie one, one where they feel inoled, where they can hae fn and enjoyment with friends and learn skills ia a progressie approach. n important part of Primary Rgby Leage is that all players shold be inclded, play all the time and there are no sbstittes. Winning or losing simply do not come into it. More than anything it is abot proiding positie encoragement to help yong players enjoy their experience and gain a feeling of self-worth. In the long rn we all want or children to grow p enjoying sport and a healthy lifestyle. ncoraging and spporting them at this Primary Rgby Leage age grop will go a long way to making sre that this happens. I hope that yo and yor children enjoy Primary Rgby Leage and that this is the start of a life in sport. Thank yo for choosing Rgby Leage! Nigel Wood hief xectie

5 ethos

6 ethos Primary Rgby Leage for most children is their first experience of Rgby Leage and is a step towards a lifelong inolement with the sport and physical actiity. Therefore it is itally important we instil the correct ethos of fn, enjoyment and deelopment. Primary Rgby Leage is a modified ersion of the game played by children pto 11 years of age, and is commonly known as Grass Roots. hildren s motiations for taking part in sport are ery different from adlts. dlts hae a responsibility to cater for children s motiations to make the experiences FUN and NJOYL. n important part of Primary Rgby Leage is that LL the players play all the time and there are no sbstittes. Primary Rgby Leage is modified to increase children s motiations and inolement in key areas of rgby leage like passing, catching, eading, tackling and scoring trys. Smaller sided games increase skill opportnities considerably and this is beneficial to the deelopment of children. MK IT FUN ND NJOYL XPRIN FOR VRY PLYR FIRST XPRIN Research shows how important it is to gie children a good first experience of sport if they are going to be physically actie for life. For many children, Primary Rgby Leage is their first sporting experience, so ensring these experiences are right for them is a ital first step for a lifelong inolement in Rgby Leage. PROGRSSIV PPROH Primary Rgby Leage is a progressie way of introdcing the game to yong players. t the same time it aims to captre the magic of Rgby Leage and delier a game that is fn to play, enjoyable and stimlating to coach whilst promoting skill deelopment and inclsie opportnities. FUN FOR LL Fn, njoyment and Deelopment are the three key themes of Primary Rgby Leage and they shold be at the heart of eery coach, teacher and parent s philosophy. Primary Rgby Leage s new format reqires that LL players play LL the time with no sbstittes allowed. This ensres that eery player has the same opportnity regardless of race, religion, gender, size or ability. SKILL DVLOPMNT hildren haing Fn whilst learning and improing new skills is the key component behind an enjoyable Primary Rgby Leage experience. In addition, friends are made whilst improing selfesteem, confidence, respect and teamwork. by-prodct of fn, positie enironments, inclsie participation and enhanced skill opportnities will be talented Rgby Leage players.

7 DULTS ROL Volnteers and Spectators play a piotal role in ensring that Primary Rgby Leage is a fn and enjoyable experience for children. Parents, team coaches, games coaches and helpers do a marellos job for the benefit of the children and this mst not be forgotten when spporting yor team from the tochline. bse or miscondct of any kind shold not be tolerated and eeryone shold work together to stamp ot bad behaior. ad behaior spoils what shold be an enjoyable atmosphere, sets an awfl example to children and ltimately pts people off the game. PRINIPLS - FUN, NJOYMNT, DVLOPMNT hildren taking part in Primary Rgby Leage shold: Hae Fn and njoyment Feel inclded and hae the same opportnities as other children xperience exciting parts of Rgby Leage; rnning, passing, eading, scoring tries Improe skills and deelop throgh positie coaching e encoraged by adlts xperience positie enironments The Primary Rgby Leage aim is to coach to DVLOP not to WIN: There can be arios deelopment sccesses in eery game inclding; HILD Who is shy participates more Makes their own decisions atches the ball more Scores their first try Show progress in passing Uses a range of eading techniqes TH TM Played with smiles on the faces Showed progress when defending Showed progress when attacking Showed sportsmanship Passed the ball more freqently Inoled LL players withot prompting Make a difference

8 RTIONL

9 RTIONL LL PLYRS PLY LL TH TIM INLUSIV NOT XLUSIV - RGRDLSS OF R, RLIGION, GNDR, SIZ OR ILITY. So that LL children can play and enjoy Rgby Leage not jst the best at that age So that NO child is stood cold with hands in pockets feeling exclded oach throgh a child s eye, aim to pskill all players and do not concentrate solely on the talented players Make eery child feel like an eqal member of the team So that children are not ictims to adlt motiations of winning oer deelopment ecase it s jst a game and they are jst children hildren deelop emotionally, physically and mentally at different ages. n enironment for LL fosters fn, enjoyment and deelopment. These are key ingredients for keeping children s motiations for playing rgby as high as possible so they remain playing this great game SMLL SIDD GMS LSS PLYRS = INRSD INVOLVMNT IN TH GM INRSD INVOLVMNT = MOR FUN ND GRTR DVLOPMNT hildren toch the rgby ball more often and become more skilfl with it! (Indiidal technical deelopment - arrying, Passing, atching, ading) hildren make more qality decisions throgh more inoled playing time dring the game! (Indiidal tactical deelopment - More Inolement = More Decisions to make) hildren hae more opportnities to play on both sides of the ball! (xperience Deelopment - hildren will be exposed to attacking and defending sitations) hildren hae more opportnities to score tries and do all the other fn things more! (Pre excitement) SMLLR PITHS So that children will be less likely to solely se speed to rn arond eeryone to score. So that children se a range of eading techniqes like sidestep and swere. So that children learn to tilise fndamental skills of passing and catching. So that children learn to make decisions other than jst rn fast. Do I sidestep or pass? So that more games take place at once and eeryone can play.

10 IDLLY NO OHS ON TH PITH OHING IS FOR PRTI. GMS R FOR PLYRS Decision Making is a key element of rgby. hildren need to learn to make them So that adlt inflence and inolement are kept to a bare minimm So that children can make their own decisions. So that children don t become reliant on their coaches 6 TKLS RGRDLSS OF RRORS OR TRIS s Primary Rgby Leage children are learning abot the game we do not want to penalise a mistake. When a mistake is made i.e. Rnning into toch or knocking on the child wold retrn to the place of the mistake and PT. The mistake wold cont as one of the tackles rather than be handed oer to the other team. This is also the case when a Try is scored. We want to promote children learning and trying new things withot the fear of failre or reprimand from colleages, coaches or parents. We also want to ensre that teams get to complete a fll set of six eery time, regardless of when in the set they score. Natrally coaches wold be encoraged to work on common mistakes in training in an informatie bt fn manner, i.e. catching practice if they witness seeral knock-ons. TOUH V TKL Tackling is a large part of playing Rgby Leage bt it isn t the only part. t U6, U7 and U8 age range toch is the recommended format, howeer if both coaches agree yo can play tackle. Where coaches can t agree on the format at U6, U7 and U8 age range they mst play toch. The rle is designed to encorage children to pass the ball to create try scoring opportnities and to create an een playing field for all children regardless of size, shape, or physical deelopment. In addition it offers the more physically deeloped child the chance to learn other skills like side step and swere rather than jst power and strength. s children deelop oer the years, the physical difference gets smaller so it is beneficial to all children to be able to hae a range of easion techniqes.

11 rles

12 PRIMRY RUGY LGU G NDINGS bs Rgby to introdce Pre-School and Reception classes to FUNdamentals. bs are not permitted to play matches against other teams. Mini Primary Rgby Leage to be played by children in School Year 1 (at the start of the season) and p to nder 9s. This incorporates school years 1, 2, 3 and 4. Mod Primary Rgby Leage to be played by children nder 10 (School year 5). Mod Primary Rgby Leage transition game introdced at nder 11s (School year 6).

13 OVRVIW TH PRIMRY RUGY LGU GMS PROGRMM OF TIVITY Primary RL b Under 6s & Under 7s Under 8s Primary RL Mini Under 9s Primary RL Mod Under 10s Primary RL Transition U11 thos Fn and njoyment Moement and Skills familiarisation Fn and njoyment, ore Skill deelopment Fn and njoyment, nderstanding basic game principles go forward simple strategies, basic team play Fn and njoyment, nderstanding and frther deelopment of basic game principles, simple strategies and additional team play and organisation Moement Literacy bility alance o-ordination etc xploration & Fn Decision making bility alance o-ordination etc Fitness and Fn Introdction of basic skills Deelopment and mastery of basic sport skills, introdction of nonweight bearing games and exercises Game No game 44 Recommended Toch 55 Recommended Toch Maximm 99 Maximm 1111 Maximm 1313 ore Skills Focs Throwing atching Mlti directional moement Grip, arry, Pass, atch, Try Scoring, Play The all, Tackling, asion Kicking No Kicking Kicking Scrms No Scrms Passie Scrm (5) Passie Scrm (5 or 6) Strctre No Game Passing and Handling asic Skill Deelopment The addition of a little team strctre

14 U PLY 1. b play is for children in the Reception class at school or yonger. 2. The prpose of b Play is to introdce children to Rgby Leage in a non-contact, fn, safe, and deelopmentally appropriate manner. 3. The focs of b Play sessions shold be to deelop children s moement skills to prepare them for a life in sport and physical actiity. 4. The Leel 1 ecoming YPL qalification beginner leel offers a range of actiities that are sitable for b Play participants. 5. lbs are not permitted to arrange b Play fixtres. hildren deelop at different rates and may not be psychologically, physically and socially ready to enter a competitie enironment. poor experience of Rgby Leage cold pt them off sport for life. 6. oach Qalification - minimm of a alid RFL UK Leel 1 is reqired to coach at this leel. SMPL GMS ctiity 1 - ctiity 4 UNDR 6s & UNDR 7s RULS 1. The game is to be called Primary Mini Rgby Leage and is a modified ersion of Rgby Leage and mst be played nder the Safe Play ode rles. 2. Played by children at School Year 1 (Under 6s) and School Year 2 (Under 7s) 3. ery child mst play all of the time, where possible. No sbstittes. 4. The recommended nmber of players per team shall be for, with a maximm of fie and a minimm of three. To ensre eery child plays teams can be flexible, for example two teams of for and one of fie. 5. No player shold be allowed to play for more than a total of 40 mintes in any one day. The

15 recommended playing time is for games of 10 mintes. 6. Size of the playing area is 25m x 12m. 7. The game will be played with a size three standard Rgby Leage ball. 8. Toch is the recommended format for this age grop. If both coaches agree then the game can be played as tackle. If both coaches cannot agree on the format then it mst reert to toch. 9. The six play rle applies. This means that eery team mst complete a fll set of six plays inclding errors or a Try being scored. The coaching ethos behind this rle is to allow players to execte the skills of the game withot experiencing any fear of failre and to gie eery team the opportnity to play a fll set of six each time. 10. t the beginning of each game or following a try, the game will commence with a PT 2m from the try line of the scoring team (where the set of six is not completed) and the nonscoring team (where a set of six is completed). 11. fter each toch or tackle all defending players mst retire two metres prior to the PT restart. The tackled player shold restart the game by a PT. The defending side cannot moe ntil the ball is passed by the acting halfback. The minimm distance the ball is passed from the try line is fie metres. (i.e. if a tackle is made closer to the line moe the player back to the fie metre mark to PT). 12. Grbber kicks only, are allowed on the last toch or tackle. No fly kicking or secondary kicks are permitted. 13. try is scored in the normal way by placing or toching the ball down on or oer the opponents try line. 14. No scrms. 15. If the ball goes into toch the restart will take place opposite the entry point and fie metres from the try line. 16. a) When an attacking player is held p in their opponents in goal area, play will be restarted by a pass restart fie metres from the try line inline with where the player was held p, nless it is on the handoer tackle where the restart will be a pass, fie metres from the try line, for the side that has jst defended. b) ny player tackled and forced into their in goal area will reslt in a PT re start fie metres infield from the try line opposite to where the player was tackled and it is conted as one of the six tackles. 17. No ball stealing 18. ny act of fol play that contraenes the Safe Play ode, will reslt in the coach stopping the game and explaining the offence to all players. Following this, play will contine. 19. Sin in does not apply. oaches are encoraged to gie players gilty of fol play a timeot where reqired.

16 20. oach Qalification - minimm of a alid UK Rgby Leage Leel 1 is reqired to be an ssistant oach at this leel. lead coach mst hold a alid licence, which means the coach mst hae obtained an RFL Leel 2 hildren s ward or a UK Rgby Leage Leel 2 ertificate. oaches mst hold a RFL enhanced DS and hold the Safegarding and Protecting hildren ertificate. N. These rles recognise the cstom and practice of some playing leages to allow coaches on the field of play dring games to facilitate the deelopment of inexperienced players. oach to deelop not to win UNDR 8s RULS 1. The game is to be called Primary Mini Rgby Leage and is a modified ersion of Rgby Leage and mst be played nder the Safe Play ode rles. 2. Played by children at School Year ery child mst play all of the time, where possible. No sbstittes. 4. The recommended nmber of players per team shall be fie, with a maximm of six and a minimm of three. To ensre eery child plays teams can be flexible, for example two teams of for and one of fie. 5. No player shold be allowed to play for more than a total of 40 mintes in any one day. The recommended playing time is for games of 10 mintes. 6. Size of the playing area is 25m x 15m. 7. The game will be played with a size three standard Rgby Leage ball. 8. Toch is the recommended format for this age grop. If both coaches agree then the game can be played as tackle. If both coaches cannot agree on the format then it mst reert to toch. 9. The six play rle applies. This means that eery team mst complete a fll set of six plays inclding errors or a Try being scored. The coaching ethos behind this rle is to allow players to execte the skills of the game withot experiencing any fear of failre and to gie eery team the opportnity to play a fll set of six each time. 10. t the beginning of each game or following a try, the game will commence with a PT 2m from the try line of the scoring team (where the set of six is not completed) and the non-scoring team (where a set of six is completed).

17 11. fter each toch or tackle all defending players mst retire two metres prior to the PT restart. The tackled player shold restart the game by a PT. The defending side cannot moe ntil the ball is passed by the acting halfback. The minimm distance the ball is passed from the try line is fie metres. (i.e. if a tackle is made closer to the line moe the player back to the fie metre mark to PT). 12. Grbber kicks only, are allowed on the last toch or tackle. No fly kicking or secondary kicks are permitted. 13. try is scored in the normal way by placing or toching the ball down on or oer the opponents try line. 14. No scrms. 15. If the ball goes into toch the restart will take place opposite the entry point and fie metres from the try line. 16. a) When an attacking player is held p in their opponents in goal area, play will be restarted by a pass restart fie metres from the try line inline with where the player was held p, nless it is on the handoer tackle where the restart will be a pass, fie metres from the try line, for the side that has jst defended. b) ny player tackled and forced into their in goal area will reslt in a PT re start fie metres infield from the try line opposite to where the player was tackled and it is conted as one of the six tackles. 17. No ball stealing 18. ny act of fol play that contraenes the Safe Play ode, will reslt in the coach stopping the game and explaining the offence to all players. Following this, play will contine. 19. Sin in does not apply. Howeer coaches are encoraged to temporarily sbstitte players gilty of fol play. 20. oach Qalification - minimm of a alid UK Rgby Leage Leel 1 is reqired to be an ssistant oach at this leel. lead coach mst hold a alid licence, which means the coach mst hae obtained an RFL Leel 2 hildren s ward or a UK Rgby Leage Leel 2 ertificate. oaches mst hold a RFL enhanced DS and hold the Safegarding and Protecting hildren ertificate. N. These rles recognise the cstom and practice of some playing leages to allow coaches on the field of play dring games to facilitate the deelopment of inexperienced players. oach to deelop not to win

18 UNDR 9s MINI RULS 1. The game is to be called Primary Mini Rgby Leage and is a modified ersion of Rgby Leage and mst be played nder the Safe Play ode rles. 2. Played by all children at Year 4 primary school which is nder the age of nine years of age at midnight of 31 gst (at the start of each season). 3. The maximm nmber of players per team shall be 9 and there is no limit to the amont of sbstittions, bt each player mst play at least half a whole game. oaches are encoraged to pool players to maximise participation shold one team not hae the reqisite nmber of players. 4. a) ll single games shold be played in two hales of 20 mintes. b) ll Festial games shold be played in two hales of no longer than seen mintes maximm with a two minte interal. No player shold be allowed to play for more than a total of 40 mintes in any one day. 5. Size of the playing area 60 x 40 metres (maximm) with a minimm of 50 x 30 metres bt the game can be played on any grassed area. If two games are to be played on each half of a fll pitch, consideration shold be gien to the following: a) Safety: The goal posts shold be otside the playing area. b) Width: Too narrow an area shold be aoided. 6. Size of the ball: The game will be played with a Primary Rgby Leage Mini Leage ball or size three standard Rgby Leage ball. 7. The game will commence with a play the ball on the centre line at the beginning of each half by: (a). t the start of the first half by the team who loses the toss of a coin for choice of playing ends. (b). t the start of the second half, by their opponents. 8. fter each tackle all players mst retire fie metres prior to the play the ball restart. The tackled player shold restart the game by way of a play the ball. The ball mst be played backwards in the correct manner and where the tackle occrred. (a). The defending side cannot moe ntil the ball is passed by the acting half back. (b). The minimm distance the ball is played from the try line is fie metres. (i.e. if a tackle is made closer to the line moe the play the ball back). 9. cting half back is not allowed to scoot at U7s, U8s and U9s. cting half back mst pass at all times. 10. Grbber kicks only, are allowed on the last toch or tackle. No fly kicking or secondary kicks are permitted

19 11. try is scored in the normal way by placing or toching the ball down on or oer the opponents try line. 12. No scrms. 13. ll infringements will reslt in a hand oer (except as per rle 7) to the non-offending team at the place the infringement occrred except in the following sitations: If the ball goes into toch the restart will take place fie metres in from toch opposite entry point and fie metres from the try line. 14. a) When an attacking player is held p in their opponents in goal area, play will be restarted by a 10 metre play the ball to the attacking side, nless it is on the handoer tackle where the restart will be a play the ball on the 10 metre line for the side that has jst defended. b) ny player tackled and forced into their in goal area will reslt in a 10m hand oer to the non-offending team. The game is re started fie metres infield from the try line opposite to where the player was tackled and it is conted as one of the six tackles. c) If the defending side receie the handoer within their own 10 metre area, then the restart shold adance to the centre of the 10 metre line and resme with a play the ball. 15. No ball stealing 16. ny act of fol play that contraenes the Safe Play ode, will reslt in an eight metre adance p the field of play to the non-offending side. Play shold restart with a play-the-ball 10 metres infield from the nearest tochline, one the coach has explained the offence to all players. 17. Sin in does not apply. Howeer coaches are encoraged to temporarily sbstitte players gilty of fol play. 18. oaches mst remain in the technical area (a marked ot 10m x 5m sqare sitated adjacent to the half way line) dring play, one coach allowed on the field to aid players, this is nder the direction of the match official and sbject to the Respect ampaign. maximm of for officials pls sbstittes are allowed in the technical area. 19. ny rle not coered will be as per international rles. 20. oach Qalification - minimm of a alid UK Rgby Leage Leel 1 is reqired to be an ssistant oach at this leel. lead coach mst hold a alid licence, which means the coach mst hae obtained an RFL Leel 2 hildren s ward or a UK Rgby Leage Leel 2 ertificate. oaches mst hold a RFL enhanced DS and hold the Safegarding and Protecting hildren ertificate. N. These rles recognise the cstom and practice of some playing leages to allow coaches on the field of play dring games to facilitate the deelopment of inexperienced players. oach to deelop not to win

20 UNDR 10s MOD RULS 1. The game shall be called Primary Rgby Leage Mod. Primary Rgby Leage Mod is a Modified ersion of Rgby Leage. 2. To be played by all children at Years 5 primary school, which is nder the age of ten years at midnight on the 31 gst (at the start of each season). 3. The nmber of players per team is eleen with as many sbstittes as is needed bt each player mst play at least half a whole game. Shold one team not hae eleen players the game mst be played with two teams comprising eqal nmbers. oaches are encoraged to pool players in order maximise participation. 4. The game will be played in two hales. The maximm length of each half to be 20 mintes with a 5 minte half time interal. 5. The pitch dimensions shold be 80 metres in length and 50 metres in width maximm, and a minimm of 60 metres in length and 40 metres in width. The goal posts shold be padded and sitated otside the field of play. 6. Size of the ball: The game will be played with a Mod Leage Rgby ball or size 4 standard Rgby Leage ball. 7. The 6 tackle rle applies. 8. The game will commence with a place kick off from the centre line at the beginning of each half by: (a). t the start of the first half the team who loses the toss of a coin for choice of playing ends. (b). t the start of the second half, by their opponents. ll starts and restarts, other than at the commencement of each half will be with a play the ball as described in rle nine. 9. ll defending players mst retire 8 metres at the play the ball except for a single marker who mst be sqare to the play the ball withot interfering. The tackled player shold restart the game by way of a play the ball. The ball mst be played backwards in the correct manner and where the tackle occrred. The ball is in play once the acting half toches the ball (the acting half cannot delay toching the ball). 10. t Primary Rgby Leage Mod the acting half back can rn withot penalty, if caght in possession the normal International rles apply. 11. a) Kicking is allowed after a try has been awarded. The kick at goal shold be taken no more than 10 metres from each side of the posts. No player is allowed a second kick at goal ntil eery other player in the team has had an attempt. b) Kicking in open play from the hands e.g. pnt, chip, grbber is allowed. c) Fly kicking - dribbling is not allowed and will reslt in a handoer to the non-offending team.

21 12. try is scored in the normal way by placing or toching the ball down on or oer the opponents try line. 13. passie scrm shall be formed by no more than 5 players from each team. The scrm shall be formed no nearer than 10 metres from all toch lines or the try lines after the following sitation: If the ball goes ot of play in toch (not toch in goal) the scrm to form 10 metres in from toch opposite where the ball last made contact with the field of play or a player (bt no nearer than 10 metres to the goal line) The team not responsible for the first or only infringement or making the ball go ot of play will hae the head and feed The ball mst enter the tnnel of the scrm and both scrm hales mst retire behind their forwards rear feet The scrm half mst feed the ball in the correct manner, it is then strck (won) by the hooker of the feeding team, to enable the ball to leae the scrm throgh a legitimate rote and according to the rles of the game The scrm shall be formed. No pshing is allowed and the team withot the feed of the ball cannot strike for the ball. 14. ll other infringements (knock on, forward passes, off side etc.) will reslt in a hand oer to the non-offending team and they will resme play sing a play the ball restart which will not cont as part of the six tackle cont. 15. a) When an attacking player is held p in their opponents in goal area, play will be restarted by a 10m play the ball to the attacking side, nless it is on the handoer tackle where the restart will be a play the ball on the 10m line for the side that has jst defended. (b). ny player tackled and forced into their in goal area will reslt in a 10m scrm restart head and feed to the non-offending team. (c).if the defending side receie the handoer within their own 10 metre area, then the restart shold adance to the centre of the 10 metre line and resme with a play the ball. 16. No ball stealing 17. ny act of fol play will reslt in an 8 metre adance p the field of play to the non-offending side. The game will recommence with a play-the-ball restart 10m infield from the nearest tochline. 18. Sin in does not apply. Howeer coaches are encoraged to temporarily sbstitte players gilty of fol play. 19. oaches mst remain in the technical area (a marked ot 10m x 5m sqare sitated adjacent to the half way line) dring play, they are not allowed onto the field of play. maximm of for officials pls sbstittes are allowed in the technical area.

22 20. ny rle not coered will be as per international rles. 21. oach Qalification - minimm of a alid UK Rgby Leage Leel 1 is reqired to be an ssistant oach at this leel. lead coach mst hold a alid licence, which means the coach mst hae obtained an RFL Leel 2 hildren s ward or a UK Rgby Leage Leel 2 ertificate. oaches mst hold a RFL enhanced DS and hold the Safegarding and Protecting hildren ertificate. oach to deelop not to win. UNDR 11s MOD TRNSITION RULS 1. The game shall be called Primary Rgby Leage Mod Transition, and is a modified ersion of Rgby Leage. 2. To be played by all children at Years 6 primary school which is nder the age of 11 years at midnight on the 31 gst (at the start of each season). 3. The maximm nmber of players per team is 13 with as many sbstittes as is needed, bt each player mst play at least half a whole game. eqal nmbers on each side. There is no limit on the nmber of sbstittes or sbstittions, bt each player mst play at least half a whole game. Shold one team not hae 13 players the game mst be played with two teams comprising eqal nmbers. oaches are encoraged to pool players in order to maximise participation. 4. The game will be played in two hales. The maximm length of each half to be 20 mintes with a fie minte half time interal. 5. The game shold be played on a pitch of fll dimensions. (Where the nmber of players in either one team or both teams falls to the minimm nmber of eleen it is recommended that the mod field dimensions are sed). This being the case, the goal posts shold be padded and sitated otside the field of play. 6. Size of the ball: The game will be played with a Primary Rgby Leage Mod ball or size for standard Rgby Leage ball. 7. The six tackle rle applies. 8. The game will commence with a place kick off from the centre line at the beginning of each half by: a) t the start of the first half the team who loses the toss of a coin for choice of playing ends.

23 b) t the start of the second half, by their opponents. ll starts and restarts, other than at the commencement of each half will be with a play the ball as described in Rle The ball mst be played backwards with the foot. The team in possession mst retire behind the acting half-back. One actie marker to be present at the rck restarts. The ball is in play once it is played backwards (there can be no delay in playing the ball backwards once the player has placed the ball on the grond). 10. Dmmy half can rn - withot forfeiting possession if tackled. 11. Kicking in general play is allowed (no drop goals). Goal kicks only to be taken after a try as been scored Teams may nominate a kicker. 12. try is scored in the normal way by placing or toching the ball down on or oer the opponents try line. 13. passie scrm shall be formed with a maximm of six players or a minimm fie players from each team. The scrm shall be formed no nearer than 10 metres from all toch lines or the try lines after the following sitation: If the ball goes ot of play in toch (not toch in goal) the scrm to form 10 metres in from toch opposite where the ball last made contact with the field of play or a player (bt no nearer than 10 metres to the goal line). The team not responsible for the first or only infringement or making the ball go ot of play will hae the head and feed. The ball mst enter the tnnel of the scrm and both scrm hales mst retire behind their forwards rear feet. The scrm half mst feed the ball in the correct manner, it is then strck (won) by the hooker of the feeding team, to enable the ball to leae the scrm throgh a legitimate rote and according to the rles of the game. The scrm shall be formed. No pshing is allowed and the team withot the feed of the ball cannot strike for the ball. 14. ll other infringements (knock on, forward passes, off side etc.) will reslt in a hand oer to the non-offending team and they will resme play sing a play the ball restart which will not cont as part of the six tackle cont. 15. a) When an attacking player is held p in their opponents in -goal area, play will be restarted by a 10 metre play the ball to the attacking side, nless it is on the handoer tackle where the restart will be a play the ball on the 10 metre line for the side that has jst defended.

24 b) ny player tackled and forced into their in goal area will reslt in a 10 m scrm restart head and feed to the non-offending team. c) If the defending side receie the handoer within their own 10 metre area, then the restart shold adance to the centre of the 10 metre line and resme with a play the ball. 16. No ball stealing 17. ny act of fol play will reslt in a 10m adance p the field of play to the non-offending side. The game will recommence with a play-the-ball restart 10m infield from the nearest tochline. 18. Sin in does not apply. Howeer coaches are encoraged to temporarily sbstitte players gilty of fol play. 19. oaches mst remain in the technical area (a marked ot 10m x 5m sqare sitated adjacent to the half way line) dring play, they are not allowed onto the field of play. maximm of for officials pls sbstittes are allowed in the technical area. 20. ny rle not coered will be as per international rles. 21. oach Qalification - minimm of a alid UK Rgby Leage Leel 1 is reqired to be an ssistant oach at this leel. lead coach mst hold a alid licence, which means the coach mst hae obtained an RFL Leel 2 hildren s ward or a UK Rgby Leage Leel 2 ertificate. oaches mst hold a RFL enhanced DS and hold the Safegarding and Protecting hildren ertificate. oach to deelop not to win

25 OTHR MODIFID VRSIONS Tag Rgby Leage playing gidelines 1. Tag Rgby Leage is a small sided non-contact ersion of Rgby Leage. 2 The game is sitable for children in the primary sector. 3. The maximm nmber of players per team shall be seen. Howeer, the game can be played by any nmber beginning at 4 4 and clminating in the prescribed maximm (7 7). ny se of additional players (sbstittes/replacements) shold be encoraged with all inoled children playing at least a minimm of half a game. 4. The pitch dimensions shold begin (4 4) as a grid area of 20m x 12m and be adjsted accordingly to accommodate players p to a maximm of 7 7 or 25m x 18m. These dimensions are only approximations. onsideration mst be gien to the children haing adeqate space to play in an enjoyable manner with frther consideration also being gien to any safety aspects. 5. The dration of each game is a consideration for the coach in charge with 2 x 15 minte hales being the norm for The size of the ball. The game shold be played with a size three standard Rgby Leage ball for players p to the age of 9 years. Thereafter a size for shold be sed. 7. When playing Tag Rgby Leage all players mst wear a tag belt that has two ribbons (tags) attached to Velcro. The belt mst be worn arond the waist with all loose clothing tcked in. The tags are positioned on either side of the hips with teams being distingished by the color of tags they wear. 8. The team in possession has the ball for a total of six tags, regardless of errors. 9. try is scored in the normal way by placing or toching the ball down on or oer yor opponents try line. N Players will not be allowed to die oer the try line in the act of scoring a try. 10. Only the player in possession of the ball can be tagged. tag is simply the remoal by a defender of one of the two ribbons from the ball carrier. The ball carrier cannot fend off or gard/shield the tags in any way. When a defender has remoed the tag, he/she stands still at the point at which the tag was remoed, holds the tag aboe their head and shots tag for all to hear. The attacker retrns to where the defender is holding the tag and restarts the game by playing the ball backwards in the correct manner. Immediately following the playthe-ball, the defender mst present the tag back to the tackled player. Neither the defender

26 nor the tagged player can take any frther part in the game withot both tags properly in place on their belts. If the acting half back is tagged in possession of the ball it will reslt in a handoer of possession to the opposition and a play-the-ball restart. 11. The person controlling the game will implement a fie metre rle in defence bt will also hae discretion to adjst the distance shold player safety become an isse. 12. ll infringements will reslt in a handoer to the non-offending team at the place the infringement occrred and play restarted with a play-the-ball. 13. There will be no kicks allowed inclding conersion attempts. 14. The game will commence with a play-the-ball, centre field at the beginning of each half by: a) t the start of the first half by the team who loses the toss of a coin for choice of playing ends. b) t the start of the second half, by their opponents. 15. fter a try has been scored the none scoring team will restart with a play-the-ball, centre field, fie metres from their own try line. ll starts and restarts will be with a play-the-ball, whateer the sitation. Two Handed Toch Rgby Leage 1. Two handed toch is a modified ersion of Rgby Leage. 2. The game is sitable for children in the primary sector. 3. It is a small sided non-impact ersion of Rgby Leage. 4. The maximm nmber of players per team shall be seen. Howeer the game can be played by any nmber beginning at 4 4 and clmination in the prescribed maximm. 5. ny se of additional players (sbstittes/replacements) shold be encoraged with all inoled children playing at least a minimm of half a game. 6. The pitch dimensions shold begin (4 4) as a grid area of 20m x 12m and be adjsted accordingly to accommodate players p to a maximm of 77 or 25m x 18m. 7. These dimensions are only approximations. onsideration mst be gien to the children haing adeqate space to play in an enjoyable manner with frther consideration also being gien to any safety aspects. 8. The dration of each game is a consideration for the coach in charge with 2 x 15 minte hales being the norm for 7 7.

27 9. The size of the ball. The game shold be played with a size three standard Rgby Leage ball for players p to the age of nine years. Thereafter a size for shold be sed. 10. The team in possession has the ball for a total of six two-handed toches. 11. try is scored in the normal way by placing or toching the ball down on or oer yor opponents try line. 12. fter each two handed toch all defenders mst retire fie metres prior to the play-the-ball restart. The attacking player shold restart the game by way of a play the ball. The ball mst be played backwards in the correct manner and where the two-handed pass occrred. The defending side cannot moe ntil the ball has been played and is in the hands of the acting half back. 13. If the acting half back is caght in possession it will reslt in a trnoer of possession to the opposition. 14. The person controlling the game will implement a fie metre rle in defence bt will also hae discretion to adjst the distance shold player safety become an isse. 15. No ball stealing. 16. ll infringements will reslt in a handoer to the non-offending team at the place the infringement occrred and play restarted with a play-the- ball. 17. There will be no kicks allowed inclding conersion attempts. 18. The game will commence with a play-the-ball, centre field at the beginning of each half by: a) t the start of the first half by the team who loses the toss of a coin for choice of playing ends. b) t the start of the second half, by their opponents. 19. fter a try has been scored the non-scoring team will restart with a play the ball on the half way line, fie metres from their own try line. 20. ll starts and restarts will be with a play-the-ball, whateer the sitation.

28 roles

29 OHS ROL The im for coaches of Primary Rgby Leage shold be to offer children appropriate deelopment actiities in a FUN and njoyable enironment and in many cases this means ptting children s needs before adlts motiations. TIPS FOR OHS dopting a philosophy that encorages participation, fn and enjoyment oer winning is more likely to keep children playing or sport. n inclsie approach shold be adopted when organising games so that all players regardless of matrity, get fn and enjoyment ot of playing rgby leage and contine to play the sport. hildren shold neer be singled ot on the basis of their crrent or potential ftre ability. Remember, children deelop at different rates and it s impossible to predict who will be a star performer in the ftre. hildren shold be encoraged to work things ot for themseles as they are more likely to remember the skills they hae learned. hildren play rgby for the enjoyment of playing the sport and the friendships it creates and shold not witness or be exposed to parental behaior which rins their experience. OHS OURSS It is important that coaches working with Primary Rgby Leage children hae an nderstanding of a range of age- and stage-appropriate actiities. Physical literacy is the fondation for lifelong actiity and forms a significant part of Primary age coaching sessions. Physical literacy can be described as the motiation, confidence, competence, knowledge and nderstanding that proides children with the moement fondation for lifelong participation in physical actiity. y enabling children to be physically literate, we can spport their deelopment as competent, confident and healthy moers. oaches wanting to be inoled with Primary Rgby Leage need to be qalified. oaches proiding children with age appropriate actiities wold need to stdy their Leel 1 oaching ertificate in Rgby Leage and Primary Rgby Leage oach (Leel 2 ward).

30 Leel 1 oaching ertificate in Rgby Leage Who is it for/orse Pre-reqisites: The Leel 1 ertificate in oaching Rgby Leage (L1RL) is designed for adlts (oer 16 years of age) who are looking for an introdction to working with grops of children, jnior rgby leage teams, or for parents of children in jnior rgby leage teams who want to get more inoled. The corse is sitable for parents, olnteers and those with limited experience of the game and coaching. It is recommended that if yo are going to coach children yo attend this corse. Yo do not hae to hae rgby leage experience and this corse is sitable for parents, players, or stdents in frther or higher edcation stdying a sports-related qalification. This ocational qalification is seen as the first rng on the coaching ladder. Why shold I stdy? To help both children and yong players deelop their rgby leage skills correctly and safely. To introdce good coaching practices To proide an introdction to coaching rgby leage To deelop yor core skills of the game. Primary Rgby Leage oach (Leel 2 ward) Who is it for/orse Pre-reqisites: The Primary Rgby Leage oach (Leel 2 ward) is the minimm NG award for coaches wishing to be licensed to operate in the modified forms of the game (age range 7-11), or coaches who hae worked as a leel 1 coach who now wish to progress. The corse is sitable for those with some experience of Rgby Leage and the reqirements of coaching. The corse deelops some of the principles of coaching otlined in the Leel 1 oaching ward and focses on the competency to sperise actiity. Why shold I stdy the Primary RL oach (Leel 2 ward)? It forms part of a strctred and progressie programme of sports coaching and other related qalifications, offering yo access and inolement in introdcing others to the sport of rgby leage. What do I need to do to pass the corse? omplete the online learning Sbmit 2 completed session plans Sccessflly complete a practical coaching assessment which will inole deliery and reiew of one of yor planned coaching sessions. Once completed, yo may become a Leel 2 licensed coach (for players aged 7-11) sbject to completing a Safegarding and Protecting hildren corse, completing the oaches ode of ondct and holding a crrent DS. For more information please contact rgby leage learning: contact@rgbyleagelearning.org

31 PRNTS ROL Parents role is to be a role model and enhance children s inolement in Primary Rgby Leage throgh encoragement and spport. Sport is piotal for their children s physical deelopment becase participation in sport and physical actiity is fndamental to the health and deelopment of children. RSULTS OR PROGRSS? Parents, knowingly or nknowingly, create a motiational climate for their child by placing emphasis on either reslts or personal progress. Winning and reslts are ineitably a featre of sport bt research demonstrates that a focs on personal progression is more effectie. Psychologists hae fond that generally children whose parents place a greater emphasis on winning often deelop low self-esteem, anxiety and the tendency to drop ot of sport. hildren whose parents encorage them to focs on their own progression show greater well-being and self-determination. The most liberating words parents can speak to their children are qite simple. ased on psychological research, the three healthiest statements moms and dads can make as they perform are: efore the competition Hae Fn Play Hard I loe yo fter the competition Did yo hae fn? I m prod of yo I loe yo Six simple words I Loe to watch yo play SPTTORS ROL Spectators play a piotal role in ensring that a Primary Rgby Leage festial is a fn and enjoyable experience for children. Parents, coaches, games coaches and helpers do a marellos job for the benefit of the children and this mst not be forgotten when spporting yor team from the tochline. bse of players, other spectators, games coaches and coaches will, qite simply, not be tolerated

32 and eeryone shold work together to stamp ot bad behaior ad behaior by spectators spoils what shold be an enjoyable atmosphere, sets an awfl example to children and ltimately pts people off the game. Spectators shold be reminded at festials that children are not adlts and the game they witness the children play will not be like what they watch on TV. The prodct will be different and so are the otcomes. It is itally important that adlts condct themseles sensibly and in line with the Primary Rgby Leage ethos. Spectators are encoraged to HR; are for children and their needs by spporting and not criticising. Help player motiations by spporting good indiidal & team performances for both sides. njoy the game and praise deelopment not the final score. ncorage eery player irrespectie of their ability and whicheer team they play on. Respect the decision of the games coach. PLS RMMR The Players are HILDRN The oaches are VOLUNTRS The Games oach deseres RSPT This is Primary Rgby Leage not SUPR LGU We are here so that children can hae FUN & NJOYMNT

33 GMS OH ROL Games oach is the Primary Rgby Leage term for a referee. The role of the Games oach is to spport the children throgh the games. This role is crcial to proiding children with positie experiences of sport and also ensre all children hae the same opportnity to rn with the ball. Fie Simple Instrctions are; 1. Held - To signal the tackle is complete 2. ome To Me - ncorage defending team to retreat to Games oach 3. Wait - To Indicate to the defence not to moe 4. Play The all - Prompt attacking team to restart play 5. Go - Indicate to the defence to moe from the defensie line Top Tips 1. nsre all children get eqal opportnity dring the games. 2. ncorage effort, not jst performance. 3. ncorage the players to sole problems themseles 4. Offer praise when they moe well, make a good pass etc. 5. If players strggle, it s OK to sggest they look for space, or who they can pass to. 6. Make sre yo spport and encorage both teams eqally. 7. Do not tolerate any bad or inappropriate langage from the players. 8. ncorage the players to spport and encorage each other with positie langage Top Tips for Langage 1. Keep langage positie, remember children are sensitie and throw away comments can easily pt them off sport. 2. Keep instrctions short and simple and aoid jargon. 3. Don t be afraid of silence, telling children what to do all the time remoes the decision making process and can demotiate children. 4. Using qestions is better than making statements, some examples are below; How can yo work together to stop them scoring? How can yo work together to score more try s? How can yo inole all the players to create space? Remember, it is abot deeloping them as people as well as yong players. Hydration Dring exercise players mainly lose flid throgh sweating and in the air that they breathe ot. If they don t keep their flid leels topped p, they will qickly become dehydrated, which can affect their health and ability to contine exercising. nsre that yo encorage players to drink plenty of water before, dring and after games, especially on warm days.

34 festial game day

35 Primary Rgby Leage festials proide all children with the opportnity to take part in deelopmentally appropriate games in a safe and secre enironment. Festial is the Primary Rgby Leage term for game day and is synonymos with fn, enjoyment and deelopment. The term festial encorages a family atmosphere and sets the tone for children to hae fn and parents and coaches to watch for and encorage deelopment oer a win at all costs mentality. Festials will more than likely hae more than one game rnning at the same time to fit into the small sided primary Rgby Leage format. To rn a festial there are some considerations and planning reqired to ensre it rns smoothly. FSTIVL ORGNISTION Primary Rgby Leage festials are rn in for stages; / Pre Planning Stage / Set p / Deliery D/ Take down Game Day Festial organisation when played against one clb shold be started one week before the fixtre. larger festial inoling mltiple clbs will reqire more time to organise and reqires earlier planning and organisation.. Pre Planning Stage - Gidelines hecklist Festial Date ON WK FOR TIK way Team/s ontact to discss and proide the releant festial organisation details ddress, Parking, Postcode, Facilities ailable, Kick Off Time. Nmber of Games oaches they can proide. Discss playing nmbers in each clb. Discss and agree rles i.e. toch/tackle format. Parents Volnteers Games oach ontact Parents with all details of the festial. ontact olnteers and designate roles sch as - Pitch Set p, Games oach, Refreshments, Open/lose Facility. Work ot the nmber of Games oaches reqired.

36 Pitches onfirm a Tochline Manager for the pitches. heck and agree pitch space with clbs fixtres secretary. Work ot the nmber of pitches reqired. qipment ) ones, ) alls, and ) ibs nsre they are aailable. First id is aailable and p to date Playing kit has been washed and dried. Fixtres onfirmation Promotion Social Media omplete fixtre rotations where necessary. Final sent to all inoled parties confirming details ) Schools ) Local paper ) Local pro clb - Press Release. Use social media to promote the festial for a retweet) ON DY FOR TIK way Team/s Pitch Weather Social Media ontact to confirm attendance & other agreed details heck pitch is still aailable and that all the eqipment is aailable heck weather conditions & pitch to ensre festial can take place. Use social media to promote the festial for a retweet) ON HOUR FOR TIK Pitch heck the pitch is clear of any foreign objects. Start setting p the pitches and rope off a spectator area. Players heck all the players cards. onfirm the nmber of players and complete final fixtre list. Games oach onfirm G from both teams and allocate to the releant pitch.

37 entral Point/ Safe Zone clb member to meet and greet arriing coaches, parents, and players. (Maybe hae a reference point at a central location) tent with First id trained Person aailable along with a phone & first aid kit.. Set Up - Gidelines hecklist PLYING R TIK Warm Up rea Pitch Spectator rea Timekeeper Festial rief Warm p actiities are set p. nogh pitches set p for all the teams. designated spectator area is clearly marked ot. timekeeper is allocated and positioned centrally. festial brief is deliered to all the coaches on their pitch, explaining the timings, start positions, fixtres, and rotations.. Deliery - Gidelines hecklist DURING TH FSTIVL TIK Teams Warm Up Warm Up Games Start Rotations Half Time ntertainment llocated to the releant pitch. (hildren to keep water bottle with them). Warm p actiities deliered Prepare hildren for exercise. Warm p actiities taken down lear area for safety Indicated by the timekeeper. One Horn/Whistle starts all games Managed as per festial fixtre list. Hae entertainment half way throgh festial to spread it ot like skills, stalls or actiities to keep children entertained.

38 D. Take Down - Gidelines hecklist FTR TH FSTIVL TIK Pitch Players hildren and olnteers collect cones. oaches bring kids to a central area. sk children what they enjoyed and congratlate the children. Line p and go throgh the tnnel / High 5 parents. alation In lb hose talk with all olnteers and other coaches to share best practice of the festial for ftre learning and nderstanding. PLS SHR GOOD PRTI ND IDS MONGST VRY FSTIVL SO HILDRN HV PRIMRY RUGY LGU XPRIN OF FUN, NJOYMNT & DVLOPMNT PLYRS ND TMS Total Player No.s Team No.s Total Teams No. of Pitches Needed No. of oaches reqired GM ROTTIONS (G = Game) (P = Pitch) PLYING TIM 6 2 teams of P1 G team of 3 1 team of 4 2 team of 4 1 team of 4 1 team of P1 P1 P1 G1 G1 G1 15 minte half (reak) 15 minte half 10 2 teams of P1 G1

39 Total Player No.s Team No.s Total Teams No. of Pitches Needed No. of oaches reqired GM ROTTIONS (G = Game) (P = Pitch) PLYING TIM G1 G2 G team of 3 2 teams of P1 Teams on a break G1 G2 G teams of 4 2 teams of 4 1 team of P1 P1 Teams on a break G1 G2 G3 Teams on a break G1 G2 G3 10 mintes games. (Repeat rotations twice) ach team plays 40 mintes team of 4 2 teams of P1 Teams on a break G1 G2 G teams of P1 Teams on a break

40 Total Player No.s Team No.s Total Teams No. of Pitches Needed No. of oaches reqired GM ROTTIONS (G = Game) (P = Pitch) PLYING TIM G1 G2 G teams of P1 P2 D D G1 G2 G teams of 4 1 team of P teams of 4 2 teams of P2 P1 P2 D D G1 G2 G3 D D 10 mintes games. (Repeat rotations twice) ach team plays 40 mintes. G1 G2 G team of 4 3 teams of P1 P2 D D G1 G2 G teams of P1 P2 D D

41 Total Player No.s Team No.s Total Teams No. of Pitches Needed No. of oaches reqired GM ROTTIONS (G = Game) (P = Pitch) PLYING TIM G1 G2 G3 G4 G teams of 4 1 team of P1 P2 D D D D D Teams on a break G1 G2 G3 G4 G teams of 4 2 teams of P1 P2 D D D D D 23 2 teams of 4 3 teams of P1 P2 Teams on a break G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 D D D D 4 X 10 minte games. Hae a Half Time break where appropriate teams of 4 2 teams of 5 5 Teams of P1 P2 P3 P1 P2 D Teams on a break G1 G2 G3 G4 D F G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 D D F D D F D F D V D D ach team plays 40 mintes oerall. Teams on a break

42 Total Player No.s Team No.s Total Teams No. of Pitches Needed No. of oaches reqired GM ROTTIONS (G = Game) (P = Pitch) PLYING TIM G1 G2 G3 G teams of 4 2 teams of 5 3 teams of 4 3 teams of 5 2 teams of 4 4 teams of P1 P2 P3 P1 P2 P3 P1 P2 P3 D F D F D F F D V G1 G2 G3 G4 D F D F D F F D V G1 G2 G3 G4 D F D F D F F D V G1 G2 G3 G4 4 X 10 minte games. Hae a Half Time break where appropriate. ach team plays 40 mintes oerall team of 4 5 teams of P1 P2 P3 D F D F D F F D V G1 G2 G3 G teams of P1 P2 P3 D F D F D F F D V

43 TOTL PLYR NUMRS This section details the total playing nmbers for the festial when yo add LL the team s playing nmbers together. i.e. Team has 11 and Team has 17 which = 28 Total Player Nmbers. TM NUMRS This section is an example of how yo split the total playing nmbers into teams. It may reqire yo to make p a team sing player s from different clbs. I.e. 28 player nmbers can split into 2 teams of 4 and 4 teams of 5. TOTL NUMR OF TMS This section details the total nmber of teams which are deised from the oerall playing nmbers, in line with the U7s format. I.e. 2 teams of 4 and 4 teams of 5 = 6 Teams TOTL PITHS NDD This section details how many pitches yo need to accommodate the total nmber of teams. I.e. 6 teams will reqire 3 pitches. GMS OHS RQUIRD This section details how many Games oaches yo will need so that all the games take place at the same time. I.e. 3 pitches will reqire 3 Games oaches. GM ROTTIONS This section is an example of how to rotate the teams on the day. Game rotations can be deised to sit the reqirements of the festial. PLYING TIM This section is an example of how to manage playing times. 10 minte games are recommended bt yo can play shorter or longer to sit yor festial. Howeer please note Maximm playing time is 40mintes in one day.

44 Player Nmbers 31 Team Nmbers 4 teams of 4 3 teams of 5 Total Teams Pitches & oaches Needed teams of teams of 4 1 team of 5 6 teams of 4 2 teams of 5 5 teams of 4 3 teams of 5 4 teams of 4 4 teams of 5 3 teams of 4 5 team of 5 2 teams of 4 6 teams of 5 1 teams of 4 7 teams of teams of teams of 4 1 team of 5 8 teams of 4 2 teams of 5 7 teams of 4 3 teams of 5 6 teams of 4 4 teams of 5 5 teams of 4 5 teams of 5 4 teams of 4 6 teams of 5 3 teams of 4 7 teams of 5 2 teams of 4 8 teams of 5 1 teams of 4 9 team of teams of teams of 4 3 teams of 5 8 teams of 4 4 teams of 5 7 teams of 4 5 teams of 5 6 teams of 4 6 teams of 5 5 teams of 4 7 teams of Player Nmbers Team Nmbers 4 teams of 4 8 teams of 5 3 teams of 4 9 teams of 5 2 teams of 4 10 teams of 5 1 teams of 4 11 team of 5 Total Teams Pitches & oaches Needed teams of teams of 4 5 teams of 5 8 teams of 4 6 teams of 5 7 teams of 4 7 teams of 5 6 teams of 4 8 teams of 5 5 teams of 4 9 teams of 5 4 teams of 4 10 teams of 5 3 teams of 4 11 teams of 5 2 teams of 4 12 teams of 5 1 teams of 4 13 team of teams of teams of 4 7 teams of 5 8 teams of 4 8 teams of 5 7 teams of 4 9 teams of 5 6 teams of 4 10 teams of 5 5 teams of 4 11 teams of 5 4 teams of 4 12 teams of 5 3 teams of 4 13 teams of 5 2 teams of 4 14 teams of 5 1 teams of 4 15 team of team of

45 UNDR 6S & UNDR 7S 8 PITH LYOUT in goal area 20m Pitch 1 12x25m Pitch 2 12x25m Pitch 3 12x25m Pitch 4 12x25m 40m half way Spectator rea central point safe zone 40m 20m Pitch 5 12x25m Pitch 6 12x25m Pitch 7 12x25m Pitch 8 12x25m in goal area n 8 Pitch Layot can accommodate 80 players

46 UNDR 6S & UNDR 7S 8 PITH LYOUT in goal area 20m Pitch 1 12x25m Pitch 2 12x25m Pitch 3 12x25m Pitch 4 12x25m Spectator rea 40m half way Pitch 5 12x25m Pitch 6 12x25m Pitch 7 12x25m Pitch 8 12x25m 40m Spectator rea central point safe zone 20m Pitch 9 12x25m Pitch 10 12x25m Pitch 11 12x25m Pitch 12 12x25m in goal area 12 Pitch Layot can accommodate 120 players

47 safegarding

48 safe play code This Safe Play ode has been written in order to promote safety and good condct within the Primary Rgby Leage ersions of the game. It will proide the best possible on-field enironment for the deelopment of yong Rgby Leage players, particlarly in the areas of actiely controlling ndesirable actions and behaior. Section 1 - The Tackle Zone The ode: Tackles aboe the armpits When a ball carrier is adancing in an pright postre, any tackle by the defender in which contact is made aboe the armpits is termed to be an infringement. Section 2 - Dangeros Tackles The ode: Tripping or throwing an opponent It is an infringement if the tackler trips or ses his or her legs in anyway dring a tackle. This applies een if the defender already has a hand on the ball carrier (i.e. the mberland throw). The ode: Lifting 1 dopting a crotch hold is not permitted, placing either the hand or arm in the crotch region at any time is an infringement. The ode: Lifting 2 Vertical lifting is an infringement, shold a referee anticipate this is going to happen in a tackle he or she shold blow the whistle immediately to preent it from occrring. The ode: Lifting 3 The ball carrier cannot be lifted and drien. tackle in which the ball carrier is lifted and remains off the grond for two or more steps is an infringement. Howeer, this shold not be confsed with a driing tackle when the ball carrier is knocked off his or her feet. The ode: Sholder charge Defenders are not allowed to sholder charge the ball carrier in order to effect a tackle. defender who rns at a ball carrier and makes no attempt to tackle, grab or hold the ball carrier, bt merely makes an attempt to effect the tackle by the se of the sholder shall be deemed to hae committed an infringement. The ode: Flopping defender cannot drop or fall on a prone player. If the ball carrier is prone or stationary on the grond it is an infringement to drop, die or fall on that player. The tackle will be deemed complete by the defender simply ptting a hand on the ball carrier.

49 The ode: Slinging The se of the ball carrier s arm or jersey to sling a player to the grond is not permitted. ny defender who ses the arm or jersey of the ball carrier to complete a tackle is committing an infringement. Section 2 - Hand-off or Fend The ode: Dangeros se of the hand n attacking player cannot thrst ot his or her arm and contact a defender aboe the sholder. ny player that hands off or fends aboe the sholder will be deemed to hae infringed. Section 3 - Scrms The ode: Forming, pshing and rotating No pshing, or rotating of the Primary Rgby Leage scrm is permitted. ll scrms are passie, any team attempting to psh or rotate the scrm shall be deemed to hae infringed. Referees shold instrct the teams at the scrm to croch, engage and hold. Section 4 - Verbal abse and fol langage The ode: Unacceptable langage The se of obscene, threatening, racist, denigrating and absie langage is not permitted. There is a zero tolerance approach to nacceptable langage and behaior based on indiidals gender identity, race, age, disability, faith and sexal orientation. ny form of erbal abse, threatening langage or sledging will be deemed an infringement.

50 OD OF ONDUT eryone in Rgby Leage has a responsibility to promote high standards of behaior in the game. Rgby Leage prides itself on being a family game, which prioritises creating a safe, inclsie and respectfl enironment for all to enjoy and achiee their fll potential. Unacceptable behaior we want to end incldes: bse of match officials Racism Sexism and homophobia Poor tochline behaior of oer competitie parents, spectators and coaches. The positie behaior we want to encorage, centres on the benefits the player gets from the game: Self-esteem Fn and enjoyment Friendships Health and fitness. coach is an important role model and has the biggest single impact on a player s experience of the game. This code of condct proides a framework and an opportnity for yo to ensre all players hae a positie and enjoyable playing experience. On and off the field I will: Show respect to others inoled in the game inclding match officials, players, coaches, managers, parents, RFL staff and spectators dhere to the playing laws, operational rles and spirit of the game Promote and adhere to RSPT and Tackle it! Demonstrate high standards of coaching and personal behaior lways respect the match officials decision Neer engage in pblic criticism of the match officials Neer engage in, or tolerate, offensie, inslting or absie langage or behaior dhere to Safegarding and Protecting hildren and Vlnerable Grops gidelines. When working with players I will: Place the physical and mental well-being, safety and enjoyment of each player aboe eerything, inclding winning ensring eery player has an eqal opportnity to take part in training and matches, within the rles of the playing competition xplain exactly what I expect of players and what they can expect from me

51 nsre all parents/carers of all players nder the age of 18 nderstand these expectations Neer engage in or tolerate any form of bllying Deelop mtal trst and respect with eery player to bild their self-esteem Respect and ale the diersity of yor players and endeaor to meet their indiidal needs ncorage each player to accept responsibility for their own behaiors and performance nsre all actiities and practices that I organise are appropriate for the players ability, age and matrity to make the experience of players as enjoyable as possible o-operate with others in rgby leage (e.g. officials, RFL staff, clb staff,) to ensre the best interests of the players are met. I nderstand that if I do not follow the ode, any/all of the following actions may be taken by my lb, Leage or the RFL: Reqired to apologise Reqired to meet with clb, leage or RFL staff Monitored by another coach Reqired to attend an RFL edcation corse (s) Sspended by the clb from attending matches/training sessions Sspended or fined by the Leage Reqired to leae the clb Remoal of coach licence to practice by the RFL inclding the remoal of insrance coer ny memberships or benefits may be withdrawn. I hae read, nderstood and agree to abide by the terms of the RFL oach ode of ondct and that this forms part of the RFL oach Licence scheme. I nderstand that failre to adhere to the ode of ondct may reslt in frther action being taken against me and the remoal of my coach licence.

52 TH OHING NVIROMNT onfidentiality The coach and performer mst reach agreement abot what is to be regarded as confidential information, within the bondaries of the safegarding policy. onfidentiality does not preclde disclosre of information to persons who can be jdged to hae a right to know. For example: alation for selection prposes Recommendations for employment In matters of disciplinary within the sport In matters of disciplinary action by a sport organisation against one of its members Legal and medical reqirements Recommendations to parents/family where the health and safety of performer might be at risk In prsit of action to protect children and yong persons from abse Personal Standards Rgby Leage oaches within the coaching/playing enironment mst not attempt to exert nde inflences and pressres in order to obtain personal benefit or reward. oaches mst display high personal standards that project a faorable image of Rgby Leage inclding: Good personal appearance that projects an image of health, cleanliness and fnctional efficiency oaches shold neer smoke when in the coaching enironment oaches shold refrain from drinking alcohol prior to or whilst performing any session of Rgby Leage or whilst in the presence of yong participants (oaches ode of ondct). ompetence ll coaches mst be appropriately qalified as per the reqirements of the RFL. oaches shold reglarly seek ways of increasing their personal and professional deelopment (PD). oaches mst be receptie to employing systems of ealation that inclde self-ealation and also external ealation in an effort to assess the effectieness of their work. oaches mst be able to recognise and accept when to refer or recommend performers to other coaches or strctres. It is the coach s responsibility as far as possible to:

53 a. Verify the competence of the performer b. Verify the competence and integrity of any other persons or strctre to whom they refer the performer Safety Within the limits of their control coaches hae a responsibility to: stablish a safe working enironment nsre as far as possible the safety of the players with whom they work Protect children from harm and abse Flly prepare their players for the actiities and make them aware of their personal responsibility in terms of safety nsre all actiities ndertaken are sitable for the experience and ability of the performers and in keeping with the approed practices as determined by the RFL ommnicate and co-ordinate with registered medical and ancillary practitioners in the diagnosis, treatment and management of their performers medical and psychological problems. omplaints Procedre ny indiidal or organisation wishing to make a complaint against a Rgby Leage oach, within the context of this code shold follow the procedre below: Report the matter to the employer of the sports coach and to the RFL member of staff or lb and ompetition Manager responsible for that area of the game inclding the releant jnior playing leage. N: (mployer in this instance refers to the organisation who commissioned the coach to do the coaching whether this is paid or npaid employment). omplaints which refer to the protection of children shold be dealt with in accordance with the procedres laid down in the Rgby Leage Safegarding Policy. oaching hildren play for fn and enjoyment e reasonable in yor demands on children s time, energy and enthsiasm - remember they too, hae other interests. Neer ridicle or shot at a child for making mistakes at training or dring games oid oer playing the talented players. The aerage ones desere eqal time and attention; time shold be afforded to all. lways grop players according to age, height, skill and physical matrity wheneer possible Follow the adice of medical personnel when deciding if a player is fit to take part Teach yor players the rles of the game

54 Teach children to respect the jdgment of officials The sccessfl oach inests more in the wellbeing and interests of players than in their own winloss record reate an inclsie and welcoming enironment for all children. Officiating Sportsmanship and fair play are not a set of rles - they are a code of liing ondemn gamesmanship and emphasise respect for fair play e consistent, objectie and corteos when dealing with all decisions dring a game Use common sense to ensre that the spirit of the game is not lost ompliment both teams on good play when sch praise is desered dministrating Strie for competent leels of planning and commnication Make sre that enes and facilities meet the needs of the children nsre all actiities are sperised and appropriate for the players

55 DS HKS Indiidals are now able to complete and sbmit their DS applications online. pplicants can access the new system by going to the RFL website and searching for DS.To begin the process yo will need to enter the reference for yor clb, a list of which can be fond by on the website along with the password rfl123. Once yo hae sbmitted yor application yo will still need to isit an RFL approed erifier to hae yor identity checked, a list of erifiers can also be fond on the website. Once yor application has been erified it is atomatically sbmitted to the RFL, it is then contersigned and sent to the DS for processing. Once yo hae receied yor disclosre certificate this now only needs to be sent to The RFL if yor certificate contains information as we will need to carry ot a risk assessment. We will be notified by the DS of the disclosres we need to see. Please note this only applies to applications sbmitted online, if yo hae completed a paper application yor disclosre certificate still needs to be sent to The RFL regardless of whether it contains information or not. The Disclosre and arring Serice (formally the R) The Disclosre and arring Serice (DS) checks help the RFL assess who may be nsitable to work with children within Rgby Leage by looking at preios criminal conictions. DS checking plays a significant role in contribting to the safe and effectie recritment of olnteers. Howeer, it mst be stated that DS checking is only part of an effectie recritment and selection process. It is important that clbs ndertake references (forms aailable on the Downloads section) prior to employment/deployment and tilise ongoing performance appraisals. Self-Declaration forms also play an important role in Safegarding children. These are completed by the applicant themseles and gies them the opportnity to declare any conictions they may hae had. It is therefore essential that clbs store this information sensitiely before sending on to the RFL. Self-Declarations shold be sed in conjnction with DS checks - they are not an alternatie. It mst be noted that haing a criminal record is not necessarily a bar on being able to work within Rgby Leage. For frther details please see the RFL s Policy on the Recritment of x-offenders (below), DS Positie Disclosre FQ and the Risk ssessment Policy. For gidance abot which olnteers shold be DS checked, please see the RFL Policy on who shold be DS checked. Volntary positions at clbs receie DS checks free of charge.

56 To obtain a DS pplication Form please safegarding@rfl.k.com or call The RFL can proide any of the Safegarding resorces in adio format or raille on reqest so please let s know if yo need resorces in either of these formats. lso, if yo reqire any of the RFL Safegarding resorces in another langage, please contact the RFL Safegarding team and we will endeaor to proide the resorces in yor chosen langage. WHT TO DO IF There will be occasions within Rgby Leage where concerns emerge relating to the behaior of indiidals. Where a child or yong person may be in immediate danger or needs medical attention, 999 shold be called. For serios concerns, isses can be reported to the hild Protection Units at the Local Police, or hildren s Social are Serices (formerly Social Serices) or the Local Safegarding hildren s oard. The RFL recommend all lb Welfare Officers to hae contact details for the aboe agencies. The RFL encorage eeryone in the game to report all concerns to the RFL (either directly or throgh a lb or Regional Welfare Officer) no matter how minor they may appear. To report a concern to the RFL, please complete an Incident Report Form or call the Safegarding team on (option 6). The RFL s Reporting Procedres can be iewed on the RFL website. The RFL has taken eery care to ensre that this content is crrent and correct and it has been prodced in good faith. Howeer, the RFL cannot garantee the correctness and completeness of the content and no responsibility is taken for any omissions or errors.

57 contacts and links

58 ommnity Department Daid tler - daid.btler@rfl.k.com - Head of ommnity Department Deliery Daid Raybold - daid.raybold@rfl.k.com - National lbs Manager lb and ompetition Managers: arrow and West mbria - lan Daidson - alan.daidson@rfl.k.com Hll - Sean Mellor - sean.mellor@rfl.k.com Yorkshire - Daid Raybold - daid.raybold@rfl.k.com North West - Marc Loering - marc.loering@rfl.k.com London and the Soth John McMllen john.mcmllen@rfl.k.com North ast - James Shttleworth james.shttleworth@rfl.k.com arol Doran - carol.doran@rfl.k.com - National Facilities Manager Safegarding Team olette den - colette.eden@rfl.k.com - Safegarding Manager mma Rosewarne - emma.rosewarne@rfl.k.com - Welfare Director Operations Kelly arrett - kelly.barrett@rfl.k.com - Head of Operations Vicky trner - icky.trner@rfl.k.com - Registrations Manager

59 RFL - The website of the National Goerning ody of Rgby Leage. RL LRNING - Rgby Leage Learning is co-ordinated approach to the spply and deliery of qalifications, training and deelopment. RL RS - Rgby Leage ares is the sports new charity dedicated to spporting the Rgby Leage family and its local commnities. Or mission is to enhance and enrich people s lies throgh the power and positie inflence of Rgby Leage. SPORTS OH UK - Sports coach UK is committed to the deelopment of coaches and coaching at eery leel in the UK. They proide workshops and resorces to gide the coaching of yong players and safe and ethical sports practice. NGG WITH YOUR LU ngage With Yor lb is an initiatie which aims to help improe clb facilities in the commnity game. The basis of the programme is to inspire commnity clbs to bring together a olnteer workforce to hold an ction ent which will improe their clb facility. To be part of ngage With Yor lb, clbs shold register by contacting Sean Mellor at sean.mellor@rfl.k.com with an idea of the time of year they ll rn their eent.

60 resorces

61 INSTRUTIONS HOW TO US YOUR RDS The RFL hae deeloped a set of new and exciting resorces to spport the pilot Primary Rgby Leage playing format. The resorces offer actiities that spport the physical literacy deelopment of children and proide an innoatie approach to the introdction of Rgby Leage throgh smaller sided games. The smaller sided games significantly increase the amont of opportnities children hae to pass and catch, rn with the ball, eade the opposition players, and score tries. Research shows that doing more skills has physical deelopment, motiation and enjoyment benefits. How to se the cards oaches will be able to mix and match cards from the different series to pt together niqe and exciting sessions. For example, some children may need more help with moement skills and so a session wold focs on these. Other children may really enjoy the warm p actiities so two cold be chosen for each session. Games shold be a featre of eery session so they can apply their new fond skills and acqire others from game experience. The cards are color-coded with warm p red, moement orange, games green, and top tips yellow to make them easy to find. The resorce is aimed at children aged 9 and nder bt actiities can be adapted for nder 10s and 11s. The resorce is diided into a series of cards with a warm p card (red), a moement card (amber), a game card (green), and a festial warm p card as shown in the matrix below. ctiity matrix ctiity Warm p ( cards) Game One ( cards) Moement (SOL) ( ards) Game Two (D cards) 1 Mirror (Warm p 1a) 11 Hare & Hond (Game 1b) Sporty Steps (SOL 1c) Gladiators (Game 1d) 2 31 Piggy in the middle (Warm p 2a) Target Pass (Game 2b) Space all (SOL 2c) Offside Toch (Game 2d) 3 Sense of alance (Warm p 3a) Rob the Nest (Game 3b) Stopping Smos (SOL 3c) 44 (Game 3d) 4 Traffic Lights (Warm p 4a) Play-the-ball hallenge (Game 4b) nimal (SOL 4c) 44 (Game 3d/4d)

62 the warm p cards The warm p card describes a simple warm p actiity. It lists: Yor skill set: the main otcome of the actiity What to do: a simple description qipment oaching adice: a gide on what to emphasise Personal challenge: to help children challenge themseles Variation of the actiity throgh STP: changing the Space, Task, qipment and People can alter the challenge the games cards The games cards offer enjoyable actiities that bring yong people into the world of inasion games and Rgby Leage. Progressie games from 1 1 throgh to 4 4 gradally bild and increase game appropriate skills. The 4 4 game card prepares children to play in the festial format, proiding them the opportnity to experience Rgby Leage in an inclsie and fn way. The games card offers the same strctre as the warm p card with the exception of some organisational help listing the size of area needed. the moement cards (SOL) The moement cards focs on three key elements of physical literacy. Stability (S): is focsed on maintaining and acqiring balance, both static and dynamic. It incldes: static balance; dynamic balance (maintaining stability while moing); bending and crling, and trning for example. Object ontrol (O): reqires yong people to control an object sing their body or an implement. It incldes: throwing, catching, kicking, striking and boncing. Locomotion (L): is moing the body from one place to another. It incldes: walking, rnning, jmping, hopping and skipping for example. Progressions are offered for each of the actiities, and the information on the back of the card is the same as the warm p card listing: oaching adice: simple teaching/coaching points for the teacher and coach Personal challenge: to help children challenge themseles Variation of the actiity throgh STP (see Instrction ard 2) Working throgh the moement actiities will be immensely helpfl to yong people bilding from preios experience. It will gie them a moement fondation for the games to be played and it will also gie them a ery alable moement edcation. The fndamental moement skills of Stability, Object ontrol and Locomotion (S.O.L) will help the players deelop and shold be inclded in eery session. They often proide actiities that players can practice at home and coaches shold encorage this.

63 TOP TIPS 1. ncorage effort, not jst performance. 2. ncorage the players to sole problems themseles and offer praise when they moe well or make a good pass for example. 3. If players are strggling, it is OK to sggest they look for space, or for who they can pass to. 4. Make sre yo spport and encorage both teams eqally. 5. Do not tolerate any bad or inappropriate langage from the players. 6. ncorage the players to spport and encorage each other with positie langage. Remember, it is abot deeloping the yong people as well as the yong players.

64 TOP TIPS FOR LNGUG 1. Keep langage positie, remember children are sensitie and throw-away comments can easily trn them off sport. 2. Keep instrctions short and simple and aoid jargon. 3. Don t be afraid of silence, telling children what to do all the time remoes the decision making process and can demotiate children. 4. When a team is defending, encorage them to get onside by sing the term come to me. 5. Use a wait call to let the defence know they cannot moe. 6. ncorage the tackled player to pass the ball by sing a pass call. 7. Say go when it is OK for the defending team to adance. 8. Using qestions is better than making statements, some examples are in the tinted box on the right. How can yo work together to stop them scoring? How can yo work together to score more tries? Where is the best place to attack? Why? How can yo inole all the players to create space? When is the best time to pass the ball wide? Why?

65 how to se the festial warm p cards The warm p cards are designed to get yor festial off to a great start, and prepare the children both physically and mentally for the forthcoming games. The cards directly correlate with the Primary Games resorce to ensre a consistency of deelopment. ctiity cards hae been selected to proide a fn and inclsie warm p. If yor festial has a large nmber of teams yo can rn the warm p on a carosel basis, with coaches from all participating teams allocated a card. maximm of 10 stations can be sed with between for and 10 players per station, stations shold last no longer than fie mintes with a total warm p time of 15 mintes. Not all players hae to experience eery warm p actiity. It may be that they do actiities 1-3 at the first festial and 4-6 at the second. To proide children with opportnities to deelop social skills they can mix with players from different clbs to ndertake the warm p, before going back to their indiidal or mixed teams for the festial. ctiity Warm p ( cards) 1 Piggy in the Middle (2a) 2 Sporty Steps (1c) 3 Traffic Lights (4a) 4 nimal (4c) 5 Hare and Hond (1b) 6 Target Pass (2b) 7 Play The all hallenge (4b) 8 Rob the Nest (3b) 9 Gladiators (1d) 10 Offside Toch (2d)

66 FSTIVL FORMT The smaller sided games are deliered throgh a festial format, allowing all players to experience the skills of Rgby Leage in a fn and inclsie way. The matrix below gies coaches and team managers gidance on how to administer the games for p to eight teams. If festials hae more than eight teams, games can be played in two grops, for example one grop of for and one grop of six. Please remember to proide children with festial warm p actiities, this will prepare them physically and mentally for the actiity ahead. Following the adice of the Top Tips card will help yo create an enironment that spports the child s deelopment needs and creates an enironment that is based on fn and enjoyment. 3 Teams (1 pitch) 4 Teams (2 pitches) NUMR OF TMS IN TH FSTIVL 5 Teams (2 Pitches) GM 1 6 Teams (3 Pitches) 7 Teams (3 Pitches) TMS 8 Teams (4 Pitches) = Pitch 1 Pitch 1 Pitch 1 D D Pitch 2 D Pitch 2 D Pitch 2 D GM 2 Pitch 3 F Pitch 3 F Pitch 3 F Pitch 4 G H Pitch 1 Pitch 1 G Pitch 1 D Pitch 2 F Pitch 2 Pitch 2 GM 3 Pitch 3 D Pitch 3D Pitch 3 G D Pitch 4 H F D D Pitch 1 Pitch 1 F G Pitch 1 Pitch 2 F Pitch 2 Pitch 2 G GM 4 Pitch 3 D Pitch 3 D Pitch 3 H Pitch 4 F D D Pitch 1 Pitch 1 G Pitch 1 G D Pitch 2 F Pitch 2 F Pitch 2 H GM 5 Pitch 3 D Pitch 3 D Pitch 3 F Pitch 4 D D Pitch 1 D Pitch 1 G Pitch 1 H # D Pitch 2 Pitch 2 Pitch 2 F G Pitch 3 F Pitch 3 F Pitch 3 D Pitch 4 = = D= = F= G= #To gie all teams for games of eight mintes. maximm of fie games of eight mintes can be played dring a festial; primary aged players shold not play more than 40 mintes in one day

67 1 MIRROR WRM UP Yor skill set... This card will help children: To accrately copy moements by transferring weight. What to do: Pair children and space them ot with a two metre gap in the grid. ach pair is to nmber themseles one or two. ach child to hae a different shaped ball. hild one moes randomly within the grid. hild two mst mirror child one s moements. The teacher blows the whistle to make them swap roles after 30 seconds. Progress to one ball per pair, on the whistle, child one passes the ball to another child on another team and the ball is placed on the floor for their partner to pick p. Or, the ball is thrown in the air, caght and the game contines; at this point, child one stops and passes backwards to their partner. 1a Warm p Mirror ones Player 1 Player 2 all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 25m x 20m

68 Variety of balls: ones. Size 3 or 4 rgby balls. Variety of different balls. oaching adice: ncorage children to moe efficiently from one moement to another by sing smooth moements and by keeping in balance. Personal challenge: Try to combine as many moements as possible and stay in balance. Mirror yor partner s moements as closely as possible. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of grid Vary how children moe arond the grid (e.g. hopping) hange the gap sizes between cones hange the nmber of children in each team

69 PIGGY IN TH MIDDL WRM UP Yor skill set... This card will help children: To throw and catch a ball by co-ordinating body moements. What to do: Place three cones in a triangle shape, the size of the triangle can be changed to sit the ability of children. Three children start in the triangle between the cones, with the child who is acting as piggy stood in the middle (Piggy in the Middle). ll children can moe. On the teacher s call, the children on the otside mst pass the ball to each other while keeping it away from the child in the middle. The child in the middle mst try and retriee the ball from the three children on the otside. The child in the middle can be changed after a time limit or once they retriee the ball. Warm p 31 Piggy in the Middle (card 2a) ones Passers Piggy in the middle Direction of trael Pitch Size: 5m x 5m

70 Variety of balls: ones. nogh size 3 or 4 balls for one per grop of for. oaching adice: ncorage children to se teamwork and commnication to aoid being caght by the Piggy. nable participants to think abot different ways in which they can perform a ariety of catches. Personal challenge: Try to anticipate the space that the catcher will moe into. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P Vary the size of the triangle Throwers cannot moe Vary the object that is being thrown hange the nmber of Piggies

71 3 SNS OF LN WRM UP Yor skill set... This card will help children: To work as a team to create a range of balances. What to do: Set grids big enogh to allow the children to work freely within them. Pt children into grops (minimm of three and maximm of fie) and nmber them. On the call, all children mst se moement skills to make a rgby shaped balance (e.g. passing, catching, tackling). Let the children explore different shapes and how to moe into and hold a balance. Within the grops, all children mst create a different balance (think abot tall, short, wide, narrow or twisted). The teacher will now call ot a nmber, the child whose nmber is called ot will teach their balance to the others in the grop. erybody will teach their balance to the grop. The teacher will now call ot a seqence (e.g. three, one, two) and the grop mst perform all the balances in that order. Look for controlled and smooth moements. Progression - omplete the seqences more than once; complete the seqence at different speeds. 3a ctiity Warm XX p Sense (XXX) of alance Player ones Pitch Player Size: 1 15m Player x 210m all Direction of trael Pitch Size: XX x XX

72 Variety of balls: ones. oaching adice: ncorage children to se teamwork to create a series of balances. nsre that children make co-ordinated and rhythmic moements, transferring weight smoothly from one shape to another. Make children aware of the need to be in balance at all times, een if they are in a seated position. Personal challenge: Try to think of a range of difficlt balances and demonstrate these to yor grop to copy. Try to maintain balance and hold the shape for fie seconds. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P an yo fit yor balances together so that yo toch? The grop perform the same balance to begin with dd a ball that mst be held when performing the balance Grop members call ot balances to be performed

73 4 TRFFI LIGHTS WRM UP Yor skill set... This card will help children: To moe arond a grid and be able to balance on one leg. What to do: hildren moe freely arond the grid; when they arrie at a green cone they hop on their left leg; a red cone they hop on their right leg; when they moe to a ble cone, children mst stand on their left leg and toch the cone with their right hand; they mst do the same with the yellow cone bt toch it with the opposite hand. When on the yellow cone stand on right leg and toch the cone with their left hand. Repeat the same as aboe bt with a Rgby Leage ball in hand. If the teacher shots change, then change the ball with the person closest to yo. Repeat the same as aboe except on red cones children sidestep right; on green cones sidestep left; on yellow cones slow down; on ble cones speed p. Warm p ones Player all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 20m x 20m

74 Variety of balls: ones. nogh size 3 or 4 balls. Organisation: 20m x 20m grids (or smaller grids to sit). oaching adice: ncorage children to transfer their weight smoothly to enable them to stay in balance when alternating legs. hildren shold be encoraged to remain co-ordinated when balancing and passing the ball. Personal challenge: To make as many hops as possible and stay in balance moing arond the grid. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the grid or nmber of smaller grids hange instrctions on colored cones hange the color of cones hildren to complete the actiity in pairs

75 1 SPORTY STPS SOL Yor skill set... This card will help children: e able to se footwork to moe from one point to another. What to do: Stability: Walk arond the edge of a grid and at each corner think of a new walking or rnning style that yo cold se to moe to the next corner. Object control: In pairs, with children facing each other (one walking forwards, the other walking backwards) pass the ball to each other and try to moe arond the grid withot dropping it. Locomotion: Now combine both of the aboe elements and moe anywhere within the grid; for example, skipping while passing the ball. SOL Sporty Steps ones Player all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 15m x 15m ctiity S ctiity O ctiity L

76 oaching adice: hildren shold be adised that in order to complete this task they mst commnicate so that they can trn the corners and negotiate any obstacles. hildren shold moe in a co-ordinated manner so that they do not drop the ball. Personal challenge: oid dropping the ball and think abot making eery pass a good one. Use as many different ways of moing as possible. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P Hae all the children in one large grid or indiidal smaller grids lternate moement patterns to forward and reerse at each corner Vary the size and type of object being passed dd pairs together to make grops of for

77 2 SP LL SOL Yor skill set... This card will help children: Pass a ball while sqatting. What to do: Stability: Stand face-to-face with a partner, holding a ball between each other; keep yor head and sholders p and heels on the grond, and perform a sqat. Progression 1 - Hold the sqat for fie seconds. Progression 2 - Pass the ball in a figre of eight while in the sqat position. Object control: In pairs, facing each other half a metre apart, each child holds a ball in their right hand; sqat and place the ball diagonally by yor partner s right foot. oth children simltaneosly sqat, keeping head and sholders p and ensring that sqats are performed correctly. The children stand p and retriee the ball that their partner has placed next to them ntil the teacher blows the whistle and instrcts the children to change hands. Locomotion: The teacher places a start cone and a finish cone eight metres apart. One child sprints to the cone and tries to stop as qickly as possible. The child s partner places a cone at the point where the child stops. ctiity S ones SOL Sqat, twist and moement patterns Player 1 Player 2 all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 15m x 15m

78 oaching adice: ncorage children to assme a good sqatting position to enable them to stay in balance when performing the actiity. nsre that children are negotiating when performing moements so that they stay balanced and co-ordinated. If children strggle to perform the actiity try and get them to deelop a soltion to the problems they are haing. Personal challenge: To stay balanced throghot the sqat with heels on the grond. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the distance partners stand apart Vary the style of trael from the start to the finish cone hange the distance between the cones hange the nmber of children when performing the sqat with the ball ctiity S ctiity O ctiity L

79 3 STOPPING SUMOS SOL Yor skill set... This card will help children: To work as a pair and to sccessflly throw and catch a ball. To deelop moement skills. What to do: Stability: Facing yor partner, holding a ball between yo stand side- by-side and pass the ball to each other; the ball mst be placed in each other s hands. See how far apart yo can get while still being able to place the ball into each other s hands. Try the same game bt stand back-to-back. Object control: In pairs, one ball between two, throw the ball against the wall making it easy for yor partner to catch. Locomotion: From a starting point in the grid, the child rns forward towards a cone and then attempts to pass into a target zone. Their partner retriees the ball and repeats the actiity.cones sidestep left; on yellow cones slow down; on ble cones speed p. ctiity S Stopping Smos ones Player 1 all Player 2 all Wall Direction Direction of ball of trael Direction Pitch Size: facing XX x Target XX rea

80 oaching adice: ncorage children to work as a small team and sing discssion effect a range of accrate throws and catches. nsre that children think abot the changing natre of the enironments in which they are playing and the effect this might hae on the actiity. Personal challenge: Try to make each pass as accrate as possible either to yor partner or to the target zone. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the distance between the starting point and the partner on the cone Walk towards the target zone and attempt a pass; make the target zone larger for more sccess Use a ariety of ball types and sizes dd pairs together and pass two balls between for children withot dropping ctiity O ctiity L

81 4 NIML SOL Yor skill set... This card will help children: To be able to perform actiities while remaining balanced and co-ordinated. What to do: Stability: Start on all fors with knees at 90 degrees nder the hips, and hands nder sholders. Raise opposite hand and foot attempting to keep the body in a straight line and perform fie repetitions by retrning hands and foot to starting position and change sides. Object control: In pairs, the first child assmes the fll sqat position with heels flat on the grond and hae a ball or bean bag in hand. Maintaining the fll sqat position see how far the child can walk like a gorilla. The partner tries to beat distance. Locomotion: The child, with hands and feet on the floor, moes forward sing opposite hands and legs; progress to moe in any direction. SOL nimal ones Player 1 all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 15m x 15m ctiity O ctiity L

82 The aikm: The child, in a press-p position, walks feet towards hands trying to get hips as high as possible and then walks hands away from feet. oaching adice: ncorage children to keep in balance when performing actiities ensring that weight is transferred efficiently. Participants shold be encoraged to walk as far as they possibly can while assming the positions. Personal challenge: Try to moe arond on all fors for as long as possible. ontrol yor body and moe at an een pace. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hildren to work in their own space and progress towards their own leel Vary the amont of repetitions Mark ot a corse sing cones Partner to copy moements

83 1 1V1 HR ND HOUND GM Yor skill set... This card will help children: Identify space and beat a defender by sing agility and pace. What to do: Try to beat the defender and score, once the first pair has had a trn the second pair can start. hildren alternate between attacking and defending. Once children are aware of how to perform the actiity the game will re-start when the attacker enters the grid. Organisation: 10m long x 5m wide grids with scoring at either end. Mark ot 6-10 grids. For children per grid, with two playing at a time. Hare and Hond ones Player 1 Player 2 all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 10m x 5m

84 Variety of balls: ones. range of different size and shape balls. Personal challenge: ttacking - ont how many times consectiely that yo can beat the defender withot being tagged. Defending - ont how many times consectiely that yo can stop the attacker from scoring. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the playing grid (larger makes it easier for the attacker) Place the ball on the grond where tagged and swap oer the attacker (who starts from this point) hange the size or type of ball Play 22

85 2 TRGT PSS GM Yor skill set... This card will help children: To be able to pass and catch efficiently. To co-ordinate moement to throw and catch while moing. What to do: hildren moe freely arond the grid passing the ball to their partner. On the whistle, with their partners, the children perform as many passes and catches as they can while moing. Organisation: 30m x 30m grid. Target Pass ones Player 1 Player 2 all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 30m x 30m

86 qipment: ones to mark ot the grid. One ball per two children. ibs. oaching adice: ncorage children to se the whole of the grid by negotiating other children to aoid dropping the ball. Get children to think abot how they can work as a small team to promote sccess with the actiity. Personal challenge: Passing - See how far apart yo can get and still make a sccessfl pass. atching - ont how many sccessfl catches yo can make withot dropping the ball. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the playing grid to ary the difficlty of the game (smaller is harder and reqires more concentration to find space) Pass either standing still or when moing arond the grid Vary the size and type of ball sed dd an interceptor(s) who can try to catch any ball; change the nmber of interceptors

87 3 RO TH NST GM Yor skill set... This card will help children: To retriee as many objects as possible in a gien time. To collect objects by moing from one place to another. What to do: One child from each team rns ot and collects a piece of eqipment and then places the item in their grid. Once the eqipment is placed in their grid the next child does the same. This is repeated ntil all objects are remoed from the middle. Organisation: rrange a grid into a hexagon shape with a circle in the middle fll of a ariety of eqipment. Six teams in a marked area in each corner. Rob the Nest ones Player all entral holding area Direction of trael Pitch Size: 20m x 20m

88 Variety of balls: ones. eanbags. range of different size and shaped balls. oaching adice: ncorage children to work as a team to collect objects from a central station and retrn them to their own. nsre that grop members transfer their weight effectiely when reaching down to pick p objects. nsre that grop members negotiate other children by changing pace where necessary. Personal challenge: Try to rn as qickly as possible to the central station to retriee as many objects as yo can (one each time). ollect as many high ale items as possible. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the grid to ary the difficlty of the task (larger grids will encorage more rnning; a smaller grid will increase easion). Rn to the middle of the grid or take objects from other teams. dd or remoe objects to increase or decrease the dration of the game and se a ariety of balls of different shapes and sizes. Gie Rgby Leage balls a ale of three points while other eqipment pieces are worth one point. Set p more stations so the grops are smaller and children are more actie.

89 4 PLY-TH-LL HLLNG GM Yor skill set... This card will help children: To perform Play-the-all sccessflly. What to do: Teams line p with two children on ble and red otside cones (see diagram). The first child with the ball rns to the Play-the- all line and plays the ball to the second child who will moe forward behind child one and will pass the ball to first child in the next pair. This process is repeated ntil the ball reaches the last pair. To win the race the last child shold hold the ball aboe their head. The teacher also awards bons points for each correct play-the-ball. On the way back swap roles. Play the all le one Red one Player all Direction of trael Pass Pitch Size: 12m x 12m

90 qipment: ones. alls. oaching adice: nsre that children transfer their weight efficiently when performing the play-the-ball moement. ncorage children to stay co-ordinated and in balance when carrying ot the actiity. Partners shold proide feedback and encoragement to each other. Personal challenge: Try to increase and pass the ball as wide as possible in a controlled manner. Try to pass the ball accrately to the receier. im: To moe the ball p the line as qick as possible. Organisation: 12 x 12m grid. One ball per grop of for. olored cones arranged as per diagram. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P Make each player rn fie metres before playing the ball and passing Play-the-all players lie on their tmmy before getting p hange the type and size of the ball Introdce third pair that rn at the same time bt to the opposite side of the Play-the-all.

91 1D GLDITORS GM Yor skill set... This card will help children: To se agility and change of pace to aoid being toched. Moe across the grid withot being toched. What to do: atchers start across the centre of the grid. Gladiators, on the teacher s command, mst try to get to the other end of the grid withot being toched. When a gladiator is caght they stand otside the grid and cont how many times the other gladiators cross sccessflly. ll children shold experience being a catcher and a gladiator. fter three ronds swap catchers. Organisation: Two grids 25m long x 15m wide. pproximately 13 players per grid. Three catchers and 10 gladiators. Gladiators ones Player 1 Player 2 all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 25m x 15m (2 x Grids)

92 Variety of balls: ones. ibs. oaching adice: ncorage children to think abot ways to find space by sing agility and change of pace to beat gladiators. Reinforce that the aim of the game is to get from one side of the grid to the other by aoiding being toched. Personal challenge: To eade, the gladiator shold ary speed and sidestep with both feet. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the grid When caght, gladiators become catchers Mark ot areas within the playing grid that gladiators mst aoid hange the nmber of catchers. t the start, play two games in smaller grids

93 2D OFFSID TOUH GM Yor skill set... This card will help children: To moe arond the grid sing agility and change of pace. To score by passing to a teammate who is in the scoring zone. What to do: The game commences with a pass from the centre of the grid, the ball is allowed to be passed in any direction. hildren may rn with the ball and pass the ball in any direction. When the ball carrier is toched they mst stand still and pass to a teammate. The attacking team is allowed for toches to score. Organisation: Grid 25m long x 20m wide with two scoring zones, one either end, fie metres long Recommended teams of six or seen-a-side with two scoring zones, one either end, fie metres long. Offside Toch ones Player 1 Player 2 all Direction of trael (person or ball) Pitch Size: 20m x 25m In Goal rea In Goal rea

94 Variety of balls: alls. ones. ibs. oaching adice: ncorage children to se teamwork to moe the ball from one end of the grid to the other and score. nsre that children are aware of the need to be agile and se change of pace as a method of easion. hildren shold also be encoraged to find space and take risks in order to help their team. Personal challenge: Try to play for as long as possible withot being toched. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the grid Pass the ball in any direction ntil toched, when the ball has to be passed back Vary the type and size of the object being passed Increase the nmber of attackers or defenders

95 3D ND 4D UNDR 7 4V4 GM Yor skill set... This card will help children: To se teamwork to score and defend tries. What to do: The attacking team has six plays to score regardless of errors. The team in possession will rn forwards with the ball and pass backwards to try to score. Defending children attempt to toch the child in possession (the toch mst be made below the sholder to encorage good habits once tackling is introdced at a later age). ll children in the defending team, after each toch, mst retreat two metres (no play-the-ball). The toched child stops and makes a pass as qickly as possible. If a try is scored, the coach collects the ball and retrns it back to the start position with the defending team receiing the ball. Play is started with a pass. Organisation: Mark ot a pitch 20m x 12m. hildren are diided into teams of for. If there s an odd nmber of players teams can play down, for example 4 3 or 3 3. ery child mst play. 4x4 ones all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 20m x 12m In Goal rea In Goal rea

96 Variety of balls: ones. Rgby Leage balls. ibs. oaching adice: ncorage children to se teamwork to attack and defend. hildren shold be rged to take risks and se agility and change of pace to help their team. Team members shold be reminded that the objectie of the game is to score and defend tries by moing arond the grid. hildren shold consider how they transfer their weight when defending against or eading an opposition child and look to either find space when attacking or close down space when defending. The RFLs Player Deelopment Framework recommends toch for this age grop. Personal challenge: When defending, try to toch as many of the opposition as possible. When attacking, try to score and create as many tries as possible. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the pitch hildren pass the ball from the floor when toched Use cones to create scoring zones within the pitch area Use neen nmbers in teams to promote attacking or defending

97 UNDR 8S 5 V 5 GM RD Yor skill set... This card will help children: To se teamwork to score and defend tries. What to do: The attacking team has six plays to score regardless of errors. The team in possession will rn forwards with the ball and pass backwards to try to score. Defending children attempt to toch the child in possession (the toch mst be made below the sholder to encorage good habits once tackling is introdced at a later age). ll children in the defending team, after each toch, mst retreat two metres (no play-the-ball). The toched child stops and makes a pass as qickly as possible. If a try is scored, the coach collects the ball and retrns it back to the start position with the defending team receiing the ball. Play is started with a pass. Organisation: Mark ot a pitch 20m x 15m. hildren are diided into teams of fie. If there s an odd nmber of players teams can play down, for example 5 4 or 4 4. ery child mst play. 5x5 ones all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 20m x 15m In Goal rea In Goal rea

98 Variety of balls: ones. Rgby Leage balls. ibs. oaching adice: ncorage children to se teamwork to attack and defend. hildren shold be rged to take risks and se agility and change of pace to help their team. Team members shold be reminded that the objectie of the game is to score and defend tries by moing arond the grid. hildren shold consider how they transfer their weight when defending against or eading an opposition child and look to either find space when attacking or close down space when defending. The RFLs Player Deelopment Framework recommends toch for this age grop. Personal challenge: When defending, try to toch as many of the opposition as possible. When attacking, try to score and create as many tries as possible. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the pitch hildren pass the ball from the floor when toched Use cones to create scoring zones within the pitch area Use neen nmbers in teams to promote attacking or defending

99 UNDR 9S 6 V 6 GM RD a Yor skill set... This card will help children: To se teamwork to score and defend tries. What to do: The attacking team has six plays to score regardless of errors. The team in possession will rn forwards with the ball and pass backwards to try to score. Defending children attempt to tackle the child in possession (the tackle mst be made below the sholders). hildren in the defending team, after each tackle, mst retreat for metres. The defending team hae one passie marker. The tackled child mst restart play with a play the ball. If a try is scored, the coach collects the ball and retrns it back to the start position with the defending team receiing the ball. Play is started with a pass. Organisation: Mark ot a pitch 30m x 18m. hildren are diided into teams of six. If there s an odd nmber of players teams can play down, for example 6 5 or 5 5. ery child mst play. 6x6 ones all Direction of trael Pitch Size: 30m x 18m In Goal rea In Goal rea

100 Variety of balls: ones. Rgby Leage balls. ibs. oaching adice: ncorage children to se teamwork to attack and defend. hildren shold be rged to take risks and se agility and change of pace to help their team. Team members shold be reminded that the objectie of the game is to score and defend tries by moing arond the grid. hildren shold consider how they transfer their weight when defending against or eading an opposition child and look to either find space when attacking or close down space when defending. The RFLs Player Deelopment Framework recommends toch for this age grop. Personal challenge: When defending, try to toch as many of the opposition as possible. When attacking, try to score and create as many tries as possible. Variation of the actiity and differentiation for indiidals: S T P hange the size of the pitch hildren pass the ball from the floor when toched Use cones to create scoring zones within the pitch area Use neen nmbers in teams to promote attacking or defending

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