Rugby Park Academy English Class - Season 1, Week 3 Report
Thursday April 20th 2017
11−14 years old - 18:00-19:30
15−18 years old - 19:30-21:00
Main Theme: Front on Tackle
Warm Up
'Marker Agility'
Stretch
Tackle 1 - Stance & Lead Foot 1
Intro'd 'Stance' then have them to Fast Feet to Step In (Hand & Shoulder onto cont. with ball carrier).
Wrestle 1
Hold hands & try to lift a leg, 15 sec, then change
Tackle 2 -Shoulder On and 'Punch' Arms through
Wrestle 2
Back 2 Back, sitting on ground, try to get own right shoulder to ground
Face to Face, kneeling up, right shoulder to ground (Doesn't work that well)
15 sec, then change
Tackle 3 - After 'Punch', Squeeze & Drive
With Tackle Shields instead of Ball Carrier
Wrestle 3
Push Up Position, face each other, try to drag partner down by taking out an arm
15 sec, then change
Asked them to go for wrist/forearm area, not elbow. Don't want to risk anyone hyper-extending an elbow joint!
Touch
4 on 4 Reaction
4 on 4 Reaction with kicking (try lines brought forward)
4 on 4 Wide
I've decided to try introducing a few 'useful words' - 有用な言葉 - for the younger class from this week.
So today's words were:
shoulder - 肩
knee - 膝
elbow - 肘
foot - 足
lead foot -リードフット
strong - 強い
stance - 体勢
"see it" - 見る
"hit it" - 打つ
"squeeze it" - 絞る
"drive it" - 前進
I tried alternating the technical tackle drill stuff with fun wrestling games. This worked well to keep good pacing through the session and sustain attention. The periods where I was introducing technique and the students were practicing technical points did not go on too for long.
