Tag Rugby Workshop for Staff a Success!

On Wednesday 11th January the SSP held the forth of its practical CPD workshops for school staff. This time Tag Rugby was the topic and the tutor was Penny Chapman the Norfolk Development Officer for the Rugby Football Union (RFU).

The aim of the workshop was to introduce tag rugby format to school staff and to develop their confidence and skills in delivering it.

The course covered the following areas;

  • What is Tag Rugby? 
  • What are the basic rules?
  • What size pitch/surface should it be played on?
  • Why is it better for Primary School pupils?
  • What equipment is used?
  • Where can you buy the equipment from?
  • Tag rugby specific warm ups 
  • Main sessions
  • Cool downs

Staff were encourage to go back to their schools and introduce/develop the provision of Tag Rugby. Schools were reminded about the upcoming SSP Yr 5/6 Tag Rugby competition being held on Friday 3rd February at Lakenham Hewett RFC which is part of the NEW School Games. If your school is interested in entering a team please visit the "Events" section of our website.

For more information about Tag Rugby please visit the RFU website. if you have any further questions please contact Penny Chapman on pennychapman@rfu.com or 07701 011591.

For more information about other upcoming practical CPD workshops for school staff please download the below timetable (resources section). To book a place on any of the workshops please login to this site and click on the workshop in the"Events" section. 

Resources

Staff CPD Workshops 2011 12.doc 19/01/2012 24.0 KB

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Email: norwichpdm@yahoo.co.uk

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