Research has found that participating in sports can have a healthy developmental impact on young children. These activities can promote co-operative play, teamwork and good sportsmanship.

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You will also find links to our Mini Rugby programme and the IRFU Child Welfare policy which informs all of our age grade rugby initiatives.

Decision Making

  • Divide players into 2 uneven teams e.g. 7 attackers (Blue Team) and 3 defenders (Yellow Team)
  • The grid can be wider at the start of the game e.g. 30m x 30m but as the players get more efficient at finding space and decision making the grid can be narrowed to challenge them or extra players given to the defence
  • Each player who receives the ball in the game has a decision to make on where the space and their team mates are.
  • The object of the game is to get players to look at the defence and then make a decision on what to do next.
  • The defence only has to touch the player with the ball and that player must stop and pass to another team mate.
  • The attacking team score by running over the try line

Decision Making

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