Triangle TagGrade level: Cycle 1, 2, 3 Activity level: High
Fundamental Techniques: Locomotive Tactics/Problems to Solve Offence: Tagging the other players Defense: Avoid getting tagged Equipment: No equipment needed Description of Play: · Students are in teams of 4, and 3 teammates hold each other’s hands and form a triangle · One of the members of the triangle is the target · The 4th teammate must try to tag the target without going through the triangle · The triangle protects the target by moving around in a circle · When the tagger tags the target or after 45 seconds, the target becomes the tagger and a new target player is chosen Layer 1: · Students practice moving in circles while forming a triangle · Everyone on each team practices being the tagger and being in the triangle Layer 2: · 1 student is the tagger · The others form the triangle Modifications: · Change the shape and number of players (square, pentagon, hexagon, etc.) Safety: · Students must use soft tags · Students should not pull forcefully on each other’s arms |