Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING and discovering the steps to learning a new skill
    • We are EXPLORING and observing different skills needed in skateboarding, golf, rugby and gymnastics

    • Session one: We are exploring Rugby kicking

      Task one: Kicking

      In pair stand 10m apart. You need to practice kicking the ball out of your hands to your partner. Try kicking with both feet.

      Task two: Kicking off a cone to partner

      Carry on with the same partner. Kick it off the cone to your partner. Be sure to do the following teaching points.

      • 5 Steps  towards ball

      • Place foot next to ball

      • Strike ball- keep your head down and focused on the ball

      • Rotate hips

      • Bring your non kicking arm forward and across your body

      • Follow through


      Task three: Kicking over goal post

      This is an extension activity. Once you have got the hang of kicking practice kicking the ball off the cone over the post. Move the cone to different places around the field and see how many you can get over.


      Session two: We are exploring skills needed for skateboarding

      Task one:  Fall forward

      This task will help us workout which foot you need to put at the front and which foot at the back. One person needs to go around the back and push you from behind whatever foot you put forward to stop you falling is your dominant foot. This foot needs to go at the back of the skateboard. 

      Task two: Skateboard pre assessment

      You need to select what stage of skateboarding you are at. You have three options.

      • Level 1: No idea how to skateboard, never used one and not confident

      • Level 2: Know how to skateboard need some practice

      • Level 3: Expert know how to skate well

      Task three: Skateboarding

      • Level one: working with Miss Young- learning how to stand and begin to push yourself on a skateboard

      • Level two: working by yourself on the court skating around providing feedback to one another

      • Level three:Practicing tricks- pushing yourself to learn a new trick in this session


      Session three: We are exploring Hauora

      Task: Creating Hauora house around things that impacted our well-being in lockdown!