Step 1 playing tag rugby the first step from tag to tackle begins with the game of tag rugby players should be familiar with the game of tag rugby, which for many is the starting point of their rugby Journey. Watch now as the coach observes the players playing tag. Five or swear I swear. I swear that's where that's where those play. Nice pass like it before I go down. Take it up. Go forward go forward go forward go forward the lab. Well done deal. And I said go for it Go For It Go For It Troy are give you the try Okay Mabel. The game of tag rugby is often thought of as an evasion game. However, it is evasion only for the ball carrier as the defense need to make contact contact with the tag. This requires the attacking team to avoid being caught by defenders in attack tackle the players demonstrate natural evasion skill when playing tag rugby and the result is a high Tempo and free-flowing game when it comes to the transition from tag to tackle this natural inclination to evade obstacles is often lost by the immediate conditioning of the team in possession to set up rocks and malls when in fact, the only difference is for the defense who can catch a player rather than catch a tag. The primary focus is to develop the game understanding of all the players by reducing the emphasis on technical aspects in favor of the Tactical elements. The following stages in this resource Explorer an alternative methodology of progressing to the full contact tackling game, which aims to retain the Integrity of the evasion skills naturally ingrained in young players.