Rugby fun at EFSC as we head in to the half term break

We had a lovely session outside playing all things Rugby at EFSC this Saturday.
Ray led his usual thorough warm up with all sorts of exercises getting our bodies ready for the sport to come.
We then had the group split in to pairs to practice passing a rugby ball to each other. Alan then switched it up adding moving the ball around the waist and through the legs to the routine before finally adding a throw of the ball in the air and clapping before catching the ball once more. We then moved on to passing the ball on the run, in our pairs.

After a quick drinks break we then formed a big circle and initially passed the ball around the circle. We then started to run across the circle and pass to someone on the other side.
We then played a game of Rob the Nest where the idea is to have the most balls in your nest (hoop) at the end of each game. The group split in to 4 small teams and the first game was a three way tie but the second game was won by the team containing Todd and Kealan.

After the main break we moved inside for some tag games of Hunter. In each round there were two pairs who had to run up the hall.  In each pair, one was the Hunter with the other being hunted. The aim of the hunter being to tag their opponent before they got back with the ball. The aim of the opponent is to run up the hall, grab a ball and get back without being tagged. It is fast and furious and a lot of fun.

After all that running around the kids were getting hot and tired so we wound things down and ended the session with some games of Boccia. The blue team won the first game easily but the reds got their revenge in the second game winning by 8 to 6. The final game was the decider and we were down to one hoop in the middle of the hall. The reds came out winners by the fine margin of 6 to 5.

At the end of the session the coaches awarded the Star of the Week awards to Kealan and Davina for their great efforts and enthusiasm throughout the session. Well done both!
We hope you all have a fantastic half term break and look forward to seeing you all again when we are back on Saturday 10th June. See you then!

Kealan receiving his star of the week award from Alan

Davina looking delighted with her Star of the Week award