Tomb raider and other fun tag games

Give your players lots of fun ways to improve their skills with simple games which have easy-to-define outcomes.

Here are four to play around with. Though they are aimed at tag, you can easily adapt them for older and more experienced players.

Tomb raider is chaotic, working on awareness as well as footwork, attack and defence. With RTP protocols, the defender need only touch the cones, not pick them up.

A good game for small bubbles, Tag skeet helps players develop their go forward skills and in defence, tracking. Tracking is how the defender moves close to the attacker to make a tackle.

For a good 1-on-1 game, Now you see me... can pit similarly skilled players against one and another in a foot race. It’s all about reactions.

With larger numbers, Free the bees is another chaotic game with simple beginnings. A good warm-up activity before moving into a more rugby-related game.