aMetro Secondary Schools Touch (Tue 13th April)

• Hukarere Kingi defeated Whatitiri Kingi
• Hukarere Kingi defeated KVC Jnr B
• Mohoao Kingi defeated Whatitiri Kingi
• Mohoao Kingi defeated KVC Jnr B
• Repara Kingi defeated OBHS Red by default
• Repara Kingi defeated OBHS White

Year 9 & 10 Touch Sports Performance Academy (TAC)

For the past eight weeks, the Year 9 &10 Academies have been learning about all skills in Touch, as part of the curriculum. All of these boys have been applying themselves in their various Metro games on a Tuesday evening. All of the students in the 9 &10 TAC team have been distributed amongst the various Yr 9 &10 Metro teams to develop others. 

Based on the results against the various schools over the past 6 weeks, we will be elevating our teams in Term 4 to further challenge and extend the players.

A typical 9 TAC/10 TAC session involves:

1) Warm-up/routine - individual skills/drill

- team skill/drill

- micro skill detail/feedback

2) Focus. - defence detail, drill and application OR

- attack detail, drill and application

3) Modified games - adapted game/restrictions and application

- micro skill detail/feedback/discussion

4) Debrief/reflection - detail/discussion and next steps

Photo: Sweep (backdoor) play: Lachie Jephson is the ball carrier ready to plant the ball. Joseph Hola is acting 'half' with Joe Renouf sweeping the ruck. Henry Smale is out running lines and will be working off the ball carrier.

Important Touch Events

• ALL Touch activities cease end of Term 1 (Kings 9 & 10 TAC, Metro Touch Competition)
• Otago Junior Touch Trials – September/October
• King's 1st Touch resumes Term 4, wk 1 (Monday - Thursday)
• ALL Touch activities resume Term 4, wk 1(Kings 9 & 10 TAC, Metro Touch/ Junior 1st )
• King’s Junior Touch Invitational – Term 4, wk 1
• King’s Year 8 Junior Invitational – Term 4, wk 2
• King’s Junior Secondary Schools Tournament – Term 4, wk 4
• NZSS Touch National Champs – 9th-11th December (Rotorua Stadium, Rotorua)