Chalk Talk: Draw the Play That Worked Best

Each team draws the play that worked best in chalk on the ground, then walks it through to explain it to another team. It reviews what was learned while the body cools down.

How to play

1. In teams, choose the play that worked best (2 min).
2. Draw it in chalk: positions, routes or passing lines (3 min).
3. Walk it through with a ball, everyone in their role (2 min).
4. Explain it to another team, who say what they'd change on defense (2 min).
5. Erase it with your foot or leave it for next lesson, depending on space (1 min).

Rules

• Walk the play; no running.
• Every team member has a role in the drawing.
• The other team's comments start with something they liked.

Variations

Adaptations

• Wheelchair users: draw with chalk taped to a stick, or direct the drawing.
• Students with low vision: walk the play with a guide's arm and mark positions with cones.
• Students who find speaking in public hard: they demonstrate the walk-through while someone else narrates.

Learning goals

• Recall and represent an effective play.
• Explain a tactical idea with a drawing.
• Cool down actively.

Equipment for a class of 25

• chalk: 10
• rugby balls: 5

Teacher tip

If it's raining or you can't draw on the ground, use cones and ropes to "draw". Common mistake: huge drawings; limit each play to a 3 × 3 m square.

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