Partner Tag
Tactical Problem:  Getting away from defender into open space.
Skill development: Increase capabilities of freeing oneself into space
Teaching Points:

Tactic:  -Using change of direction
              -Change of pace
              -Fake directions

Skill:     -Effective Faking to Lose Defender
 
Organizational Points:
1) -Students pick partners and label themselves 
     #1 and #2. 
    -#1's chase #2's by walking
2) -Teacher yells STOP! Students freeze and 
     #1's reach to tag #2's. 
    -Teacher questions group about which  
      tactics were employed to create space from 
      partner.
3) -Restart game with a focus on these tactics. 
    -Partners switch roles
4) -Progress to running.

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