Week 3 Reflection

This week we learned about two new games, Kabbadi and Lacrosse. We played them both during our PE lessons on Wednesday and Thursday after talking about the rules and possible changes we could make. They are both games that aren't popular in New Zealand but are both very popular in other countries.

 Kabaddi is a contact sport played heavily in India, with many possible ways to score. The winning team is the one with the most points at the end of the game. Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and ball, which is used to move the ball and score. 

We had to adapt the rules to both of the games to suit our class. During Kabaddi we decided to not use the contact rule and instead hold onto the player for 3 seconds. We used the volleyball court for the 'out' lines and a white line for the bonus point line. In Lacrosse, we also didn't have contact and used the soccer goals at the end of the basketball court. 

Challenges we faced were mainly the rules which we adapted to our situation. When we played lacrosse one challenge was that picking up the ball was very difficult due to the lack of experience and skill have with the game. 

In English, we learned how to find credible sources of information while researching about one of the three games we have played. To make sure these websites were reliable we used the "C.R.A.P." test which involved looking at Currency, Reality, Authority, and Purpose.