Tapu Ae

Tapu Ae is a Maori game of which you use a ki (ball) to knock three tennis balls of three cones. There are three sections of the court, the cones are on each end of the court, with a circle around each. The guardian is the only person allowed in the circle, and two attackers have to try and knock the three balls off. Two defenders are also on each side of the court(Two of one colour being on one side and two of the other colour on the other side, The same is said with the attackers). There are two people of each team in the mid-field who have to pass to whatever side is attacking. Tapu Ae is normally played 7 aside, but you can play with more people if you want. The rules for Tapu Ae are:
1. Stay in your part of the court.
2. Only the guardian on their side can go in their circle.
3. Don't step out of the lines (Including the lines on the outside of the court).
4. If you are playing with rippas, you can run with the ball, if you aren't then you can only take two steps with the ball.
We talked about the Ki, Tupu, Pawero and Te Ao. I was Mid Field, Defense and Attack. I enjoyed playing defense the most but I also enjoyed playing Attack. Most of my team was not cooperative but most of my team was. My team could improve making decisions and coming together as a team.