England Win Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup
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England won the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.
The head coach is Tom Coyd. He made a plan for four years.
Coyd wanted his players to be aggressive. He wanted them to attack a lot.
He told the players to think like sharks. Sharks are strong fish. They always move forward.
This idea helped the team feel strong and brave.
Coyd also used other ideas, like ladders, to help the team get better.
The team trained hard for a long time before the World Cup.
Their hard work and plan helped them win the trophy.
This is a big win for English wheelchair sport.
Fans are happy about the team's success.
Vocabulary15 words
- Wheelchair Rugby League
- a sport like rugby, played in wheelchairs
- head coach
- the main person who trains a team
- aggressive
- strong and active in attack
- sharks
- big sea animals that are strong hunters
- ladders
- tall things used to climb up; here, a training tool
- trophy
- a prize for winning
- wheelchair sport
- sport played by people using wheelchairs
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- team
- a group of players
- World Cup
- a big sports event between countries
- win
- to be the best and get the prize
- train
- to practice sport to get better
- strong
- having a lot of power
- brave
- not afraid
- success
- doing something well
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1. Tom Coyd 2. Sharks 3. True
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England won the _____ Rugby League World Cup.
The head coach is Tom _____.
He made a _____ for four years.
Coyd wanted his players to be _____.
He told the players to think like _____.
Sharks are strong fish. They always move _____.
Coyd also used other ideas, like _____, to help the team get better.
The team trained hard for a long time before the World _____.
Their hard work and plan helped them win the _____.
This is a big win for English wheelchair _____.
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