Engage Every Student In Every Lesson
Your Complete Games-Based PE Toolkit
Built for all abilities and ages, MatchPlay Cards turn any game into a purposeful learning experience. Pick a card, add it to your lesson and watch pupils grow into confident decision-makers, communicators and team players.
Cut your planning time.
Ready-to-go challenges mean less prep and more time teaching.
Differentiate without separate tasks.
Give different cards to different pupils so everyone plays the same game at the right level of challenge.
Build pupil ownership and leadership.
Team and player challenges get pupils choosing, collaborating and leading.
Engage every pupil from the first minute.
No queues and no long explanations. Pupils start playing and start thinking straight away.
Teachers, these are the PE tools you've been looking for!
Which Deck Is Right for Your Pupils?
Our OG Cards!
Upper primary and secondary: Multi-sport challenges for any invasion game, from football to basketball.
Netball like never before
Sport-specific units: Challenges designed for the court and the oval.
Shake up footy training
Sport-specific units: Challenges designed for the court and the oval.
Perfect for ages 5-10
Early years and primary (ages 5 to 10): Animal Playful animal-themed challenges that build movement skills and cooperation.
Get players thinking
Every key stage: 45 questioning prompts that check and challenge pupil understanding.
Become a better coach
Coach Challenge MatchPlay Cards
Heads of PE and Directors of Sport: Lead better department CPD and give your staff a shared teaching language.
5 Ways to Use MatchPlay Cards in Your PE Lessons
1. Set the learning focus at the start of the lesson.
Start with a game rather than a drill. Use a card to show pupils what success looks like, then let the
game reveal the problem.
Impact: Clear purpose without over-explaining. The game does the teaching.
2. Add challenge without stopping play.
Watch how the game is going, then drop in a card to add a constraint. Play keeps flowing while the thinking gets harder.
Impact: More complexity and more thinking, with minimal interruption.
3. Differentiate within the same game.
Give different cards to different groups or pupils based on ability or need. Everyone stays in the same game and nobody is singled out.
Impact: Inclusive differentiation without separate drills or groups.
4. Hand control to your pupils.
Let pupils choose and apply the cards themselves, and adapt the game as they go. You step back and
facilitate.
Impact: Builds autonomy, leadership and decision-making.
5. Drive reflection at the end of the lesson.
Use the card focus to lead a short review. Ask pupils what changed and why.
Impact: Turns activity into learning and makes thinking visible.
Aligned to the PE Curriculum Wherever You Teach
MatchPlay Cards support the physical, social and thinking skills at the heart of modern PE.
- England: National Curriculum for PE. Supports outcomes in competitive games,
communication, collaboration and evaluating performance. - Australia: Australian Curriculum HPE (PDHPE). Supports movement competence, strategic thinking and personal and social capability.
- International Baccalaureate: IB PYP. Supports inquiry-led learning and the learner profile through play.
- USA: SHAPE America standards. Supports tactical knowledge, responsible behaviour and cooperation.
What Your Pupils Will Develop
Inclusion and differentiation:
Success pathways for every learner in mixed-ability groups.
Game sense and decision-making:
Tactical awareness built through play, not instruction.
Leadership and ownership:
Peer coaching, communication and responsibility.
Active learning:
High participation in small-sided games, with less waiting and more doing.
Physical literacy:
Fundamental movement skills practised in realistic situations.
Trusted by PE Departments in 75+ Countries
Buying for Your School? We'll Invoice You Directly
Planning to use your PE and sport premium (England) or Sporting Schools funding (Australia)?
Send us your details and we'll issue a quote and invoice in your school's name. Orders of [15+] decks get exclusive school pricing.
Questions from PE Teachers:
I'm a primary PE teacher. Which deck is best for me?
Start with Animal MatchPlay Cards,
designed for pupils aged 5 to 10. The BIG Bundle covers every year group.
How many cards are in each deck?
Confirmed number challenge cards, made from waterproof credit-card plastic that lasts through years of lessons.
Can you pay by invoice or purchase order? Yes.
Yes. Request a school quote and we'll invoice your school directly.
Do you ship internationally?
Yes, to 75+ countries. Shipping is calculated at checkout based on your address.
Can you run a staff development session?
Yes, online or in person. Get in touch to discuss dates for your school.