Year 1 - Physical education
Dribbling with our feet in games
Ball skills: sending, receiving and dribbling
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Unit Summary
The unit will explore and develop pupils' movement competence when sending and receiving a ball. They will develop and apply an understanding of how, where and why we send a ball, stop the ball and dribble the ball using our hands and feet effectively. Pupils will also explore working in teams.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to dribble the ball using your feet with control in a game.
Key Notes
- Move: to keep possession of the ball we need to dribble with control by keeping the ball close to our feet.
- Think: Getting too close to a defender may result in them taking the ball.
- Connect: working with others shows a commitment to fair play and sets an example to the rest of the team.
- Feel: consistently playing by the rules throughout the game demonstrates honesty.
Vocabulary To Learn
- game: an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules
- defender: the player or person responsible for preventing the opposition (attackers) from scoring
- possession: the team in control of the ball
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When dribbling with their feet in games, pupils sometimes think they can pick the ball up to protect it from defenders.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: to keep possession of the ball we need to dribble with control by keeping the ball close to our feet. Think: Getting too close to a defender may result in them taking the ball.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'game'
an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When dribbling with their feet in games, pupils sometimes think they can pick the ball up to protect it from defenders. Correction: Remind pupils that they cannot use their hands when dribbling with their feet and that they need to either use their body to protect the ball or move into open space.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Develop moving with the ball using our feet (dribbling) Study Guide
- Dribbling and sending with hands Study Guide
- Dribbling with hands Study Guide
- Kicking (passing) Study Guide
- Moving with a ball using our feet Study Guide
- Rolling (sending) and stopping skills to win a game Study Guide
- Rolling and stopping Study Guide
- Rolling and stopping in games Study Guide
- Throwing (underarm) Study Guide
- Throwing and catching Study Guide
- Throwing with accuracy to win a game Study Guide
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