Year 10 - Physical education
Dribbling, passing and receiving with control
Invasion games: tactics and strategies in hockey
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Unit Summary
This unit explores a variety of tactics and strategies that can be transferred from other team games to hockey. Pupils' persistence will be tested as they learn to apply the rules and find ways to tackle safely, strike the ball cleanly and avoid kicking the ball.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to dribble the ball with control, changes of speed and direction.
Key Notes
- Move: stick is held with the left hand at the top of the grip and the right hand lower down for greater control.
- Move: low crouch with bent knees, body leaning slightly forward and head up to see spaces/players.
- Think: the stick is kept in close contact with the ball when dribbling.
- Feel: passing accurately with the reverse stick consistently requires persistence and practice.
- Connect: making eye contact and communicating where you want the ball passed to helps reduce accuracy errors.
Vocabulary To Learn
- push pass: used to move the ball quickly and accurately over short distances where stick stays in contact with the ball until it is released
- reverse stick: because you can only touch the ball with the flat side of the stick, you need to rotate the stick round using a loose grip with your bottom hand
- Indian dribble: pushing the ball from left to right and back rapidly
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When dribbling the ball eyes should always be down looking at the ball.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: stick is held with the left hand at the top of the grip and the right hand lower down for greater control. Move: low crouch with bent knees, body leaning slightly forward and head up to see spaces/players.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'push pass'
used to move the ball quickly and accurately over short distances where stick stays in contact with the ball until it is released.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When dribbling the ball eyes should always be down looking at the ball. Correction: Whilst it's important to control the ball, always looking down means you can't see what's happening in the game. Keeping the head up improves decision-making, allowing players to see defenders, find passing options and spaces to dribble into.
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