Year 10 - Physical education
Short and long corners
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 take part in both short and long corners to help your team attack the goal.
Key Notes
- Move: having the front foot wide and pointing to the target as the injector improves the speed and accuracy of the pass.
- Move: an auto pass can allow for a quicker restart to catch the opposition off guard.
- Think: a long corner is taken on the 23m line, in line with where it went off the back line.
- Feel: repeated practice of set plays improves confidence in a game.
- Connect: taking turns helps develop teamwork by ensuring players understand each other's movements and responsibilities.
Vocabulary To Learn
- penalty corner: awarded for a defender's foul inside D, where the attacking team has a chance to score from the baseline
- long corner: taken by the attackers from the 23m line, in line where it went off the back line, having last touched a defender.
- auto pass: a player self-passes the ball from a free hit instead of passing to a teammate, usually for a faster restart
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Long corners are actually taken from the corner of the pitch.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: having the front foot wide and pointing to the target as the injector improves the speed and accuracy of the pass. Move: an auto pass can allow for a quicker restart to catch the opposition off guard.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'penalty corner'
awarded for a defender's foul inside D, where the attacking team has a chance to score from the baseline.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Long corners are actually taken from the corner of the pitch. Correction: Long corners are taken on the 23m line, in line with where the ball went out. They used to be taken from the corners, but the rule changed in 2015.
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