Year 10 - Physical education
Ball control
Non-examined assessment: football practical
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Unit Summary
This unit provides pupils with the knowledge and opportunity to replicate skills in isolation and in performance scenarios in association football. As a popular team sport offered by many pupils it will cover passing/ receiving, dribbling, shooting, ball control, tackling and decision making.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to control the ball using different body parts.
Key Notes
- Move: cushioning is achieved by moving the foot/body away from the ball on contact to take pace off an incoming ball.
- Think: quick control of the ball gives more time to consider the next move before defenders closes in
- Feel: confidence to use both feet and multiple body parts to control the ball, increase options.
- Connect: providing passive pressure to a partner when developing ball control to support their development.
Vocabulary To Learn
- trap: gaining control of a loose ball at your feet
- cushion: a ball control technique using the body to soften the impact of the ball and make it drop to the feet
- header: a technique to control, pass, shoot or clear a ball with your head
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Ball control is mainly about dribbling.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: cushioning is achieved by moving the foot/body away from the ball on contact to take pace off an incoming ball. Think: quick control of the ball gives more time to consider the next move before defenders closes in.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'trap'
gaining control of a loose ball at your feet.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Ball control is mainly about dribbling. Correction: Control of the ball is the fundamental skill that is the basis of other skills such as dribbling, passing or shooting. With good ball control comes an increased opportunity to maintain possession of the ball.
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