Year 10 - Physical education
Tackling and marking
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 mark an attacker, close down with correct body position to tackle the ball without fouling.
Key Notes
- Move: keeping your eyes on the ball helps to determine when best to step in and tackle.
- Think: when there is low threat of a shot, it is best to mark/jockey a player rather than dive in with a tackle.
- Feel: use body awareness of self and opponent to make a well timed tackle to avoid a foul.
- Connect: good communication from teammates helps with the decision making process when marking a player.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tackle: taking the ball away from the feet of another player
- mark: positioning yourself near an opposing player to reduce their attacking capabilities
- jockey: delaying and steering the ball carrier away from goal
- closing down: moving towards an attacker to deny space for the ball carrier to move into
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think that defending is only important when playing a defensive position or during set pieces.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: keeping your eyes on the ball helps to determine when best to step in and tackle. Think: when there is low threat of a shot, it is best to mark/jockey a player rather than dive in with a tackle.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'tackle'
taking the ball away from the feet of another player.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think that defending is only important when playing a defensive position or during set pieces. Correction: Defence starts from the striker position and works all the back to the GK. Defending well as an individual leads to collective marking and reduction of attacking space and opportunities.
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