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Year 10 - Physical education

Handball: footwork and dribbling

Non-examined assessment: handball practical

Unit Summary

This unit provides pupils with the knowledge and opportunity to replicate skills in isolation and in performance scenarios in handball. As a team sport participated in by many pupils it will cover passing/ receiving, ball handling, dribbling, shooting, blocking, screening and decision making.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to move with the ball to create space and keep possession whilst playing within the rules of handball.

Key Notes

  • Move: accelerating after a fake step in the opposite direction helps to get past a defender.
  • Move: dribbling with bent knees and a low body position maintains balance and allows for agile changes in direction.
  • Think: passing or shooting the ball before the fourth step/dribble will not break the travelling rule.
  • Feel: it takes time to reset muscle memory when learning that you can take 3 steps while carrying the ball.
  • Connect: using good communication and eye contact with teammates enables greater success at keeping possession.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • feint: faking the direction of movement by stepping or changing direction
  • dribbling feint: a player suddenly changes the direction of their dribble
  • double dribble: bouncing a ball, holding it and bouncing the ball again
  • travelling: if a player does not pass or shoot the ball before taking the fourth step

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Dribbling is always the best option to move with the ball.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: accelerating after a fake step in the opposite direction helps to get past a defender. Move: dribbling with bent knees and a low body position maintains balance and allows for agile changes in direction.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'feint'

faking the direction of movement by stepping or changing direction.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Dribbling is always the best option to move with the ball. Correction: While dribbling can be helpful to gain ground up the court, it can slow down the game, whereas passing can often be faster and more efficient at breaking through a defence.

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