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Year 10 - Physical education

Handball: full context handball game

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 use attacking and defending skills and tactics to impact the game positively for your team.

Key Notes

  • Move: to score more goals than our opponents we have to accurately time passes and movement to support the ball carrier.
  • Move: when our team loses possession, we need to react quickly to be ready to defend and stop the attack.
  • Think: reflecting on our performance ensures we understand how we can adapt our performance to keep improving.
  • Feel: always supporting our teammates to help them improve regardless of the score demonstrates integrity.
  • Connect: utilising playing positions to work with other members of the team in attack and defence shows teamwork.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • timing: choosing the right moment to make a pass, shot or move in order to be most effective, taking into account the game's pace and the actions of the other players
  • attacking: maintain possession and create scoring opportunities
  • reflection: review and evaluate your actions, decisions and overall outcomes

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • If you are on the losing team, it automatically affects the score you get for your handball assessment.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: to score more goals than our opponents we have to accurately time passes and movement to support the ball carrier. Move: when our team loses possession, we need to react quickly to be ready to defend and stop the attack.

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

choosing the right moment to make a pass, shot or move in order to be most effective, taking into account the game's pace and the actions of the other players.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: If you are on the losing team, it automatically affects the score you get for your handball assessment. Correction: For your GCSE PE moderation, you are measured against how well you can demonstrate certain skills, tactics and decision making, not the final score of your game.

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