Year 10 - Physical education
Handball: tactical play
Non-examined assessment: handball 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 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 tactical play to outwit opponents and maintain possession of the ball.
Key Notes
- Move: passing the ball quickly from one side of the court to another makes it hard for defenders to reposition quickly.
- Move: incorporating moves like crossing into an attacking play can confuse defenders, opening up opportunities to score.
- Think: responding to how the opposition has positioned themselves utilises decision making and tactical awareness.
- Feel: taking a pause to use the width of the court in attack requires focus and thinking to outwit the defenders.
- Connect: communicating effectively with teammates before a tactical move is played avoids confusion.
Vocabulary To Learn
- width (using the): spreading play across the full horizontal space to stretch the defence and create opportunities to score
- channel: a lane up the court
- crossing: players interchanging position to confuse defenders and open up shooting options
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When attacking, it is always best to just dribble or step and pass the ball straight up the court.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: passing the ball quickly from one side of the court to another makes it hard for defenders to reposition quickly. Move: incorporating moves like crossing into an attacking play can confuse defenders, opening up opportunities to score.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'width (using the)'
spreading play across the full horizontal space to stretch the defence and create opportunities to score.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When attacking, it is always best to just dribble or step and pass the ball straight up the court. Correction: Sometimes to create more space, a flat pass across the width of the pitch or a crossover move can be used to spread, reposition or confuse defenders which can be more successful at enabling a teammate to get through the gap that is created and score.
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