Year 10 - Physical education
Footwork and ball handling
Non-examined assessment: netball 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 netball. As a popular team sport offered by many pupils it will cover passing/ receiving, footwork, dodging, shooting, marking, intercepting and decision making.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to receive the ball from a range of angles in open and closed play, and adhere to the footwork rule.
Key Notes
- Move: receiving the ball with correct footwork requires balance when jumping and landing.
- Think: knowing which is the landing foot at the time of receiving a ball is essential to not break the footwork rule.
- Feel: running confidently and positively on an angle shows determination and effort.
- Connect: receiving and sending the ball within 3 seconds requires an awareness of where the ball/players are on court.
Vocabulary To Learn
- footwork rule: the landing foot can not drag, hop, jump or reground when the ball has been received
- pivoting: a movement technique that allows a player to rotate on one foot while keeping the other foot grounded
- two feet landing: catching the ball and landing with both feet simultaneously. Either foot can then be the landing foot
- turning in the air: where a player catches the ball while airborne and rotates their body mid-air to adjust their position before landing
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A player has to pivot as part of footwork to create space after landing when the ball has been caught.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: receiving the ball with correct footwork requires balance when jumping and landing. Think: knowing which is the landing foot at the time of receiving a ball is essential to not break the footwork rule.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'footwork rule'
the landing foot can not drag, hop, jump or reground when the ball has been received.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A player has to pivot as part of footwork to create space after landing when the ball has been caught. Correction: Although a pivot may be needed to create space and is permitted, it is better to turn in the air when reveiving the ball so landing is the right position for the next pass.
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