Year 10 - Physical education
Marking and defending
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 track your opponent and select and apply 3 stages of defending in a game context.
Key Notes
- Move: by making your body as tall and big as possible when marking, you will close down your opponents vision and space.
- Move: maintaining quick feet while tracking your opponent is the quickest way to stay with them.
- Think: when marking a player, consider where the ball is and what stage (1 -3) of defence is required.
- Feel: staying with your opponent and going for an interception requires persistence.
- Connect: showing respect for your opponent by maintaining a 3ft distance will avoid giving away a penalty pass.
Vocabulary To Learn
- stage 1 defence: tracking the player to prevent them from receiving the ball
- stage 2 defence: marking the player with the ball, observing the 3ft obstruction rule
- stage 3 defence: restricting and delaying an opponent's movement to get the next pass
- interception: regaining possession of the ball from the opposing team during a pass
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Each defender can only mark 1 attacker.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: by making your body as tall and big as possible when marking, you will close down your opponents vision and space. Move: maintaining quick feet while tracking your opponent is the quickest way to stay with them.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'stage 1 defence'
tracking the player to prevent them from receiving the ball.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Each defender can only mark 1 attacker. Correction: Netball positions are paired, however the competitive situation will determine if players swap, if they double mark and which stage of defence they need at that point.
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