Year 10 - Physical education
Game play and review of others' performance
Striking and fielding games: evaluate and improve performance in softball
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop batting, pitching and fielding skills unique to softball, such as using a glove and applying the rules around strikes and base running. Pupils will be challenged to evaluate both their own performance and that of others as they apply tenacity to this American game.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to observe softball techniques and suggest ways to improve performance.
Key Notes
- Move: tagging a runner with the ball while they are between bases gets them out.
- Think: assessing the risk and reward of running between bases before deciding to run can help you avoid getting out.
- Think: carefully consider the vocabulary used to feedback to others to improve performance.
- Feel: valuing the impact others can have on performance helps you to become more open to constructive feedback.
- Connect: working collaboratively as a team greatly increases the chance of success.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tagging: when a fielder touches a runner with the ball while the runner is off a base, in order to get them out
- feedback: information given to someone about their performance to help them understand what they did well and what they could improve
- improvement: make something better over time through practice, feedback or effort
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils who are more experienced may ignore the contribution of less able pupils, or even belittle or berate them when they don't contribute well to the team.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: tagging a runner with the ball while they are between bases gets them out. Think: assessing the risk and reward of running between bases before deciding to run can help you avoid getting out.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'tagging'
when a fielder touches a runner with the ball while the runner is off a base, in order to get them out.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils who are more experienced may ignore the contribution of less able pupils, or even belittle or berate them when they don't contribute well to the team. Correction: Encourage pupils to use their knowledge to offer feedback which can help bring about an improvement, emphasising that in team games, an individual cannot and should not perform all roles or carry the team.
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