Year 10 - Physical education
Defensive batting
Striking and fielding games: teaching others to play creative cricket games
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' ability to teach each other and to play a variety of creative cricket games independently. Pupils will draw on their leadership skills to train, compete and perform.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to avoid getting out by playing defensive cricket shots.
Key Notes
- Move: angling the bat down towards the ground when playing defensive shots greatly reduces the risk of being caught out.
- Move: batters can leave the ball by remaining still as it passes both them and the wicket.
- Think: remembering to resist the urge to swing for the ball and remain disciplined is key to protecting the wicket.
- Feel: protecting the wicket for a long spell and sensing the frustration of the fielders is a satisfying feeling.
- Connect: congratulating a long-standing batter at the end of their innings is good sporting behaviour and respectful.
Vocabulary To Learn
- defensive: the batter aims to protect their wicket rather than score runs
- forward defensive: a defensive batting shot played by stepping forward towards the pitch of the ball and using a straight bat to block the ball
- leave: a deliberate action where the batter chooses not to play a shot
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is certainly a misconception with many pupils that the ball should be hit out into the field whenever possible, exacerbated by the need to do this in many other striking and fielding games.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: angling the bat down towards the ground when playing defensive shots greatly reduces the risk of being caught out. Move: batters can leave the ball by remaining still as it passes both them and the wicket.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'defensive'
the batter aims to protect their wicket rather than score runs.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: There is certainly a misconception with many pupils that the ball should be hit out into the field whenever possible, exacerbated by the need to do this in many other striking and fielding games. Correction: Pupils should understand on occasions in cricket, blocking or leaving the ball are actually preferable shots to play, rather than shots with a higher risk of getting out. It requires a different mindset to a lot of other striking and fielding games.
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