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Year 10 - Physical education

Teaching others to play adapted cricket games

Striking and fielding games: teaching others to play creative cricket games

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 teach others a new game and understand how to make adaptations to suit the participants.

Key Notes

  • Move: an accurate underarm action is required to bowl in stoolball.
  • Move: changing the dimensions of the pitch or type of equipment used will alter the level of challenge.
  • Think: players of different prior experience, standard and motivation will respond differently to different games.
  • Feel: empowerment and creativity help when making new and exciting ways to adapt games to teach others.
  • Connect: taking responsibility for teaching a game to a small group, builds communication and leadership skills.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • adapt: make something suitable for a new use or purpose
  • conditioned (game): where special rules or limitations are added to focus on practicing specific skills or tactics
  • teach: impart knowledge or instruct someone as to how to do something

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Many pupils do not consider how adaptations and conditions can make games more enjoyable for different people, preferring to play the full version of a game even when it might be a struggle.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: an accurate underarm action is required to bowl in stoolball. Move: changing the dimensions of the pitch or type of equipment used will alter the level of challenge.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'adapt'

make something suitable for a new use or purpose.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Many pupils do not consider how adaptations and conditions can make games more enjoyable for different people, preferring to play the full version of a game even when it might be a struggle. Correction: Helping pupils to be conscious of other people's motivations and understand how adaptations can make the game more accessible and enjoyable.

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