Year 11 - Physical education
Pushing and slicing to keep it in play
Net and wall games: teaching others tactics and strategies in table tennis
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop core skills required for table tennis and transfer ideas, tactics and strategies from other racket sports. Pupils will focus on fair play and learn about a variety of ways to organise tournaments to help balance competition.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to keep a rally going with push shots and add slice to make it harder for your opponent to return.
Key Notes
- Move: pushing the ball requires a short 10-40cm jabbing action.
- Think: adding slice requires a different bat angle to simply pushing it over the net.
- Feel: aiming the ball to a target and hitting it consistently with accuracy comes with practice.
- Connect: giving feedback to other people can help support others to improve.
Vocabulary To Learn
- push: a passive shot with underspin to get the ball back on the table
- slice: a type of backspin where the ball spins backward and stays low
- alternate shots: to take it in turns to hit shots
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think they need to hit the ball hard to slice effectively.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: pushing the ball requires a short 10-40cm jabbing action. Think: adding slice requires a different bat angle to simply pushing it over the net.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'push'
a passive shot with underspin to get the ball back on the table.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think they need to hit the ball hard to slice effectively. Correction: Pushing and slicing require a light touch and controlled movements, not power.
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