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Year 2 - Physical education

Hitting/striking the ball with intent

Ball skills: hitting and striking

Unit Summary

This unit will enable pupils to refine their understanding of how they can develop their motor competence of hitting and striking to send the ball into space in order to win a game. Pupils will reflect on why hitting into space is essential in order to score points against the opposing team.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to hit the ball accurately with power, aiming for space away from fielders, in order to score points.

Key Notes

  • Move: hitting the ball with accuracy and power enables you to aim for space and away from fielders.
  • Think: to score maximum points, you have to hit the ball away from the fielders.
  • Feel: continuing to try and hit the ball with more power and into space, even when you make mistakes, shows courage.
  • Connect: congratulating and encouraging others when they throw or strike the ball well demonstrates empathy.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • accuracy: the ability to control where we hit an object
  • fielder: a defensive position that is occupied while the other team are batting
  • score: winning points in a game situation

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils focus solely on their arm movements and neglect the use of their legs and hips to create power.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: hitting the ball with accuracy and power enables you to aim for space and away from fielders. Think: to score maximum points, you have to hit the ball away from the fielders.

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

the ability to control where we hit an object.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils focus solely on their arm movements and neglect the use of their legs and hips to create power. Correction: Ensure pupils understand how that bending their knees and rotating their hips can create more power for bigger hits.

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