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Year 2 - Physical education

Striking the ball into space to beat an opponent

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 away from fielders to increase your chance of winning the game.

Key Notes

  • Move: striking the ball with accuracy and power away from fielders, increases the chance of winning the game.
  • Think: striking into space is essential in order to score points against the opposing team and to win the game.
  • Feel: striving to improve, even when you make mistakes or don't score points in the game, shows great courage.
  • Connect: playing by the rules and helping others to improve within the game shows great empathy.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • winning: scoring more goals or points than your opponents
  • game: an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules
  • fielder: defensive position that is occupied while the other team are batting

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils swing back and forwards quickly to hit the ball with power but take their eyes off of the ball, causing them to miss it.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: striking the ball with accuracy and power away from fielders, increases the chance of winning the game. Think: striking into space is essential in order to score points against the opposing team and to win the game.

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

scoring more goals or points than your opponents.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils swing back and forwards quickly to hit the ball with power but take their eyes off of the ball, causing them to miss it. Correction: Highlight the importance of keeping eyes on the ball to ensure pupils make good contact when hitting it.

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