Year 2 - Physical education
Combine dribbling, passing and receiving with our hands
Ball skills: passing, dribbling and scoring
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Unit Summary
This unit will challenge pupils to use their dribbling, passing and receiving skills to keep possession and score. Pupils will develop their accurate underarm throwing and explore throwing overarm. Pupils will apply these skills in a variety of activities as they develop their motor competence.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to decide when to pass and when to dribble the ball in a game situation with your hands.
Key Notes
- Move: passing the ball with accuracy increases your chance of scoring.
- Move: changing speed and direction with accuracy when dribbling enables you to keep possession of the ball.
- Think: making the correct decision as to when to pass and when to dribble increases your chances of keeping possession.
- Feel: following the rules by going back to the start after being tagged shows you are being honest.
- Connect: playing fairly and consistently throughout a game demonstrates an understanding of the importance of fairness.
Vocabulary To Learn
- accuracy: the ability to control where we throw or dribble a ball
- possession: the team in control of the ball
- decision: making up your mind and choosing one thing out of different options
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some pupils neglect the value of, and need for teamwork, opting to try and dribble the ball each time they receive it.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: passing the ball with accuracy increases your chance of scoring. Move: changing speed and direction with accuracy when dribbling enables you to keep possession of the ball.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'accuracy'
the ability to control where we throw or dribble a ball.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Some pupils neglect the value of, and need for teamwork, opting to try and dribble the ball each time they receive it. Correction: Encourage pupils to make the correct decisions as when to pass and when to dribble. Also ensure to implement rules where all pupils must touch the ball before scoring.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Application and understanding of underarm throwing Study Guide
- Dribbling and keeping possession using our feet Study Guide
- Dribbling and keeping possession using our hands Study Guide
- Dribbling to score a point in game activities using our feet Study Guide
- Dribbling to score a point using our hands Study Guide
- Overarm throwing Study Guide
- Overarm throwing to win a game Study Guide
- Passing and receiving using our feet Study Guide
- Passing and receiving using our hands Study Guide
- Passing, receiving and dribbling to score a point using our hands Study Guide
- Underarm throwing to beat an opponent Study Guide
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