Year 2 - Physical education
Overarm throwing
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 perform an overarm throw to send an object over a greater distance.
Key Notes
- Move: overarm throws require stepping into the throw and rotating the body to throw over a greater distance.
- Move: extending your throwing arm enables you to throw accurately over a greater distance.
- Think: concentrating on your technique is important because it can increase the distance of your overarm throw.
- Feel: demonstrating honesty throughout the game shows a strong understanding of the rules and commitment to success.
- Connect: working with others enables success as well as enjoyment and engagement when playing games.
Vocabulary To Learn
- overarm throw: throwing a ball in which you stretch your arm over your shoulder
- concentration: paying close attention to a given task
- technique: the way in which a skill is performed
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils believe that the throw should primarily come from the arm, rather than using their whole body.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: overarm throws require stepping into the throw and rotating the body to throw over a greater distance. Move: extending your throwing arm enables you to throw accurately over a greater distance.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'overarm throw'
throwing a ball in which you stretch your arm over your shoulder.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils believe that the throw should primarily come from the arm, rather than using their whole body. Correction: Ensure pupils understand that for greater accuracy and distance, they should also use their legs, feet, hands, hips and body.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Application and understanding of underarm throwing Study Guide
- Combine dribbling, passing and receiving with our hands 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 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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