Year 2 - Physical education
Agility
Health and wellbeing: agility, balance and coordination
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Unit Summary
This unit of work will introduce pupils to agility, balance and coordination; understanding what they mean and why they are important. Pupils will perform circuits to develop their application and understanding of how these elements are crucial in a variety of fitness activities.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand the importance of being agile and can move around in different ways at speed.
Key Notes
- Move: moving quickly and easily with agility requires running with our head up and on the balls of our feet.
- Move: changing direction when running, by rotating the hips, will help us avoid being tagged by the defenders.
- Think: curiosity enables us to try different ways of moving quickly and discover ways to improve our agility.
- Feel: exploring different ways of moving quickly, to improve agility demonstrates self-belief.
- Connect: communicating clearly with our partner shows we are listening and demonstrates empathy.
Vocabulary To Learn
- agility: the body's ability to move quickly and easily
- quickly: at a fast speed
- running: moving fast, using our feet
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some pupils may think that being able to sprint fast will always make them successful in a game or activity.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: moving quickly and easily with agility requires running with our head up and on the balls of our feet. Move: changing direction when running, by rotating the hips, will help us avoid being tagged by the defenders.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'agility'
the body's ability to move quickly and easily.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Some pupils may think that being able to sprint fast will always make them successful in a game or activity. Correction: Being agile involves more than running quickly in one direction. Being on the balls of our feet, rotating our hips and using different footwork can help us to move quickly, react appropriately, and change direction so that we are successful.
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