Year 2 - Physical education
Coordination
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 good hand/eye and foot/eye coordination when playing a variety of sports.
Key Notes
- Move: bouncing, rolling and throwing a ball with control requires good hand/eye coordination.
- Move: dribbling and kicking a ball with control requires good foot/eye coordination.
- Think: being coordinated allows us to effectively perform a range of skills that can help in a variety of sports.
- Feel: helping others to improve when they are struggling with a task shows empathy.
- Connect: continuing to try hard, even when making mistakes, demonstrates self-belief.
Vocabulary To Learn
- coordination: the ability to efficiently use different parts of the body together
- dribbling: travelling with a ball whilst keeping it under control
- control: keeping the ball close, moving it where you want
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some pupils may think that being successful in sport relies on being able to run fast.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: bouncing, rolling and throwing a ball with control requires good hand/eye coordination. Move: dribbling and kicking a ball with control requires good foot/eye coordination.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'coordination'
the ability to efficiently use different parts of the body together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Some pupils may think that being successful in sport relies on being able to run fast. Correction: In many sports, having good coordination can be more valuable than speed or strength. Swimming, rowing, golf, skiing, rhythmic gymnastics, bowling and clay shooting all require coordination, but don't rely on speed.
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