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Where and why to dodge in game situation

Locomotion: running, jumping and dodging

Unit Summary

This unit will increase pupils' motor competence when dodging and jumping. Pupils will understand when and why we dodge and apply this knowledge showing self belief in simple games. Pupils will use their jumping skills in games too and use this understanding to jump in combination by linking jumps.

Lesson Summary

You know where and why to dodge when you am playing a game.

Key Notes

  • Move: dodging a ball that is rolling towards us requires a ready position on the balls of our feet throughout the game.
  • Think: concentrating on applying simple tactics as a team can help us dodge a rolling ball and stay in the game.
  • Feel: encouraging yourself and others to take risks in the game to score points demonstrates self-belief.
  • Connect: it is important to be honest and play by the rules so that everyone can enjoy the game.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • avoid: staying away and trying not to go near something or someone
  • game: an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules
  • tactics: a carefully planned set of actions that are used by a team or an individual to achieve a certain goal

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may believe that after agreeing a tactic, the team will be able to perform this tactic accurately every time and that when they do, it will always be successful.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: dodging a ball that is rolling towards us requires a ready position on the balls of our feet throughout the game. Think: concentrating on applying simple tactics as a team can help us dodge a rolling ball and stay in the game.

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

staying away and trying not to go near something or someone.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils may believe that after agreeing a tactic, the team will be able to perform this tactic accurately every time and that when they do, it will always be successful. Correction: Even when we make a great dodge into space and use a tactic, our opponents will react with a tactic of their own: this means that a tactic isn't guarenteed to be successful every time we use it.

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