Year 3 - Physical education
Attacking and defending in small sided netball games
Invasion games: principles of attack and defence in netball
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Unit Summary
The unit will introduce pupils to the principles of attack and defence, with a particular focus on passing, moving and scoring in netball. Pupils will learn how to keep possession and score in order to win a modified game. The unit will also focus on the basic rules of the game to aid understanding.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to attack and defend to help your team when playing in a game of netball.
Key Notes
- Move: to outwit our opponents we can use attacking skills such as dodging to find space in order to receive a pass.
- Move: when our team loses possession we need to react quickly and mark a player to stop our opponents scoring.
- Think: working as a team to try different tactics to score more points demonstrates excellent resourcefulness.
- Feel: keeping accurate score throughout a game shows that we are maintaining high standards and playing with integrity.
- Connect: being able to manage the game ourselves and consistently stick to the rules shows respect for everyone.
Vocabulary To Learn
- attack: trying to score points or goals
- defend: preventing the opposition (attackers) from scoring
- 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
- As it is a competition, pupils tend to forget what they have learnt and rush decisions around passing and shooting. Pupils get frustrated if not winning.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: to outwit our opponents we can use attacking skills such as dodging to find space in order to receive a pass. Move: when our team loses possession we need to react quickly and mark a player to stop our opponents scoring.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'attack'
trying to score points or goals.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: As it is a competition, pupils tend to forget what they have learnt and rush decisions around passing and shooting. Pupils get frustrated if not winning. Correction: Pupils have up to 4 seconds, so encourage them to take their time when making decisions. Award bonus points for pupils playing with integrity.
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