Year 3 - Physical education
How to win a game
Net and wall games: tactics and strategies to overcome an opponent
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Unit Summary
The unit of work will introduce pupils to the basic principles of attacking and defending in net based games. Pupils will explore where, when and why we throw the ball on a mini court, in order to win a game. Pupils will show resilience as they start to use rackets in order to control the ball.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to accurately throw over the net into space and move your opponent around the court in order to win a point.
Key Notes
- Move: returning to the ready position after each throw helps to prevent our opponent from scoring points.
- Move: throwing the ball accurately and altering the power behind throws means we can move our opponent around the court.
- Think: we can score more points by concentrating on where and how much power we use to throw the ball.
- Feel: continuing to throw into space over the net to move our opponent, even when we make mistakes, shows resilience.
- Connect: cooperating with our opponents and playing by the rules demonstrates an excellent level of trust.
Vocabulary To Learn
- throw: using your hand to send a ball through the air to a specific target or area
- opponent: a person or team we are playing against in a game situation
- power: the ability to use force when throwing the ball over the net
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may rush to throw the ball without checking where their opponent is positioned. Pupils may forgt to return to the ready position in the middle of the court on the baseline.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: returning to the ready position after each throw helps to prevent our opponent from scoring points. Move: throwing the ball accurately and altering the power behind throws means we can move our opponent around the court.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'throw'
using your hand to send a ball through the air to a specific target or area.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may rush to throw the ball without checking where their opponent is positioned. Pupils may forgt to return to the ready position in the middle of the court on the baseline. Correction: Encourage pupils to scan the court and look for spaces away from their opponent. Remind pupils to return to the middle of the court on the baseline after every shot and adopt the ready position.
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