Year 3 - Physical education
Outwitting an opponent
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 throw the ball into space on the court to score points.
Key Notes
- Move: it is important to control how far we throw the ball over the net if we want the ball to bounce first.
- Move: standing in the middle of the court in the ready position means we can return the ball after only one bounce.
- Think: carefully choosing where to throw the ball and making our opponent move increases the chance of scoring.
- Feel: continuing to try when our opponent is scoring more points than us shows resilience.
- Connect: playing by the rules when trying to beat our opponent demonstrates excellent trust in one another.
Vocabulary To Learn
- bounce: the ball hits the ground and travels upwards before we hit the ball
- rally: a continuous number of throws and catches completed without stopping
- outwit: to use strategies, skills or tactics to gain an advantage over our opponent
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils will often throw the ball from where they have caught it, and then stay in that position. Pupils throw the ball towards their opponent instead of into space.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: it is important to control how far we throw the ball over the net if we want the ball to bounce first. Move: standing in the middle of the court in the ready position means we can return the ball after only one bounce.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'bounce'
the ball hits the ground and travels upwards before we hit the ball.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils will often throw the ball from where they have caught it, and then stay in that position. Pupils throw the ball towards their opponent instead of into space. Correction: Pupils should be reminded to always return to the middle of the court after throwing the ball. Pupils should always be looking to throw ito space away from their opponent.
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