Year 3 - Physical education
Throwing with accuracy
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 a ball accurately and receive the ball by providing a target for your partner to aim at.
Key Notes
- Move: our body should be behind the ball when catching while creating a target with our hands for our partner to aim at.
- Move: when throwing underarm, step forward with one foot, and release the ball with the opposite hand towards a target.
- Think: sending the ball accurately requires focus and concentration.
- Feel: continuing to try our hardest to throw or catch the ball accurately, even when we make mistakes, shows resilience.
- Connect: cooperation enables us to work with each other to keep count of our successful throws and catches.
Vocabulary To Learn
- throw: using your hands to send a ball through the air to a specific target or area
- target: an object you are aiming for
- accuracy: the ability to control where we hit an object
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils often throw the ball with too much power. Pupils step into their throw with the same foot as their throwing arm. Pupils wait for the ball to come to them instead of moving towards it.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: our body should be behind the ball when catching while creating a target with our hands for our partner to aim at. Move: when throwing underarm, step forward with one foot, and release the ball with the opposite hand towards a target.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'throw'
using your hands to send a ball through the air to a specific target or area.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils often throw the ball with too much power. Pupils step into their throw with the same foot as their throwing arm. Pupils wait for the ball to come to them instead of moving towards it. Correction: Encourage pupils to hold the ball loosely rather than squeezing it tightly. Remind pupils to step in with opposite foot to throwing arm. Pupils should be encouraged to move towards the ball to catch it and make sure the body is underneath the ball.
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