Year 3 - Physical education
Throwing with accuracy towards space
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 accurately into space in order to score points and win a game.
Key Notes
- Move: throwing the ball accurately requires throwing from a low to high position and vaying the power behind our throw.
- Move: when our partner throws the ball, we need to be ready to catch with our hands up and our feet behind the ball.
- Think: concentrating enables us to throw accurately and hit the targets or space.
- Feel: continuing to try and throw accurately towards targets, even when we sometimes miss, demonstrates good resilience.
- Connect: cooperating and trusting our partners when keeping scores shows respect for one another.
Vocabulary To Learn
- court: playing area where a game or sport is played
- accuracy: the ability to control where we hit an object
- power: using your muscles more quickly and forcefully
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When throwing underarm, pupils often struggle to release the ball so it travels forward towards the target. Pupils may forget to have their hands up ready to catch the the ball.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: throwing the ball accurately requires throwing from a low to high position and vaying the power behind our throw. Move: when our partner throws the ball, we need to be ready to catch with our hands up and our feet behind the ball.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'court'
playing area where a game or sport is played.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When throwing underarm, pupils often struggle to release the ball so it travels forward towards the target. Pupils may forget to have their hands up ready to catch the the ball. Correction: Encourage pupils to develop a smooth arm swing when throwing towards a target and finish with a straight arm pointing in the direction of their target. Remind pupils to adopt the ready position with hands up in front of them when waiting to catch.
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