Year 4 - Physical education
Defending to stop an attack
Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack in ball games
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' ability to apply the principles of attack vs defence, focussing on how to use their passing, moving and dribbling skills to create shooting opportunities as well as defensive principles to stop an attack. Pupils will work together in teams to create simple tactics.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to defend in a game, as part of a team, by applying pressure to prevent attacking opportunities and stop the opposition from scoring.
Key Notes
- Move: applying pressure requires us to react quickly and follow the movements of the attackers to intercept the ball.
- Think: applying pressure requires concentrating on the movements of the attacker in order to stay close.
- Feel: applying pressure when our team loses possession of the ball requires determination to win possession back.
- Connect: cooperating with our team and the opposition allows us to apply pressure in a game without breaking the rules.
Vocabulary To Learn
- team: a group of people who work together to achieve a common goal
- applying pressure: making it difficult for the opposition to pass or shoot
- intercept: stopping or catching a pass from the other team before it reaches the intended target
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils forget who to mark, leaving some attackers unmarked and free to pass and move.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: applying pressure requires us to react quickly and follow the movements of the attackers to intercept the ball. Think: applying pressure requires concentrating on the movements of the attacker in order to stay close.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'team'
a group of people who work together to achieve a common goal.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils forget who to mark, leaving some attackers unmarked and free to pass and move. Correction: Pupils need to work as a team to agree who they are marking so they can apply pressure effectively.
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