Year 4 - Physical education
Combine passing and dribbling to create space
Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack through basketball
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' ability to apply the principles of attack vs defence through basketball. Pupils will develop their movement competence in passing, moving and dribbling and apply these skills to create shooting opportunities. When defending, pupils will learn how to stop an attack.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to pass and dribble in a game to create space to help your team keep possession of the ball.
Key Notes
- Move: dribbling the ball with control and changing direction helps us beat a defender and creates scoring chances.
- Think: selecting between bounce or chest passes helps outwit our opponents, creating scoring opportunities.
- Think: quick decisions as to whether to pass or dribble in a game situation increases our chance of keeping possession.
- Feel: encouraging our teammates, even when they make mistakes, shows that we are an excellent role model to others.
- Connect: communicating and collaborating with our team and with our opponents is an excellent way of showing respect.
Vocabulary To Learn
- dribbling: moving the ball with your hands
- pass: transferring the ball from one player to another
- outwit: using tactics and strategies to gain an advantage over our opponents.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils often mistake dribbling fast and dribbling with control, which causes them to lose control of the ball. Often pupils won't catch the ball but just move straight into a dribble.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: dribbling the ball with control and changing direction helps us beat a defender and creates scoring chances. Think: selecting between bounce or chest passes helps outwit our opponents, creating scoring opportunities.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'dribbling'
moving the ball with your hands.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils often mistake dribbling fast and dribbling with control, which causes them to lose control of the ball. Often pupils won't catch the ball but just move straight into a dribble. Correction: Explain to pupils that dribbling fast is good but dribbling with control is essential. The better control they have, the faster they will be able to dribble. Remind them that they should receive the ball and assess the best option before dribbling.
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