Year 4 - Physical education
Game application of attacking and defending
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 quickly and effectively switch from attacking to defending to help your team when playing basketball.
Key Notes
- Move: to outwit our opponents, we must pass, move and dribble effectively to create scoring opportunities.
- Move: when our team loses possession, we need to switch to defending and closely mark an opposing player.
- Think: evaluating our performance by identifying strengths and weaknesses can help us to maintain possession.
- Feel: striving to always try our best, even when our team is losing, demonstrates excellent integrity.
- Connect: when playing a game of basketball, it is important to respect our team, the opposition and the officials.
Vocabulary To Learn
- opponent: a person who is on an opposing team in a game
- possession: the team in control of the ball
- team: a group of people who work together with the objective of achieving the same a outcome
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils often underestimate many of the learnt skills and believe that shooting from anywhere on the court is effective.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: to outwit our opponents, we must pass, move and dribble effectively to create scoring opportunities. Move: when our team loses possession, we need to switch to defending and closely mark an opposing player.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'opponent'
a person who is on an opposing team in a game.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils often underestimate many of the learnt skills and believe that shooting from anywhere on the court is effective. Correction: Remind pupils the importance of passing and dribbling into space, teamwork and positioning.
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