Year 4 - Physical education
Batting: where and why
Striking and fielding games: tactics and strategies through racing rounders
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Unit Summary
The unit will develop pupils' ability to apply the principles of attack vs defence, focusing on racing rounders. Pupils will continue to develop and apply a variety of fielding skills and tactics to keep the batter's score low and learn where to bat the ball in order to score maximum points.
Lesson Summary
You understand how and where to hit the ball in a game of racing rounders.
Key Notes
- Move: when batting, it is important to strike the ball in different directions by following through towards the target.
- Move: to score more rounders, we have to strike the ball with power and intent where there are no fielders.
- Think: selecting where to aim when batting is an important decision as this increases our chance of scoring a rounder.
- Feel: challenging ourselves to strike the ball in different directions demonstrates resilience.
- Connect: identifying strengths and weaknesses in others' performances and helping them improve demonstrates trust.
Vocabulary To Learn
- rounder: hit/throw the ball and successfully run around all four bases back to the starting point retrieve the ball
- strike: the act of hitting/making contact with the ball
- space: an open area where your opponents are not standing
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When batting, pupils focus solely on hitting the ball with power, ignoring the positioning of the fielders.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: when batting, it is important to strike the ball in different directions by following through towards the target. Move: to score more rounders, we have to strike the ball with power and intent where there are no fielders.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'rounder'
hit/throw the ball and successfully run around all four bases back to the starting point retrieve the ball.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When batting, pupils focus solely on hitting the ball with power, ignoring the positioning of the fielders. Correction: Explain to pupils that having awareness of fielders positions willl help them to aim and strike the ball into space. A powerful strike is not as effective if it goes towards a fielder.
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