Year 5 - Physical education
Dribbling to attack and create space
Invasion games: shooting, scoring and denying space in ball games
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Unit Summary
The unit will challenge pupils to enhance their attacking and defensive skills. Pupils will have a clear understanding of when, where and why to apply these skills during a game. Pupils will be able to develop effective tactics for both attacking and defending and apply these successfully in games.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to dribble the ball into space, keeping possession in order to create an attack.
Key Notes
- Move: to keep possession and attack we must turn and dribble away from the opposition and into the space in front of us.
- Think: effective decisions during the game helps our team to create attacking chances.
- Feel: self-discipline enables us to stay focused and calm in the game, even if we aren't finding success.
- Connect: communicating as a team is essential in deciding when and where to dribble in order to create an attack.
Vocabulary To Learn
- dribbling: moving the ball with your feet or hands while keeping control of it
- attack: to move toward the other team's goal to try to score points
- turn: changing direction whilst dribbling
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils turn without checking if there was actually space to turn into first. Pupils also turn when there is no need to.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: to keep possession and attack we must turn and dribble away from the opposition and into the space in front of us. Think: effective decisions during the game helps our team to create attacking chances.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'dribbling'
moving the ball with your feet or hands while keeping control of it.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils turn without checking if there was actually space to turn into first. Pupils also turn when there is no need to. Correction: Remind pupils to check for the space before they turn. Explain that we turn when we need to change direction to move away from a defender.
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