Year 5 - Physical education
Accurately passing and receiving
Invasion games: shooting, scoring and denying space through hockey
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Unit Summary
The unit will enable pupils to enhance their attacking and defensive skills through hockey. Pupils will learn the game specific skills, understanding when, where and why to apply these skills. Pupils will create effective tactics for attack and defence, applying them successfully in modified games.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to pass and receive the ball with accuracy and control to keep possession.
Key Notes
- Move: passing requires being side on to the target, pushing the ball with the stick's flat side and following through.
- Move: receiving requires us to track the ball, adjusting the position of our feet and using a relaxed grip for control.
- Think: good decision making helps us select when and where to use a long or short pass in order to keep possession.
- Feel: encouraging our teammates when mistakes are made demonstrates excellent integrity and empathy.
- Connect: to ensure our teammates are ready to receive the ball, we need to communicate effectively with them.
Vocabulary To Learn
- passing: transferring the ball from one player to another
- receiving: when we gain possession of the ball from our teammate
- accurate: consistently hitting our target
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils hit the ball with both the flat side and the curved side of their stick.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: passing requires being side on to the target, pushing the ball with the stick's flat side and following through. Move: receiving requires us to track the ball, adjusting the position of our feet and using a relaxed grip for control.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'passing'
transferring the ball from one player to another.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils hit the ball with both the flat side and the curved side of their stick. Correction: Remind pupils that they can only use the flat side of the stick and they lose possession if they break this rule.
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