Year 5 - Physical education
Shooting in Hockey
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 use the correct technique to shoot with accuracy and control.
Key Notes
- Move: to shoot, keep feet shoulder width apart, knees bent, control the backswing, and follow through to the target.
- Move: we need to move quickly into an attacking space, so we can receive a pass from our teammate and shoot at goal.
- Think: evaluating our shooting helps us maintain accuracy and leads to scoring more points.
- Feel: striving to always try our best with our shooting even when we are struggling demonstrates excellent resilience.
- Connect: we must communicate appropriately with our team, the opposition and the officials to always show respect.
Vocabulary To Learn
- score: how a team or individual accumulates points to determine the winner of the match
- technique: the way in which a skill is performed
- team: a group of people who work together with the objective of achieving the same a goal
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Many pupils believe that the harder they hit the ball, the better their shot will be. This leads to a lack of accuracy and technique.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: to shoot, keep feet shoulder width apart, knees bent, control the backswing, and follow through to the target. Move: we need to move quickly into an attacking space, so we can receive a pass from our teammate and shoot at goal.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'score'
how a team or individual accumulates points to determine the winner of the match.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Many pupils believe that the harder they hit the ball, the better their shot will be. This leads to a lack of accuracy and technique. Correction: Encourage pupils to focus on using the correct technique and highlight the importance of accuracy over power.
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