Year 5 - Physical education
Forehand (underarm shots) using rackets
Net and wall games: tactics to overcome an opponent through tennis
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Unit Summary
This unit will challenge pupils to apply their prior learning of hitting the ball into space and develop their motor competence to perform these skills through tennis. Pupils will develop their ability to serve and to volley, and enjoy applying these skills accurately and consistently in games.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to play forehand shots with control and can hit the ball into the channels to create space and win points.
Key Notes
- Move: to play a controlled shot, our dominant hand should be at the bottom of the grip.
- Move: tracking the ball and moving our feet so the ball lands on our forehand side improves the accuracy of shots.
- Think: evaluating our own/partners forehand performance will help improve our control and accuracy.
- Feel: continuing to try and improve our performance throughout the lesson demonstrates self motivation.
- Connect: working together with our opponents and listening to others shows we understand the importance of respect.
Vocabulary To Learn
- forehand: a shot in which the palm of your hand faces the direction in which you are hitting the ball
- backhand: when you hit a ball with a racket with your arm across your body and the back of your hand facing the ball
- accuracy: the ability to control where we hit an object
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils hit their shots too hard and the ball travels out of court. Pupils do not return to the ready position after every shot. Pupils struggle to rally when the ball can only bounce once.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: to play a controlled shot, our dominant hand should be at the bottom of the grip. Move: tracking the ball and moving our feet so the ball lands on our forehand side improves the accuracy of shots.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'forehand'
a shot in which the palm of your hand faces the direction in which you are hitting the ball.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils hit their shots too hard and the ball travels out of court. Pupils do not return to the ready position after every shot. Pupils struggle to rally when the ball can only bounce once. Correction: Encourage pupils to follow through on their swing to develop more control over the shot. Remind pupils to return to the middle and be in the ready position after every shot. Allow pupils to continue to rally even when the ball bounces twice.
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