Year 5 - Physical education
Volley
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 perform a volley under control by 'blocking' the ball and understand when and why a volley is used in a rally.
Key Notes
- Move: a successful volley requires hitting the ball with power before it bounces.
- Move: using a bvolley the ball towards space away from our opponent increases our chances of success.
- Think: understanding the importance of hitting a volley into space helps increase our chances of winning rallies.
- Feel: striving to improve our volley technique even when we make mistakes show excellent self-motivation.
- Connect: treating others as we would like to be treated shows we are respectful when playing against our opponents.
Vocabulary To Learn
- volley: a shot in which the ball is struck before it hits the ground
- opponent: a person or team we are playing against in a game situation
- technique: the way in which a skill is performed
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils often swing their racket at the ball generating too much power when hitting a volley. Pupils hit the volley with their feet square to the net rather than side on.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: a successful volley requires hitting the ball with power before it bounces. Move: using a bvolley the ball towards space away from our opponent increases our chances of success.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'volley'
a shot in which the ball is struck before it hits the ground.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils often swing their racket at the ball generating too much power when hitting a volley. Pupils hit the volley with their feet square to the net rather than side on. Correction: The volley technique involves blocking the ball rather than swinging the racket back to hit the volley. Pupils should step into the volley so their bodies turn to the side when they hit a volley.
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