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Unit Summary

This unit of work will challenge pupils to consistently develop effective attacking and defensive skills and be able to apply these in a variety of game based scenarios. Pupils will create and apply tactics in games, adapting them as the game situation changes, in order to beat the opposition.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to think tactically in games to use and apply special 'powers' that can serve to give your team an advantage.

Key Notes

• Move: accurate and consistent passing, moving, dribbling and shooting skills enable our team's powers to be successful.
• Think: selecting the right power to use in a game requires careful decision making.
• Think: making effective decisions as to when and why to use a power is vital in gaining an advantage in the game.
• Feel: maintaining a strong sense of self-motivation helps us to always try our best throughout the games.
• Connect: respecting the opposition when they apply a power demonstrates fair play and sets an example to our team.

Vocabulary To Learn

• powers: special tactics or advantages that can be used by a team to benefit them in a game
• tactics: plans you create and use to try to win or succeed
• advantage: gaining extra benefit to outsmart our opponents

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils feel it isn't fair when their opponents use a tactic against them; they fail to see the importance of taking time to consider how they can use their own power to gain an advantage.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Attacking tactics in games Study Guide
• Defensive scenarios Study Guide
• Defensive tactics in games Study Guide
• Game application through competitions Study Guide
• Possession scenarios Study Guide