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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 create, apply and adapt tactics in order to prevent the opposition from executing successful attacks, resulting in winning possession back.

Key Notes

• Move: moving quickly on our toes, exploding at the right time consistently, increases the success of defensive tactics.
• Think: applying different defensive tactics into the games requires decision making.
• Think: deciding how to adapt and modify defensive tactics, depending on the situation in the game, is vital for success.
• Feel: trying a range of tactics demonstrates self-motivation and a commitment to wanting to improve our performance.
• Connect: showing respect to our team and the opposition throughout games ensures fair play, enabling the game to flow.

Vocabulary To Learn

• defending: trying to stop the other team from scoring or getting ahead
• adapt: to change or adjust to fit a new situation
• tactics: plans you create and use to try to win or succeed

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils rush when discussing their tactics as they just want to play the game. Not all pupils get to contribute to the team discussions.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Application of 'powers' into game play to challenge tactical thinking Study Guide
• Attacking tactics in games Study Guide
• Defensive scenarios Study Guide
• Game application through competitions Study Guide
• Possession scenarios Study Guide