Year 6 - Physical education
Game play with tactics
Striking and fielding games: striking and fielding tactics through rounders
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Unit Summary
This unit will challenge pupils to consistently apply effective tactics for both batting and fielding through rounders. Pupils will utilise their prior knowledge of batting and fielding tactics and consider when, where and why they will apply these during a game.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of tactics when batting and fielding in a rounders game.
Key Notes
- Move: to outwit an opponent, we can change our body position when batting or increase our backswing when bowling.
- Move: backing up the post that teammates are throwing towards can prevent a misfield.
- Think: working in teams to apply different tactics when batting and fielding increases our chances of winning a game.
- Feel: always striving to try our best and improve our performance demonstrates strong self-motivation.
- Connect: successfully applying tactics in a game situation requires cooperation and communication with our teammates.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tactics: a carefully planned set of actions that are used by a team or an individual to achieve a certain goal
- outwit: using tactics and strategies to gain an advantage over our opponents.
- communication: exchanging information, ideas, thoughts or feelings
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils believe that batting is more important than effective fielding, when in fact, good fielding is equally vital to success in rounders.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: to outwit an opponent, we can change our body position when batting or increase our backswing when bowling. Move: backing up the post that teammates are throwing towards can prevent a misfield.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'tactics'
a carefully planned set of actions that are used by a team or an individual to achieve a certain goal.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils believe that batting is more important than effective fielding, when in fact, good fielding is equally vital to success in rounders. Correction: Ensure pupils understand the importance of good tactics in both batting and fielding. Pupils should realise that if they limit their opponents from scoring rounders, it will be easier to win the game.
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