Study Guides

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 play the full version of rounders and understand the key rules of the game.

Key Notes

• Move: accurate throwing, catching and retrieving skills are vital to prevent the batters from scoring rounders.
• Move: to prevent the batting team scoring, we must react fast to retrieve the ball and throw quickly back to the target.
• Think: when batting, we have to decide which base to run to depending on how well we strike the ball.
• Feel: following the rules of the game and playing fairly shows excellent integrity.
• Connect: working together when we are struggling demonstrates good cooperation.

Vocabulary To Learn

• batting: when a player uses a bat to try to hit a ball that is thrown or bowled to them
• fielding: when players on the team that is not batting try to catch or stop the ball and get the batters out
• accuracy: the ability to control where we throw or hit an object

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• When pupils are batting and they run around the bases, they often run inside the bases, which is against the rules of the game.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Batting tactics Study Guide
• Fielding tactics Study Guide
• Game play with tactics Study Guide
• Game play: batting and fielding Study Guide
• Game understanding focused on if the batter misses or hits the ball backwards Study Guide