Year 7 - Physical education
Creating space
Invasion games: basic tactics to overcome opponents in donor sports
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Unit Summary
This unit explores tactics to overcome opponents with a focus on keeping possession of a ball either in hand or at your feet. Pupils will learn how to move on and off the ball to create space, to create options and to outwit others in 'donor' sports and scenarios that can be applied to many sports.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create space and use it to build an attack.
Key Notes
- Move: drawing the defender outwards or running wide is an effective way of creating space.
- Think: understanding the importance of creating space will increase success in invasion games.
- Think: being part of a team and participating in physical activity is good for your mental health.
- Feel: taking responsibility for ourselves and our team mates develops confidence and leads to success.
- Connect: communication skills are developed by calling and signalling for the ball.
Vocabulary To Learn
- draw a defender: causing a defender to move towards you (also a tie or equal score in a game)
- dummy: used to deceive the opposition into thinking you will pass, shoot or move in a certain direction
- width: the area on the sides of the pitch or court
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Crowding around the ball
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: drawing the defender outwards or running wide is an effective way of creating space. Think: understanding the importance of creating space will increase success in invasion games.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'draw a defender'
causing a defender to move towards you (also a tie or equal score in a game).
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Crowding around the ball. Correction: By taking the ball out into the wide channels on a pitch/court, you draw defenders out of their area and create space elsewhere to pass to your own players and make an attack on goal.
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