Year 7 - Physical education
Transition from defence to attack
Invasion games: basic tactics to overcome opponents through netball
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Unit Summary
This unit will build on fundamental skills and apply tactics to overcome opponents through netball. Development of basic passing, receiving, footwork, dodging, shooting, and defending skills with positivity in small sided games. Pupils will learn the rules of netball and names of major bones.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to transition from defence to attack in a full court version of the game.
Key Notes
- Move: moving quickly into a space to attack requires running with fast feet.
- Think: different attacking options have specific positional spaces and responsibilities.
- Feel: to almost unconsciously move into a free space to receive a pass requires anticipation.
- Connect: when you are free for the ball it is important to look for and communicate this with your teammates.
Vocabulary To Learn
- centre (C): the player who takes the centre restarts and is allowed everywhere except in the goal circle at each end
- wing attack (WA): the player who connects the centre with the shooting positions and is allowed in the attacking goal and centre third
- wing defence (WD): the player who connects the centre from the circle defenders and is allowed in the defensive goal and centre third
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think that the opposite team to the scoring team take the following center pass.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: moving quickly into a space to attack requires running with fast feet. Think: different attacking options have specific positional spaces and responsibilities.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'centre (C)'
the player who takes the centre restarts and is allowed everywhere except in the goal circle at each end.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think that the opposite team to the scoring team take the following center pass. Correction: The center pass is alternated throughout the game regardless of which team scores.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Movement, space, passing and receiving Study Guide
- Outwitting opponents and ball handling under pressure Study Guide
- Playing and officiating your own small sided games fairly Study Guide
- Positional awareness to defend Study Guide
- Working cooperatively to learn to shoot with precision and understanding Study Guide
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