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Year 7 - Physical education

Playing games, keeping score and competing fairly

Net and wall games: maintain and win a rally through pickleball

Unit Summary

This unit will explore basic skills to start, maintain and win a rally in racket sports. Pupils will learn the specific rules to pickleball and develop persistence when improving racket skills to play in pairs. They will also work on observation skills to officiate and improve performance.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to keep score and play fairly in games against your peers.

Key Notes

  • Move: playing aggressively isn't always the best way to win matches
  • Think: it is typically a good tactic to attack the net.
  • Think: games are normally played the first to 11, needing 2 clear points to win.
  • Feel: it's important to reset after losing a point or a game to help perform better next time.
  • Connect: communicating the score clearly helps avoid conflict.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • passing shot: a forceful groundstroke that is hit past an opponent who is at net
  • lob: a high lofted shot aimed over the head of your opposition to bounce near the baseline
  • smash: a powerful shot hit from above the head

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils think that winning is the most important thing.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: playing aggressively isn't always the best way to win matches. Think: it is typically a good tactic to attack the net.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'passing shot'

a forceful groundstroke that is hit past an opponent who is at net.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils think that winning is the most important thing. Correction: Learning to value a fair competition and choosing to lose in preference to cheating to win or only playing opponents you know you can beat, is a much more rewarding outlook.

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