Year 7 - Physical education
An effective bowler, backstop and first base partnership
Striking and fielding games: bowling, batting and fielding with accuracy
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop core skills in batting, bowling and fielding with the intention of outwitting opponents. Pupils will learn to play simple games with a variety of equipment to ensure success and be given quality practice time to focus on accuracy in games like rounders.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to send and receive a ball using the underarm bowling technique to a target area.
Key Notes
- Move : bowling requires a pendulum arm action with the arm straight, stepping in the direction you want the ball to go.
- Move: when throwing to a fielder you use a continuous motion from catching to cushion, secure and then release the ball.
- Think: carefully choosing an appropriate throwing technique will increase the chance of run out opportunities.
- Feel: working together with fielding teammates to secure a run out provides a sense of achievement.
- Connect: compassion is shown to your teammate fielder by altering your throwing speed and power to meet their needs.
Vocabulary To Learn
- out: a batter is out if the fielder touches the post with the ball before the batter touches the post
- bowling: the action of accurately delivering the ball underarm by the bowler to the batter
- backstop: the fielder directly behind the batter, whose role is to catch missed balls and return them quickly to the bases
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils struggle with their release point when bowling underarm which results in an illegal bowling action. Pupils are too slow to throw from backstop to first base when trying to run the batter out.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move : bowling requires a pendulum arm action with the arm straight, stepping in the direction you want the ball to go. Move: when throwing to a fielder you use a continuous motion from catching to cushion, secure and then release the ball.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'out'
a batter is out if the fielder touches the post with the ball before the batter touches the post.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils struggle with their release point when bowling underarm which results in an illegal bowling action. Pupils are too slow to throw from backstop to first base when trying to run the batter out. Correction: Pupils should focus on a smooth pendulum action when bowling to ensure that the ball is bowled between knee and head height and to the side of the batter. When backstop has the ball, focus on a flat, hard throw to first base to run the batter out.
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