Year 8 - Physical education
Accurate replication of rolls
Gymnastics jigsaw: technical fluency and group performance analysis
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Unit Summary
This unit will explore the use of various apparatus and flight based sequences whilst also giving pupils the opportunity to master, teach each other and analyse group performances. They will also learn how to set out their space safely.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to perform a variety of rolls with good form.
Key Notes
- Move: keeping your body tight and engaging the core will maintain control and momentum when rolling.
- Move: tucking your chin during a roll protects the neck, keeps the head aligned and ensures a controlled roll.
- Think: rolls are useful when transitioning between balances to add creativity and interest to a sequence.
- Feel: rhythm, flow and body awareness develops during practice of rolls and helps to build confidence.
- Connect: watching peers carefully to give feedback on technique requires focus and prioritising teaching points.
Vocabulary To Learn
- roll: a movement where the body rotates around an axis, usually along the floor or on apparatus
- station: a designated area where students perform a specific activity or exercise as part of a station-based skill development session
- sequence: a series of movements performed in a planned order to create a smooth and continuous routine
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils often forget to tuck their head when performing forward and backward rolls causing a rough landing or strain on their neck.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: keeping your body tight and engaging the core will maintain control and momentum when rolling. Move: tucking your chin during a roll protects the neck, keeps the head aligned and ensures a controlled roll.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'roll'
a movement where the body rotates around an axis, usually along the floor or on apparatus.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils often forget to tuck their head when performing forward and backward rolls causing a rough landing or strain on their neck. Correction: The chin should be tucked gently into the chest looking at their stomach. This will protect the neck and keep the head aligned.
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