Study Guides

Unit Summary

This unit explores a wider range of tactics and strategies to include dispersal, penetration, support and screening in attack whilst defensive strategies of delay, compactness, depth, balance and control/ restraint can be applied in many sports with the ball in hand, at feet or on a stick.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to respond to different in-game challenges and apply appropriate formations and tactics as a team.

Key Notes

• Move: switching between attacking and defending, and getting into the correct formation quickly requires fast reactions.
• Think: being able to justify tactical decisions such as when to delay or be more assertive requires careful evaluation.
• Feel: emotional intelligence is shown by recognising, understanding and managing the emotions of the self and others.
• Connect: noticing and sharing insight into the opposition's tactics helps with team performance.

Vocabulary To Learn

• clear: used in defence to get the ball away from your own goal
• zone: a strategy of marking an area of the pitch rather than a player
• goal side: a tactic when defending to put yourself between the player and your own goal

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils are unable to adjust their team tactics based on the situation.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Design set plays to overload the attack Study Guide
• Marking players, marking space and adapting on the fly Study Guide
• Playing smart with the ball at your feet Study Guide
• Playing smart with the ball in your hands Study Guide
• Playing smart with the ball on a stick Study Guide