Year 8 - Physical education
Kicking, chasing and retrieving a kicked ball
Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit through rugby
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop knowledge of the rules and apply a wider range of tactics and strategies through rugby. Pupils will apply attacking and defensive strategies with creativity and careful consideration of safety.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a variety of kicks to get the ball accurately into space.
Key Notes
- Move: dropping the ball onto the top of the striking foot, to use the laces, increases the accuracy of most kicks.
- Think: you need to be behind the kicker to be considered onside and able to chase down a kick.
- Feel: unconventional chip and chase, grubber and cross-field kicks are fun and can provide creative solutions.
- Connect: working closely with a group of players enables you to provide just the right level of support and challenge.
Vocabulary To Learn
- up and under kick: a high kick to run on to and challenge for the ball in the air
- grubber kick: a low, bouncing kick that travels along the ground
- breadbasket catch: a player cups their arms together in front of their chest to securely catch and cradle the ball, pulling it in to prevent a knock-on
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A kick is only good if it is kicked far.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: dropping the ball onto the top of the striking foot, to use the laces, increases the accuracy of most kicks. Think: you need to be behind the kicker to be considered onside and able to chase down a kick.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'up and under kick'
a high kick to run on to and challenge for the ball in the air.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A kick is only good if it is kicked far. Correction: Kicking a ball successfully involves accuracy and tactical placement to find space, kicking into touch or to allow one of your team to catch and maintain possession.
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