Year 8 - Physical education
Batting calls and field placement
Striking and fielding games: competition and performance analysis in cricket
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop techniques for batting in cricket whilst bringing in statistical analysis to help with decision making. Fielding skills will be refined before overarm bowling is refined to enable games of pairs cricket.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use yes, no and wait to generate a run and you know the basic fielding positions.
Key Notes
- Move: running fast between the wickets after a "yes" call gives the best opportunity to score runs.
- Think: making a quick decision whether to run, wait or stay at the crease is vital for cohesion between batters.
- Think: adjusting fielders to positions depending on the batter's strengths can limit the number of runs scored.
- Feel: scoring runs for your team provides a sense of satisfaction.
- Connect: clear communication between teammates can help to avoid run outs.
Vocabulary To Learn
- batting pair: two teammates batting together to score runs, one striking, one non-striking
- yes/no/wait call: a verbal cue between batters about whether to run between wickets
- fielding position: specific location on the field where fielders are placed
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- As a batting pair, pupils are often poor at communicating when to run, sometimes even oblivious of the need to communicate at all.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: running fast between the wickets after a "yes" call gives the best opportunity to score runs. Think: making a quick decision whether to run, wait or stay at the crease is vital for cohesion between batters.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'batting pair'
two teammates batting together to score runs, one striking, one non-striking.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: As a batting pair, pupils are often poor at communicating when to run, sometimes even oblivious of the need to communicate at all. Correction: Teach pupils a simple code that they can use and when to use it, to encourage more understanding of the need to communicate.
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