Year 8 - Physical education
Outwitting the opposition in competitive pairs games
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 a range of cricket skills to outplay the opposing team to win.
Key Notes
- Move: hitting the ball into the ground when batting prevents unnecessary outs but also reduces run rate.
- Think: balancing the risk of getting out, with failure to generate runs, requires careful thought.
- Feel: managing the stress and emotions of winning and losing whilst playing fair is a skill in itself.
- Connect: playing team sports provides a sense of togetherness and camaraderie but comes with highs and lows.
Vocabulary To Learn
- camaraderie: a friendly, trusting and supportive relationship between people
- sportspersonship: the practice of showing respect, fairness and graciousness in sport whether you win or lose
- risk: the chance something unwanted might happen
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may believe that when they are not batting, they don't need to pay attention to what is happening on the field.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: hitting the ball into the ground when batting prevents unnecessary outs but also reduces run rate. Think: balancing the risk of getting out, with failure to generate runs, requires careful thought.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'camaraderie'
a friendly, trusting and supportive relationship between people.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may believe that when they are not batting, they don't need to pay attention to what is happening on the field. Correction: Being a good team member requires us to encourage our teammates and be aware of what is happening in the game, even when our turn to bat has not finished or even started yet.
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