Year 9 - Physical education
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Invasion games: adapt tactics and strategies through Gaelic football
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Unit Summary
This unit explores ways to adapt skills, tactics and strategies from football, rugby and handball to Gaelic football. Pupils will learn how to transfer skills of running with the ball, kicking and tackling plus new skills like fisting and soloing as they experience a game that will be new to most.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to reflect on performances accurately and thoroughly.
Key Notes
- Move: performing a range of skills well throughout the game requires excellent cardiovascular fitness.
- Think: applying the rules, positions and tactics shows an excellent understanding of the game.
- Think: critical thinking skills are required to review and reflect on performances, both during and after game play.
- Feel: reviewing and analysing performance to try to improve shows excellent self motivation.
- Connect: leadership of self and others through positivity and listening to each other helps the collective performance.
Vocabulary To Learn
- analysis: a detailed examination of the performance
- strategy: a plan of action or approach designed to achieve a specific goal or outcome
- review: a formal assessment/critical appraisal of something
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When playing as part of a bigger team, pupils often bunch around the ball and do not hold their shape. They can also be more static off the ball thinking that teammates will be available for a pass.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: performing a range of skills well throughout the game requires excellent cardiovascular fitness. Think: applying the rules, positions and tactics shows an excellent understanding of the game.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'analysis'
a detailed examination of the performance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When playing as part of a bigger team, pupils often bunch around the ball and do not hold their shape. They can also be more static off the ball thinking that teammates will be available for a pass. Correction: Reduce the numbers on each team, assign clear roles or freeze the play regularly to demonstrate where players should be. Focus on movement off the ball as soon as players have passed.
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