Year 9 - Physical education
Kicking and catching
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 execute a variety of kicks and catch with confidence.
Key Notes
- Move: a punt kick involves striking the ball with the instep to ensure accuracy.
- Move: tracking the ball early and cushioning the ball ensures it can be passed quickly after catching.
- Think: accurate kicking allows you to move the ball, create scoring opportunities and switch play quickly.
- Feel: utilising a variety of foot and hand eye coordination requires confidence in those skills.
- Connect: supporting and encouraging your teammates when they make mistakes is important when playing competitive games.
Vocabulary To Learn
- punt kick: the most common foot passing technique by dropping the ball onto the foot to kick before it hits the ground
- possession: a player or team has control of the ball, allowing them to pass, solo, hand pass or shoot
- tracking: watch, follow and anticipate the movement of the ball as it travels through the air
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Kicks may lack the necessary power or accuracy, or they might often miss their target. High catches can be intimidating and pupils may mistime their jump.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: a punt kick involves striking the ball with the instep to ensure accuracy. Move: tracking the ball early and cushioning the ball ensures it can be passed quickly after catching.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'punt kick'
the most common foot passing technique by dropping the ball onto the foot to kick before it hits the ground.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Kicks may lack the necessary power or accuracy, or they might often miss their target. High catches can be intimidating and pupils may mistime their jump. Correction: Focus on good technique before increasing distance or adding movements to kicks. When performing a high catch, track the ball early and use the jumping technique to meet the ball when it is at its highest point.
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