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Year 9 - Physical education

Respect and sportspersonship

Striking and fielding: officiating your own small sided cricket games

Unit Summary

This unit will develop consistency, timing and fluency in the execution of batting, bowling and fielding skills as well as providing pupils with the opportunity to demonstrate integrity through officiating their own games.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to demonstrate respect and sportspersonship in different striking and fielding game situations.

Key Notes

  • Move: clapping, running over to someone or giving a high 5 after they perform well, reflects physical appreciation.
  • Think: applying the rules fairly requires taking an impartial stance, even when you want to win.
  • Feel: your own good performance and contribution to your team performance can bring joy.
  • Connect: taking it in turns to experience all the playing positions enriches the experience for all.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • sportspersonship: the quality of showing fairness, respect toward the opposing team or player when competing.
  • respect: showing someone or something regard for their abilities and worth, valuing their feelings and views, even if you don't agree with them
  • fairness: following the rules, treating everyone equally and making decisions without bias

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may not always recognise that celebrating others' achievements is an important part of their own development and contribution to the team.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: clapping, running over to someone or giving a high 5 after they perform well, reflects physical appreciation. Think: applying the rules fairly requires taking an impartial stance, even when you want to win.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'sportspersonship'

the quality of showing fairness, respect toward the opposing team or player when competing.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils may not always recognise that celebrating others' achievements is an important part of their own development and contribution to the team. Correction: Encourage pupils that part of the game is to show respect and to respecfully physically appreciate it when someone performs well.

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