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Hi there, welcome to your remote learning lesson on target games.

My name's Miss Hacking and I'm really looking forward to being your teacher today.

Today's lesson is called Accuracy: Can you compete against an opponent using accuracy in Boccia?

For this lesson, you're going to need a little bit of equipment, so you're going to need six objects to throw per person, so it could be a ball or rolled up socks.

You're going to need smaller items to throw that will be the jack, so something that's going to be the jack that's a bit smaller than the objects that you're throwing.

And you might need a piece of string or something to mark out a circular shape.

You may wish to pause the video now to go and get the equipment so you're ready for today's lesson.

So by the end of today's lesson, I'm hoping that we can apply accurate sending skills to outwit an opponent in a game of Boccia.

Our keywords.

Let's do my turn, your turn.

My turn, "send," your turn.

So we've probably heard this word before, but maybe not in the context of PE.

So send means throwing or rolling the ball towards the jack.

Our second keyword, my turn, "Boccia," your turn.

So Boccia is a game where you try to throw or roll balls as close as possible to a small target ball called the jack.

And our final keyword, which we've just mentioned, my turn, "jack," your turn.

So the jack is a small target ball that players aim for and the goal of Boccia is to send your balls as close as possible to it.

So perhaps if you've played boules before, maybe on the beach or maybe at home or maybe in the park, you'll know that the jack is always a smaller ball.

And then we roll bigger balls towards that target of the jack.

Before we start today's lesson, we need to complete a warmup.

So in this warmup you're going to show what you know about rolling or throwing accurately.

So place a range of targets in spaces around the room using cuddly toys, books or cushions.

Move around these with a ball or rolled up socks in your hand.

You might want to hold it still or you might want to throw it up and down in the air to make it a little bit harder.

Stop every 10 seconds and from wherever you are standing, roll your ball accurately to try and hit one of the targets.

You can challenge yourself to hit all the targets at least once and try to hit the targets that are further away from you.

You could change which hand you roll your object with.

So I always like holding with my right hand, so it might be more of a challenge to actually try and roll with my left hand.

There's a video next to show you how to complete this warmup should you need any extra help.

But then pause the video and have a go at warming yourself up.

So our lesson today is split into two parts.

In the first part, we're going to develop Boccia technique, and in our second part, we're going to compete at Boccia.

Are you ready to go?

Let's get started.

So Laura and Alex have been watching Boccia in the Paralympics.

Alex said that, "To play Boccia, one person sends a jack, the target ball, into a space and then you take it in turns to send six of your own balls towards it.

" Laura says, "The aim is to get one of your balls closest to the jack by throwing or rolling them.

" Yes, that's exactly what Boccia is.

Alex said that "I'm going to practice rolling the ball towards a jack, as I think that would help me send the ball more accurately.

" Laura said, "Boccia can be played when you are standing or sitting.

" So it's up to you whether you want to stand and throw or roll, or sit and throw and roll.

To accurately roll the ball, get low.

So this can be if you're standing, you can bend down onto your knees, or if you're sitting, moving your body low towards the ground.

Use a gentle, controlled push.

Again, you need to think accurately about how much power you are putting on the ball so that you get closer to the jack and you don't either overthrow or overthrow the ball.

Keep your eyes on the target so you know exactly where you're aiming for, and point your hands and body towards the target so the ball rolls straight and that will help you to be a bit more accurate.

Alex rolls the jack and then uses some string to create a ring about 15 centimeters wide around the jack.

Okay, quick check.

What is the name of the target ball that you aim for?

Is it A: Jon?

Is it B: Joe?

Is it C: Jack?

Or is it D: Josh?

What do you think the target ball that we aim for?

What do you think the target ball that we aim for is called?

Well done if you said C, the jack.

The jack is a name of the target ball that we aim for.

So Alex rolls his six balls.

He aims to get as many of them inside the ring and as close to the jack as possible.

He gives himself a point for each ball he gets inside the ring.

Okay, now it's your turn to have a go at developing your Boccia technique.

You need to have six balls or rolled up socks and one smaller ball or another object to be the jack.

Roll the jack and place a piece of string around it, approximately 15 centimeters in diameter.

Roll your six balls, aiming to get them as close to the jack as possible.

For every ball that lands inside the piece of string, you get one point.

Repeat the activity and try and beat your score.

You might want to watch the video next to show you how to complete this task if you're a little bit unsure, but then pause the video and have a go at developing your Boccia technique through this activity.

Okay, I hope you had fun practicing your Boccia technique.

Let's reflect on that first task.

Did you use accurate sending skills throughout the game to lead to greater success?

Laura said that "I used accurate rolls to send my ball into the string near the jack.

" So she was able to accurately get her balls inside the string.

Did you manage to do that too?

Think: deciding how much power to apply to a shot, depending on where you're aiming, requires problem solving.

And Alex said that, "I tried not to use too much power so I did not overthrow my balls past the jack.

" Yeah, it's really important that you use the right amount of power in order to be accurate and get the ball towards a jack inside the ring.

Feel: self-motivation enables us to continue to apply our best effort throughout a game.

And Laura said that "I used self motivation to keep trying to send my balls into the ring.

" Yes.

Were you self-motivated?

Did you keep going, even if your ball did not go into the ring the first time?

Did you show resilience and motivation to keep going?

Did you repeat the game afterwards too, to try and beat your score?

That shows great self-motivation too.

And connect: knowing how to play fairly and being consistent with the rules demonstrates respect.

Alex said that, "I played fairly by only scoring when my ball landed in the ring.

Yeah, that was a rule.

You only got the point if your ball landed inside the ring.

Were you fair?

Did you show respect to the rules of the game?

I bet you did.

Okay, let's move on to the second part of today's lesson.

We're going to compete at Boccia.

So, Laura says that, "I think sending the ball by throwing underarm will be better as I can add more power and knock an opponent's ball out of the way.

" So now she's thinking a bit more tactically about not just getting close to the jack but also preventing her opponent from getting close to the jack.

To accurately throw the ball, use an underarm throw.

So again, our ball would not go above our shoulder height, just like in the images.

If you're standing, place the opposite foot forward.

Keep your eyes on the target so that you can be really accurate with your throw.

Follow through with your hand after releasing the ball towards a target.

And always move the ball from low to high, just like we can see in the images.

Jacob said, "The underarm throws are used for shorter, more accurate throws, especially inside the house.

" Yes.

So in Boccia, we need to be really accurate.

So an underarm throw is usually best.

Okay, let's have a go at quick check.

Why is it sometimes useful to throw the ball with a bit of extra power?

You might have said something along these lines: That you can knock an opponent's ball out of the way.

So by throwing with a bit of extra power, you're able to knock your opponent's ball out the way and then give space for you to get closer to the jack.

So well done if you said something along those lines.

This time, Alex and Laura take it in turns to send a ball towards the jack.

The nearest to the jack is the winner.

So they'll take it in turns to throw a ball one at a time and they'll see whose ball is closest at the end.

So Alex is green and Laura is pink.

Who is the winner here?

So the winner is a ball that is closest to the jack and the jack is a purple ball in this instance.

So the winner is Laura as her ball is closest to the target.

Sam is working by herself today.

She throws a jack and then her six balls.

When she's sent her six balls, she marks which one was the closest to the jack.

So this one is the closest to the jack.

Sam uses a pink marker to show how close she was to the jack in her last turn.

She then plays the game again, to try and get the balls even closer to the jack than she did last time.

The pink marker helps Sam to be more accurate when sending the balls.

So this time she's trying to beat how close she was on her last turn by playing against herself, repeating it and getting even closer the second time.

Okay, let's have a go at a quick check.

In Boccia, how many balls do you have to throw to hit the jack?

Is it A: two?

Is it B: four?

Is it C: six?

Or is it D: eight?

Well done if you said C, six.

In Boccia, we have six balls to throw to try and hit the jack or to get as close to the jack as possible.

So well done if you listened well and got that right.

Laura has asked, "What happens if it looks like our balls are the same distance away from the jack?

" That's a good question, particularly if you're playing against an opponent.

Alex said that "We could use a ruler or tape measure just like they do in the Paralympics and make sure we play fairly.

" So yeah, sometimes things will look the same, but if we actually get a measuring tool out, like a tape measure or a ruler, we'll be able to see exactly who is closest.

So that's a great idea, Alex.

Well done.

Okay, now it's time for our second task of the lesson, competing at Boccia.

If you're playing Boccia with a partner, you each need six balls and one smaller ball acting as the jack.

One person throws the jack, then you take turns to roll your balls or throw your balls, aiming to get as close to the jack as possible.

The person who gets their ball closest to the jack is the winner.

Repeat with the other person throwing the jack to start the game.

So you might want to repeat the game a few times so that you take it in turns to throw the jack.

But the winner is the person who has their ball closest to the jack at the end of the game.

And you are allowed to roll or throw your ball to knock an opponent's ball out the way.

If you're playing Boccia by yourself today, throw the jack then send your six balls, aiming to get them as close to the jack as possible.

Leave a marker where your closest ball landed and repeat the game to try and beat your previous score.

So you are trying to beat yourself from the first round to the second round.

There's a video now to show how to complete this game if you're a little bit unsure, but I'm sure you're going to have lots of fun playing Boccia today.

Okay, let's reflect on how well we competed at Boccia.

Move: did you use accurate sending skills throughout the game to lead to greater success?

Laura said, "I used accurate rolls and throws to send my ball nearer to the jack.

" Did you?

Were you accurate?

Did you get your ball close to the jack?

Were you able to knock your opponent's ball out the way?

Did you use accurate throws or accurate rolls of both?

Think: did you decide how much power to apply to a shot, depending on where you were aiming?

Because that requires problem solving.

Alex said, "I used a bit more power on some of my throws to knock my opponent's ball further away.

" So he problem-solved, saw that his opponent was quite close to the jack, and used a bit more power to knock it away.

Did you do that too?

Did you use accurate amounts of power so that your balls traveled nearer the jack?

Feel: Self-motivation enables us to continue to apply our best effort throughout the game.

And Laura said, "I used self-motivation to keep trying to send my balls closer to the jack.

" Yes.

Did you?

Even if your opponent knocked your ball out the way, did you keep going?

Were you self-motivated to still try and roll or throw the ball closer to the jack, even if you'd got knocked away?

And connect: knowing how to play fairly and being consistent with the rules demonstrates respect.

And Alex said that, "I played fairly by measuring with a ruler to see if two of our balls were close to the jack.

" And that's a really good way of playing fairly, using something to measure the distance of the balls, so that you definitely know who the winner is.

So well done if you did that.

Okay, we are nearly at the end of today's lesson, so we do need to perform a cool down before we summarize today's key learning points.

So for our cool down, I'd like you to create six targets in your space.

Time how long it takes you to roll your balls or socks towards them and knock over all the targets.

Stand the targets back up and try to beat your time.

Reflection: whilst you are moving slowly within the space, think about how you were successful when using an accurate throw or roll.

Which actions were more controlled?

Commitment: what could you do between now and the next lesson to practice your skills further?

You might want to pause the video now, so this gives you time to complete your cool down.

And that leaves us just enough time to summarize today's lesson.

So Move: using accurate sending skills throughout the game leads to greater success.

Did you roll or throw the ball towards a jack?

Were they accurate?

I bet they were the more you practiced.

Think: deciding how much power to apply to a shot, depending on where you're aiming, requires problem solving.

Again, were you aiming close to the jack or were you aiming to knock your partner's ball away from the jack?

Feel: self-motivation enables us to continue to apply our best effort throughout the game.

And I'm hoping that you showed lots of self-motivation today by showing resilience and you kept going, even if you were not winning or you were maybe not getting it as close to the jack as you'd like.

And connect: Knowing how to play fairly and being consistent with the rules demonstrates respect.

And I'm sure, like with every lesson, that you were playing by the rules and that maybe you used some measuring equipment, like a ruler, to help be really fair about which ball was closest to the jack.

I hope you've enjoyed playing Boccia today.

I've really enjoyed being your teacher and I'll look forward to seeing you again soon.