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Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack in ball games

Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack in ball games

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Why this why now

The unit will extend pupils’ understanding of invasion games, developing the principles of attack and defence. This invasion unit builds on prior learning by looking at the application of dribbling in attack, as well as defending as a team to stop the opposition’s attack. The focus will be through a ball skills lens as opposed to focusing on a specific sport to continue to enable the effective transfer of skills across multiple sports and activities. Later, pupils will have the opportunity to work together in teams to design tactics and strategies as they attempt to beat their opponents.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Pupils will know how to pass and move into space.
  • Pupils understand why we have to pass and move into a space.
  • Pupils can use passing and moving skills to keep possession.
  • Pupils can use passing and moving skills to create a scoring opportunity.
  • Pupils know how to score points in games.
  • Pupils can apply basic defensive principles in games.
  • Pupils understand how to collaborate in teams.
  • Pupils can communicate within their teams.
  • Pupils know what it is important to be able to communicate in teams.
  • Pupils can create and apply tactics in games.

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Why this why now

The unit will extend pupils’ understanding of invasion games, developing the principles of attack and defence. This invasion unit builds on prior learning by looking at the application of dribbling in attack, as well as defending as a team to stop the opposition’s attack. The focus will be through a ball skills lens as opposed to focusing on a specific sport to continue to enable the effective transfer of skills across multiple sports and activities. Later, pupils will have the opportunity to work together in teams to design tactics and strategies as they attempt to beat their opponents.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Pupils will know how to pass and move into space.
  • Pupils understand why we have to pass and move into a space.
  • Pupils can use passing and moving skills to keep possession.
  • Pupils can use passing and moving skills to create a scoring opportunity.
  • Pupils know how to score points in games.
  • Pupils can apply basic defensive principles in games.
  • Pupils understand how to collaborate in teams.
  • Pupils can communicate within their teams.
  • Pupils know what it is important to be able to communicate in teams.
  • Pupils can create and apply tactics in games.

Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack in ball games

This unit will develop pupils’ ability to apply the principles of attack vs defence, focussing on how to use their passing, moving and dribbling skills to create shooting opportunities as well as defensive principles to stop an attack. Pupils will work together in teams to create simple tactics.

6 lessons in unit

  1. 1

    Combine passing and receiving

    I can apply passing and moving skills to keep possession and create opportunities to score points.
  2. 2

    Passing, receiving and creating space in games

    I can pass and move the ball accurately and create simple tactics for creating space and keeping possession.
  3. 3

    Combine passing and moving to create shooting opportunities

    I can combine passing, moving and shooting to create an attack which results in a shot on target.
  4. 4

    Combine passing, moving and shooting

    I can combine passing, moving and shooting skills to score points against another team.
  5. 5

    Defending to stop an attack

    I can defend in a game, as part of a team, by applying pressure to prevent attacking opportunities and stop the opposition from scoring.
  6. 6

    Game application of attack and defence

    I can compete in a game using the required skills for attacking and defending as possession in the game changes.

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