Striking and fielding games: tactics and strategies through racing rounders

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Move: application of tactics, strategies and compositional ideas

Think: knowledge of rules, tactics, strategies and compositional ideas

Why this why now

This unit continues to develop pupil’s understanding of batting and fielding and the skills and tactics required for both the batting and fielding team. In this unit, pupils will apply their learning so far through the game of racing rounders. By using this modified version of the full game, it enables pupils to consider further developing simple tactics and strategies to overcome an opponent as well as having specific rules and positions to adhere to.

Prior knowledge requirements

Pupils can strike a ball and send into space.
Pupils know why we send a ball into space.
Pupils can throw accurately underarm and overarm.
Pupils understand what it is so important to throw accurately in a game.
Pupils are able to play by the rules.
Pupils understand the role of the batting team.
Pupils understand the role of the fielding team.

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Why this why now

This unit continues to develop pupil’s understanding of batting and fielding and the skills and tactics required for both the batting and fielding team. In this unit, pupils will apply their learning so far through the game of racing rounders. By using this modified version of the full game, it enables pupils to consider further developing simple tactics and strategies to overcome an opponent as well as having specific rules and positions to adhere to.

Prior knowledge requirements

Pupils can strike a ball and send into space.
Pupils know why we send a ball into space.
Pupils can throw accurately underarm and overarm.
Pupils understand what it is so important to throw accurately in a game.
Pupils are able to play by the rules.
Pupils understand the role of the batting team.
Pupils understand the role of the fielding team.

Striking and fielding games: tactics and strategies through racing rounders

The unit will develop pupils’ ability to apply the principles of attack vs defence, focusing on racing rounders. Pupils will continue to develop and apply a variety of fielding skills and tactics to keep the batter’s score low and learn where to bat the ball in order to score maximum points.