Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit opponents in donor sports
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Why this why now
Pupils will already have explored tactics to overcome opponents with a focus on keeping possession of a ball either in hand or at your feet. Pupils will have learnt how to move on and off the ball to create space, to create options and to outwit others in ‘donor’ sports and scenarios but also through transferring and applying these skills in specific sports like futsal and netball. They will increasingly show the emotional intelligence to work well with their peers. Later in invasion games they will apply these tactics and strategies in games like football and rugby.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the importance of creating space by using the full width and depth of the pitch/ court/ field.
- Pupils understand how to beat defenders through movement with the ball, movement off the ball and passing.
- Pupils are able to sell a dummy or fake.
- Pupils show a commitment to marking a player or a zone as part of a team formation.
Threads
Why this why now
Pupils will already have explored tactics to overcome opponents with a focus on keeping possession of a ball either in hand or at your feet. Pupils will have learnt how to move on and off the ball to create space, to create options and to outwit others in ‘donor’ sports and scenarios but also through transferring and applying these skills in specific sports like futsal and netball. They will increasingly show the emotional intelligence to work well with their peers. Later in invasion games they will apply these tactics and strategies in games like football and rugby.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the importance of creating space by using the full width and depth of the pitch/ court/ field.
- Pupils understand how to beat defenders through movement with the ball, movement off the ball and passing.
- Pupils are able to sell a dummy or fake.
- Pupils show a commitment to marking a player or a zone as part of a team formation.
Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit opponents in donor sports
This unit explores a wider range of tactics and strategies to include dispersal, penetration, support and screening in attack whilst defensive strategies of delay, compactness, depth, balance and control/ restraint can be applied in many sports with the ball in hand, at feet or on a stick.
6 lessons in unit
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