How can we outwit an opponent in sport?

In this lesson, we will expand on reactions and decision making to coordinate attacking play to overcome an opponent. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on football. We will explore various ways to move the ball to beat an opponent.

How can we outwit an opponent in sport?

In this lesson, we will expand on reactions and decision making to coordinate attacking play to overcome an opponent. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on football. We will explore various ways to move the ball to beat an opponent.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Pupils will learn about outwitting opponents, particularly in reference to football.
  2. Pupils will demonstrate how to outwit an opponent in a sporting situation.
  3. Pupils will learn about decision making, coping with pressure, resilience, problem solving, tactics and strategies and cooperation.

Equipment

Ideally a ball, can be a cushion, toilet roll

Content guidance

  • Physical activity required.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

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3 Questions

Q1.
Which sport situation is an example of a player outwitting their opponent?
A 100m sprinter running as fast as they can.
A basketball player taking a free throw.
Correct answer: A footballer performing a step over dribble to beat the defender.
Q2.
True or false, football players need good foot-eye coordination?
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
Which of these is a skills in football is running with the ball at the player's feet?
Correct answer: Dribbling.
Passing.
Shooting.

5 Questions

Q1.
What is foot-eye coordination?
The ability to process all sensory information to guide the hands.
The ability to process auditory information to guide the hands.
Correct answer: The ability to process visual information to guide the feet.
The ability to process visual information to guide the hands.
Q2.
What happens to a player's reactions if more than one stimuli is presented to them?
They get quicker.
Correct answer: They slow down
They stay the same speed.
Q3.
What is the term for when an attacking team have more players in the phase of play than the defending team?
Counter attack.
Correct answer: Overload.
Underload.
Q4.
What is Hick's law?
The brain can only process one piece of information at a time.
The more stimuli a person has to deal with the quicker their reactions will be.
Correct answer: The more stimuli a person has to deal with the slower their reactions will be.
Q5.
What is the first stage in the cool down?
Pulse maintainer.
Pulse raiser.
Correct answer: Pulse reducer.
Stretching.

Lesson appears in

UnitPhysical education / Games activity: analysing and improving performance

Physical education