Ball skills: hitting and striking
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Why this why now
This unit builds on pupils' understanding of hitting and striking skills through the opportunities pupils will have to apply this understanding in order to win a game. This builds on pupils’ understanding of how to use a racket or a bat to control a ball and send a ball accurately. Foundations are laid for the formal introduction to net and wall and striking and fielding games as pupils will know why certain skills and knowledge are essential within competitive games.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can strike a ball and send it towards a target
- Pupils know why we send a ball towards a target
- Pupils know why we move into a space with a ball
- Pupils can apply striking skills in games
- Pupils are able to play by simple rules
- Pupils know how to keep a ball controlled using a racket or bat
- Pupils can use a ball and a racket accurately
Threads
Why this why now
This unit builds on pupils' understanding of hitting and striking skills through the opportunities pupils will have to apply this understanding in order to win a game. This builds on pupils’ understanding of how to use a racket or a bat to control a ball and send a ball accurately. Foundations are laid for the formal introduction to net and wall and striking and fielding games as pupils will know why certain skills and knowledge are essential within competitive games.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can strike a ball and send it towards a target
- Pupils know why we send a ball towards a target
- Pupils know why we move into a space with a ball
- Pupils can apply striking skills in games
- Pupils are able to play by simple rules
- Pupils know how to keep a ball controlled using a racket or bat
- Pupils can use a ball and a racket accurately
Ball skills: hitting and striking
This unit will enable pupils to refine their understanding of how they can develop their motor competence of hitting and striking to send the ball into space in order to win a game. Pupils will reflect on why hitting into space is essential in order to score points against the opposing team.
6 lessons in unit
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