Year 8

Games activity: analysing and improving performance

Lessons (6)

  • In this lesson, we will be using a range of techniques to learn how to throw and catch a ball in sport. We will apply this to striking and fielding games, focusing primarily on cricket and rounders. We will learn how to receive the ball in various positions and how to become more accurate in returning the ball.

    1 Slide deck
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
  • In this lesson, we will continue to develop hand-eye coordination, incorporating other sporting equipment. We will apply this to net games, focusing primarily on tennis. Using visual input to guide arm movements we will learn how to produce some basic strokes.

    1 Slide deck
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
  • In this lesson, we will expand on coordination and using sporting equipment to move a ball on the floor. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on hockey. We will learn how to move and control the ball through dribbling, passing and receiving.

    1 Slide deck
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
  • In this lesson, we will combine a series of isolated skills to produce a movement pattern in sport. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on basketball. We will learn how to prepare our body position to maximise linking skills together.

    1 Slide deck
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
  • In this lesson, we will explore how to gain an advantage when in an attacking and also a defending situation. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on netball. We will explore how to plan movements to maximise success in sport.

    1 Slide deck
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
  • 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.

    1 Slide deck
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video