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  • Year 7

How to overcome opponents in sport

In this lesson, we will be expanding on movement patterns and decision-making in sport to learn how to outwit an opponent. We will explore how to produce coordinated movements to beat an opponent in invasion games, focusing primarily on handball.

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Lesson 6 of 6
  • Year 7

How to overcome opponents in sport

In this lesson, we will be expanding on movement patterns and decision-making in sport to learn how to outwit an opponent. We will explore how to produce coordinated movements to beat an opponent in invasion games, focusing primarily on handball.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Pupils will learn about overcoming opponents, particularly in relation to handball.
  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 and tactics and strategies.

Equipment

Ideally a ball, can be a cushion, teddy bear or a toilet roll

Content guidance

  • Physical activity required.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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3 Questions

Q1.
Which sport situation is an example of a player overcoming an opponent? (Select 2 answers).

Correct answer: Footballer making a pass back to a team mate.
Netball player taking a penalty pass.
Correct answer: Rugby player side stepping an opposing player.

Q2.
True or false, outwitting opponents requires good decision-making skills.

False
Correct answer: True

Q3.
Which of these is not a skill in handball?

Correct answer: Kick.
Pass.
Shot.

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is the correct definition of outwit?

To get the better of someone by hard work.
To get the better of someone by luck.
Correct answer: To get the better of someone by using superior ingenuity or cleverness.

Q2.
When running with the ball in hands in handball, how many steps can a player take?

1 step
2 steps
Correct answer: 3 steps
4 steps

Q3.
What is this a definition of: "filtering out irrelevant stimuli."

Information processing
Correct answer: Selective attention
Selective processing
Tactics

Q4.
What is the correct definition of strategy?

Correct answer: A plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal.
Making a decision because of too much information.
The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

Q5.
How can you outwit an opponent?

Correct answer: All of the above.
By overloading them with information.
By performing a dummy pass.
By running at them and taking a side step.