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- Year 8
Create and lead a competition
I can create and lead a competition that is balanced and inclusive.
- Year 8
Create and lead a competition
I can create and lead a competition that is balanced and inclusive.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: land the ball close to the target, releasing at the lowest point of the underarm swing with a slight wrist flick.
- Think: ensuring an activity is accessible to all participants is fundamental to creating an inclusive competition.
- Feel: creating an inclusive game where all players are active builds a culture of inclusion and belonging.
- Connect: seeking the voices of all participants in creating a competition makes everyone feel included and valued.
Keywords
Inclusive competition - ensuring all participants can compete fairly and succeed in a supportive environment
Equity - giving everyone what they need to be successful
Planning - organising the activity, setting rules and scheduling for a smooth competition
Common misconception
Target games must be played against people of similar ability or previous experience for it to be a fair competition.
Conditions can be put on specific players in target games to balance the competition, regardles of their ability or previous experience.
To help you plan your year 8 physical education lesson on: Create and lead a competition, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 8 physical education lesson on: Create and lead a competition, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom.
Explore more key stage 3 physical education lessons from the Inclusive sports: teamship, communication and awareness of others unit, dive into the full secondary physical education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
10+ hoops, 20+ cones, a selection of bean bags, tennis balls, wind balls, handballs, footballs etc.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
