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- Year 7
Catching, throwing and roller ball games
I can catch balls in a variety of positions and throw with accuracy over different distances.
- Year 7
Catching, throwing and roller ball games
I can catch balls in a variety of positions and throw with accuracy over different distances.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: throwing involves standing sideways on, swinging the throwing arm from behind the body to the front to release.
- Move: catching requires you meet the ball with your hands, cup/grasp the ball and cushion it into the waist
- Think: power comes from an overarm throw and accuracy with underarm throws.
- Feel: helping teammates to improve their catching and throwing skills shows excellent integrity.
- Connect: to be compassionate to teammates receiving the ball, adjust throwing style and speed.
Keywords
Underarm throw - a throwing action where the arm doesn't go above the shoulder
Overarm throw - a throwing action where the arm is raised above the shoulder
Accuracy - being able to throw the ball exactly where you want it to go
Common misconception
Pupils often throw with a stiff arm and do not step into their pass with the opposite foot, resulting in inaccurate and unbalanced throws.
Ensure that pupils can throw with the correct technique from a static position before adding any movement.
To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Catching, throwing and roller ball games, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Catching, throwing and roller ball games, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
1 ball per pupil (choice of different sized balls), A stack of cones of various colours.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
