KS1 · Physical education · Year 2
Combine hitting/striking a ball with accuracy and power
Ball skills: hitting and striking
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Your learning goal
I can hit the ball accurately with my racket towards a target and can apply power to my shot.
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Combine hitting/striking a ball with accuracy and power: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can hit the ball accurately with my racket towards a target and can apply power to my shot.
Key learning points
- Move: hitting the ball with accuracy, by aiming the racket head towards the target, enables us to win points.
- Move: taking the racket back and swinging forwards quickly increases power, allowing us to aim for targets further away.
- Think: when a target is further away, you have to hit the ball with more power to ensure the ball travels far enough.
- Feel: not giving up and continuing to try your hardest even when you don't hit the target demonstrates determination.
- Connect: playing by the rules when you are competing against your partner shows empathy.
Words to know
- power
- the ability to use force when aiming at different targets
- target
- an object you are aiming for
- opposition
- a person or team we are playing against in a game situation
Common mistakes
Some pupils forget to follow through and stop their racket immediately after hitting the ball.
Ensure pupils understand that a proper follow through, towards the target, is crucial for both power and accuracy. Remind them if you see the racket stopping too early or ending up pointing to the sky or to the ground.
Read the teaching transcript
When a target is further away, you have to use more power when you hit the ball. You could increase your power by: taking your racket head back behind, swinging forwards quickly towards the ball, following through towards the target with your racket.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When pupils are swinging more to increase their power, ensure there is enough space so that pupils are not directly behind another pupil. Get pupils to keep checkng the space around them, especially behind them.