KS1 · Physical education · Year 2
Coordination
Health and wellbeing: agility, balance and coordination
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Your learning goal
I can understand the importance of good hand/eye and foot/eye coordination when playing a variety of sports.
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Coordination: 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 understand the importance of good hand/eye and foot/eye coordination when playing a variety of sports.
Key learning points
- Move: bouncing, rolling and throwing a ball with control requires good hand/eye coordination.
- Move: dribbling and kicking a ball with control requires good foot/eye coordination.
- Think: being coordinated allows us to effectively perform a range of skills that can help in a variety of sports.
- Feel: helping others to improve when they are struggling with a task shows empathy.
- Connect: continuing to try hard, even when making mistakes, demonstrates self-belief.
Words to know
- coordination
- the ability to efficiently use different parts of the body together
- dribbling
- travelling with a ball whilst keeping it under control
- control
- keeping the ball close, moving it where you want
Common mistakes
Some pupils may think that being successful in sport relies on being able to run fast.
In many sports, having good coordination can be more valuable than speed or strength. Swimming, rowing, golf, skiing, rhythmic gymnastics, bowling and clay shooting all require coordination, but don't rely on speed.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Some pupils may find these activities frustrating. Consistently praising effort, rather than achievement, throughout the lesson will reinforce a growth mindset amongst the whole class. The most successful pupil may be the one who makes the most improvements.