KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Counterattack and momentum swings
Invasion games: adapt tactics and strategies in contact sports
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
IllumED Slides
IllumED · 1/10
Your learning goal
I can use pace and creativity to counterattack and stop the opposition scoring points.
1 of 10
Counterattack and momentum swings: 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 use pace and creativity to counterattack and stop the opposition scoring points.
Key learning points
- Move: staying linked by holding hands or using a bib helps defenders close gaps and work together to stop the raider.
- Move: quickly instigating a strong grip around the raider’s waist can prevent them evading the defenders.
- Think: maintaining your position inside the court area, while holding the raider, ensures your tackle is valid / counts.
- Feel: creative thinking and experimenting with alternative ways to respond to a scenario support deeper understanding.
- Connect: support play is needed to capitalise on a counterattack to trap a raider in your half of the court.
Words to know
- counterattack
- an attack made in response to one by the opposition (repeat)
- raider
- the player who enters the opponent's half of the court to score points by tagging opponents
- baulk line
- a line on each side of the court that the raider must cross to make their raid valid and be eligible to score points
Common mistakes
Pupils think that tackling a raider individually is the only option.
In Kabaddi, Raiders have 30 seconds to make the raid and get back across the half way line. As a result, if the defense hold up the raider until their time runs out, it is an unsuccessful raid and the raider doesn't score.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Contact versions of the game should only be managed by suitably experienced and qualified staff. There is the option to spend more time on any of these topics as appropriate in the context of your learners.