KS2 · Physical education · Year 3
Creating space to win a point
Net and wall games: tactics and strategies to overcome an opponent
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Your learning goal
I can make my opponent move around the court in order to create space to help me win a point.
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Creating space to win a point: 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 make my opponent move around the court in order to create space to help me win a point.
Key learning points
- Move: being on our toes in the ready position allows us to cover space on the court improving our chances of winning.
- Move: throwing accurately into spaces and varying the distance of our throws increases our chances of scoring points.
- Think: we should reflect on our opponents' position on the court to decide where to throw the ball to score a point.
- Feel: being willing to learn from our mistakes and try hard, even when we make mistakes, shows strong resilience.
- Connect: accurately keeping score, as well as resolving disagreements in a game, shows trust and cooperation.
Words to know
- space
- an open area where your opponent isn't standing
- position
- where you stand on court to help you reach your opponent's shot as fast as possible
- game
- an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules
Common mistakes
Pupils may change to an overarm throw when you are asking them to aim for the back of the court. Pupils may take too many risks when aiming for the perimeter and the ball goes out/hits the net a lot.
Encourage pupils to step into their throw and follow throught towards their target to get more power behind their throw. Although we want pupils to aim away from the midle of the court, we still want them to successfully throw into the court area.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If pupils are struggling to hit the targets, make the areas/zones/targets bigger or and/change the ball. It is important for the pupils to experience some success in the activities by making any adaptations that you need to.