KS3 · Physical education · Year 7
Defending as a unit
Invasion games: basic tactics to overcome opponents in donor sports
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Your learning goal
I can apply pressure to stop an attack using different defensive strategies
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Defending as a unit: 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 apply pressure to stop an attack using different defensive strategies
Key learning points
- Move: standing in a T position between an attacker and the goal will reduce your opponent's chance of scoring.
- Think: successful defending can involve marking the opposition's players or guarding an assigned area (zone).
- Feel: self-belief is important for team performance.
- Connect: the whole team needs to agree and implement their defensive strategy for it to be effective.
Words to know
- jockey
- a defending skill to steer attacker away from the goal.
- zonal defence
- a system where players guard an assigned area rather than marking a player.
- obstruction
- when a player unfairly moves their body to prevent an opponent getting to and/or playing the ball.
Common mistakes
Failing to remain goal side whilst keeping a view on the player and the ball.
Failing to remain goal side of your opposition exposes yourself to an easy scoring opportunity.
For parents, carers and teachers
- This lesson works well to explore through the context of a number of different invasion games with the ball in hand, or at feet or on an implement (e.g. hockey stick), as well as having different types of goals. Perhaps the most simple starting point is through a netball type game.