KS2 · Physical education · Year 4
Defending to stop an attack
Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack in ball games
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Your learning goal
I can defend in a game, as part of a team, by applying pressure to prevent attacking opportunities and stop the opposition from scoring.
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Defending to stop an attack: 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 defend in a game, as part of a team, by applying pressure to prevent attacking opportunities and stop the opposition from scoring.
Key learning points
- Move: applying pressure requires us to react quickly and follow the movements of the attackers to intercept the ball.
- Think: applying pressure requires concentrating on the movements of the attacker in order to stay close.
- Feel: applying pressure when our team loses possession of the ball requires determination to win possession back.
- Connect: cooperating with our team and the opposition allows us to apply pressure in a game without breaking the rules.
Words to know
- team
- a group of people who work together to achieve a common goal
- applying pressure
- making it difficult for the opposition to pass or shoot
- intercept
- stopping or catching a pass from the other team before it reaches the intended target
Common mistakes
Pupils forget who to mark, leaving some attackers unmarked and free to pass and move.
Pupils need to work as a team to agree who they are marking so they can apply pressure effectively.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Drip feed the explanation throughout the practice tasks. Allow pupils to begin exploring marking the player with the ball if they are ready for this. Give them time to mark a variety of players to test their skills.