KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Defensive set plays
Non-examined assessment: netball practical
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can communicate ideas and apply skills to defending a centre pass, backline throw in and penalty/free pass situation.
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Defensive set plays: 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 communicate ideas and apply skills to defending a centre pass, backline throw in and penalty/free pass situation.
Key learning points
- Move: effective defending involves using a range of travelling and body control skills.
- Think: each player has an allocated area on the netball court; stepping into the wrong third or D is considered offside.
- Feel: reflecting on your performance enables you to understand the importance of defence across the whole court.
- Connect: working with a teammate to be strategic e.g. double marking, will make the game more challenging for opponents.
Words to know
- off side
- when a position moves into an area of the court they are not allowed to be in
- double marking
- when two players choose to mark one play to create a defensive advantage
- channel
- an imaginary line that divides the court vertically into 3 sections
Common mistakes
Once a player has released the ball, the defenders' work is done.
Stage 3 defending can be used to impact the next phase of play.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Add extra attackers or defenders to game scenarios to ensure that the 'focus' cohort has success.