KS2 · Physical education · Year 6
Defensive tactics in games
Invasion games: scenarios, tactics and power play in ball games
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Your learning goal
I can create, apply and adapt tactics in order to prevent the opposition from executing successful attacks, resulting in winning possession back.
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Defensive tactics in games: 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 create, apply and adapt tactics in order to prevent the opposition from executing successful attacks, resulting in winning possession back.
Key learning points
- Move: moving quickly on our toes, exploding at the right time consistently, increases the success of defensive tactics.
- Think: applying different defensive tactics into the games requires decision making.
- Think: deciding how to adapt and modify defensive tactics, depending on the situation in the game, is vital for success.
- Feel: trying a range of tactics demonstrates self-motivation and a commitment to wanting to improve our performance.
- Connect: showing respect to our team and the opposition throughout games ensures fair play, enabling the game to flow.
Words to know
- defending
- trying to stop the other team from scoring or getting ahead
- adapt
- to change or adjust to fit a new situation
- tactics
- plans you create and use to try to win or succeed
Common mistakes
Pupils rush when discussing their tactics as they just want to play the game. Not all pupils get to contribute to the team discussions.
Praise and celebrate teams who discuss their tactics thoroughly, ensuring everyone contributes and that everyone understands.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Award fair play points to encourage the full application of the rules and strong collaboration and respect.