KS3 · Physical education · Year 8
Design set plays to overload the attack
Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit opponents in donor sports
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Your learning goal
I can create a small sided game to explore set play tactics to outwit the opposition.
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Design set plays to overload the 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 create a small sided game to explore set play tactics to outwit the opposition.
Key learning points
- Move: effectively using a screen requires a wide stance and sideways body position.
- Move: effective implementation of any attacking tactic requires correct technique for passing, dribbling and shooting.
- Think: knowing when to use attacking tactics, such as screening, can prevent a defender from getting to the ball holder.
- Feel: empathy enables us to understand the feelings of others and supports us to respond/behave appropriately.
- Connect: leadership requires an ability to listen and take on board everyone's ideas.
Words to know
- fast break
- a quick attack towards goal in an attempt to score before the oppositions defence is set up
- outlet
- a pass made from a defender to initiate a counterattack
- counter-attack
- an attack made in response to one by the opposition
Common mistakes
Teams don't discuss tactics properly and instead focus on just wanting to play a game.
Forming a number of predetermined plans can be an effective way to capitalise on set play situations and being aware of which team members are the biggest threat to the opposition can leave other players more open.
For parents, carers and teachers
- This lesson can work equally well with a basketball and/or netball focus, but the advantage of using football and handball is the ability to use goals/cones whilst exploring strategies that work for ball in hand and ball at feet.