KS2 · Physical education · Year 5
Dribbling and keeping control
Invasion games: shooting, scoring and denying space in ball games
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Your learning goal
I can dribble into space, changing direction with control, in order to keep possession of the ball.
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Dribbling and keeping control: 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 dribble into space, changing direction with control, in order to keep possession of the ball.
Key learning points
- Move: dribbling successfully requires keeping the ball close with control using hands, feet or sticks.
- Move: changing direction to move away from our opposition when dribbling helps us to keep possession of the ball.
- Think: deciding when and where to dribble will help our team to keep possession of the ball.
- Feel: not giving up by showing self-discipline will help us develop our dribbling technique.
- Connect: effective communication between team mates helps the team to keep possession of the ball when dribbling.
Words to know
- dribbling
- moving the ball with your feet or hands while keeping control of it
- control
- keeping the ball close without losing possession
- possession
- the team in control of the ball
Common mistakes
Pupils take strong touches of the ball and move with the ball too far away from themselves so lose control easily.
Remind pupils to take their time and keep the ball close to avoid losing control and possession.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Give pupils more space to dribble within when creating your areas. You can gradually reduce the space as their skill level develops and confidence increases.