KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Dribbling, passing and receiving with control
Invasion games: tactics and strategies in hockey
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Your learning goal
I can dribble the ball with control, changes of speed and direction.
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Dribbling, passing and receiving with 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 the ball with control, changes of speed and direction.
Key learning points
- Move: stick is held with the left hand at the top of the grip and the right hand lower down for greater control.
- Move: low crouch with bent knees, body leaning slightly forward and head up to see spaces/players.
- Think: the stick is kept in close contact with the ball when dribbling.
- Feel: passing accurately with the reverse stick consistently requires persistence and practice.
- Connect: making eye contact and communicating where you want the ball passed to helps reduce accuracy errors.
Words to know
- push pass
- used to move the ball quickly and accurately over short distances where stick stays in contact with the ball until it is released
- reverse stick
- because you can only touch the ball with the flat side of the stick, you need to rotate the stick round using a loose grip with your bottom hand
- Indian dribble
- pushing the ball from left to right and back rapidly
Common mistakes
When dribbling the ball eyes should always be down looking at the ball.
Whilst it's important to control the ball, always looking down means you can't see what's happening in the game. Keeping the head up improves decision-making, allowing players to see defenders, find passing options and spaces to dribble into.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The activities and conditioned practices used in this lesson can be used as part of the moderation process to showcase skills.