KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Footwork and ball handling
Non-examined assessment: netball practical
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Your learning goal
I can receive the ball from a range of angles in open and closed play, and adhere to the footwork rule.
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Footwork and ball handling: 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 receive the ball from a range of angles in open and closed play, and adhere to the footwork rule.
Key learning points
- Move: receiving the ball with correct footwork requires balance when jumping and landing.
- Think: knowing which is the landing foot at the time of receiving a ball is essential to not break the footwork rule.
- Feel: running confidently and positively on an angle shows determination and effort.
- Connect: receiving and sending the ball within 3 seconds requires an awareness of where the ball/players are on court.
Words to know
- footwork rule
- the landing foot can not drag, hop, jump or reground when the ball has been received
- pivoting
- a movement technique that allows a player to rotate on one foot while keeping the other foot grounded
- two feet landing
- catching the ball and landing with both feet simultaneously. Either foot can then be the landing foot
- turning in the air
- where a player catches the ball while airborne and rotates their body mid-air to adjust their position before landing
Common mistakes
A player has to pivot as part of footwork to create space after landing when the ball has been caught.
Although a pivot may be needed to create space and is permitted, it is better to turn in the air when reveiving the ball so landing is the right position for the next pass.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The lesson focusses on footwork and ball handling, however the possession games are ideal for moderation to showcase the listed skills in challenging and conditioned practices.