KS2 · Physical education · Year 4
Game application of attacking and defending
Invasion games: maintaining possession and stopping an attack through basketball
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Your learning goal
I can quickly and effectively switch from attacking to defending to help my team when playing basketball.
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Game application of attacking and defending: 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 quickly and effectively switch from attacking to defending to help my team when playing basketball.
Key learning points
- Move: to outwit our opponents, we must pass, move and dribble effectively to create scoring opportunities.
- Move: when our team loses possession, we need to switch to defending and closely mark an opposing player.
- Think: evaluating our performance by identifying strengths and weaknesses can help us to maintain possession.
- Feel: striving to always try our best, even when our team is losing, demonstrates excellent integrity.
- Connect: when playing a game of basketball, it is important to respect our team, the opposition and the officials.
Words to know
- opponent
- a person who is on an opposing team in a game
- possession
- the team in control of the ball
- team
- a group of people who work together with the objective of achieving the same a outcome
Common mistakes
Pupils often underestimate many of the learnt skills and believe that shooting from anywhere on the court is effective.
Remind pupils the importance of passing and dribbling into space, teamwork and positioning.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Attempt to balance the teams according to ability to produce fair and more challenging games.