KS4 · Physical education · Year 11
Game play: using a variety of shots
Target games: experience lifestyle games like golf and kubb
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can compete against an opponent and apply the correct technique for a variety of shots in order to win the game.
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Game play: using a variety of shots: 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 compete against an opponent and apply the correct technique for a variety of shots in order to win the game.
Key learning points
- Move: applying the correct technique for putting and chipping leads to accurate shots.
- Think: deciding where to aim a shot in order to avoid the hazards requires careful planning and strategic thinking.
- Feel: completing the hole in as few shots as possible, avoiding hazards, requires self-discipline to avoid frustration.
- Connect: encouraging and supporting each other boosts morale and fosters a positive team environment.
Words to know
- hazard
- a specific area on the course designed to challenge players by making shots more difficult
- par
- the expected number of strokes that a skilled golfer should take to complete a hole
- penalty stroke
- an extra stroke added to your score as a result of breaking a rule or hitting the ball into certain areas
Common mistakes
Pupils think we only get a penalty stroke if we break a rule.
Explain to pupils that a a penalty stroke is an extra stroke added to your score as a result of breaking a rule or hitting the ball into certain areas.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Based on the space available, ideally tennis balls or plastic golf balls a safe alterative enabling lots of success as pupils move through the mini golf course.

