KS2 · Physical education · Year 6
Game play with tactics
Striking and fielding games: striking and fielding tactics through rounders
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Your learning goal
I can use a range of tactics when batting and fielding in a rounders game.
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What you’ll learn
I can use a range of tactics when batting and fielding in a rounders game.
Key learning points
- Move: to outwit an opponent, we can change our body position when batting or increase our backswing when bowling.
- Move: backing up the post that teammates are throwing towards can prevent a misfield.
- Think: working in teams to apply different tactics when batting and fielding increases our chances of winning a game.
- Feel: always striving to try our best and improve our performance demonstrates strong self-motivation.
- Connect: successfully applying tactics in a game situation requires cooperation and communication with our teammates.
Words to know
- tactics
- a carefully planned set of actions that are used by a team or an individual to achieve a certain goal
- outwit
- using tactics and strategies to gain an advantage over our opponents.
- communication
- exchanging information, ideas, thoughts or feelings
Common mistakes
Pupils believe that batting is more important than effective fielding, when in fact, good fielding is equally vital to success in rounders.
Ensure pupils understand the importance of good tactics in both batting and fielding. Pupils should realise that if they limit their opponents from scoring rounders, it will be easier to win the game.
For parents, carers and teachers
- There are two options when creating the teams. 1. Create teams based on ability level and match them against each other. 2. Create mixed ability teams and encourage pupils to support each other throughout the games.