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KS1 · Physical education · Year 2

Hitting/striking a ball with accuracy and power to beat an opponent

Ball skills: hitting and striking

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Your learning goal

I can hit the ball accurately with my racket and can apply power to my shot in order to beat my opponent.

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Hitting/striking a ball with accuracy and power to beat an opponent: 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 hit the ball accurately with my racket and can apply power to my shot in order to beat my opponent.

Key learning points

  • Move: hitting requires us to watch the ball carefully on to the racket ensuring the racket head points at the target.
  • Move: scoring points requires hitting the ball with power and accuracy away from your opponent.
  • Think: altering your aim, or how much power you apply to a ball, can change where the ball goes.
  • Feel: challenging yourself to hit the ball away from your partner to win a point requires courage.
  • Connect: working together to hit the ball back and forth against the target shows good empathy and teamwork.

Words to know

hitting
to reach or strike something in order to score in a game
aim
pointing or looking at something you want to hit or reach
opponent
a person who is on an opposing side in a game

Common mistakes

Pupils don't adjust their body position when preparing to stop the ball or return the hit. Instead, they stretch and try to hit the ball from an unbalanced position.

Explain to pupils that positioning their body in line with the ball will make it easier to stop it going past them.

For parents, carers and teachers
  • When playing with a partner, ensure there is enough space so pupils can move out of the way when it is their partners turn to hit. If outside, using a wall could work similarly to how you use benches.
IllumED Slides adapts “Hitting/striking a ball with accuracy and power to beat an opponent”, Physical education, by Oak National Academy ↗. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Slides and recall practice adapted by IlluminatED; no publisher endorsement. Restricted lessons have listing information only.