KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Marking and defending
Non-examined assessment: netball practical
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Your learning goal
I can track my opponent and select and apply 3 stages of defending in a game context.
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Marking 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 track my opponent and select and apply 3 stages of defending in a game context.
Key learning points
- Move: by making your body as tall and big as possible when marking, you will close down your opponents vision and space.
- Move: maintaining quick feet while tracking your opponent is the quickest way to stay with them.
- Think: when marking a player, consider where the ball is and what stage (1 -3) of defence is required.
- Feel: staying with your opponent and going for an interception requires persistence.
- Connect: showing respect for your opponent by maintaining a 3ft distance will avoid giving away a penalty pass.
Words to know
- stage 1 defence
- tracking the player to prevent them from receiving the ball
- stage 2 defence
- marking the player with the ball, observing the 3ft obstruction rule
- stage 3 defence
- restricting and delaying an opponent's movement to get the next pass
- interception
- regaining possession of the ball from the opposing team during a pass
Common mistakes
Each defender can only mark 1 attacker.
Netball positions are paired, however the competitive situation will determine if players swap, if they double mark and which stage of defence they need at that point.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The lesson focuses on defence, however the activities are ideal for revisiting the attacking skills in previous lessons and we want pupils to see the connection between than all.