KS2 · Physical education · Year 3
Outwitting an opponent
Net and wall games: tactics and strategies to overcome an opponent
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Your learning goal
I can throw the ball into space on the court to score points.
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Outwitting 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 throw the ball into space on the court to score points.
Key learning points
- Move: it is important to control how far we throw the ball over the net if we want the ball to bounce first.
- Move: standing in the middle of the court in the ready position means we can return the ball after only one bounce.
- Think: carefully choosing where to throw the ball and making our opponent move increases the chance of scoring.
- Feel: continuing to try when our opponent is scoring more points than us shows resilience.
- Connect: playing by the rules when trying to beat our opponent demonstrates excellent trust in one another.
Words to know
- bounce
- the ball hits the ground and travels upwards before we hit the ball
- rally
- a continuous number of throws and catches completed without stopping
- outwit
- to use strategies, skills or tactics to gain an advantage over our opponent
Common mistakes
Pupils will often throw the ball from where they have caught it, and then stay in that position. Pupils throw the ball towards their opponent instead of into space.
Pupils should be reminded to always return to the middle of the court after throwing the ball. Pupils should always be looking to throw ito space away from their opponent.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Find a pair who can demonstrate a competitive rally and are able to throw the ball into space to move their opponent around the court. This will encourage pupils to look for space on the court and avoid throwing the ball to each other cooperatively.