KS3 · Physical education · Year 8
Playing smart with the ball at your feet
Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit opponents in donor sports
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Your learning goal
I can control the ball with both feet and use dummy passes to create space.
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Playing smart with the ball at your feet: 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 control the ball with both feet and use dummy passes to create space.
Key learning points
- Move: to cushion and control an incoming pass successfully you have to use the inside and outside of both feet.
- Move: moving into a variety of positions supports the ball carrier with keeping possession.
- Think: identifying space behind, ahead and beside the player with the ball, supports your team to keep possession.
- Feel: self-regulation is managing your emotions in healthy ways to include controlling impulsivity.
- Connect: successful use of a dummy pass, in order to pass to a teammate in space requires clear communication.
Words to know
- one-touch
- controlling and passing the ball with the first touch of the foot
- dispersal
- the act of spreading something around to create space using both width and depth
- rondo
- a game of keeping possession with lots of short passes
Common mistakes
Pupils wait until a defender is too close before trying to make a pass and consequently lose possession often.
By getting control of the ball quickly, looking up to find teammates in space and passing before a defender gets too close you can keep possession better.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Groups /individuals with limited prior exposure to football will need more time to develop control with their feet and may need a separate lesson on each learning cycle.