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KS1 · Physical education · Year 1

Running in a competitive game

Locomotion: running and jumping

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Your learning goal

I can apply my understanding of running as part of a team while playing in a competitive game.

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Running in a competitive game: 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 apply my understanding of running as part of a team while playing in a competitive game.

Key learning points

  • Move: running into space enables you to score points in games.
  • Move: running with the correct technique will increase the chance of scoring in a competitive game.
  • Think: knowing where there is a clear space to run, away from the opposition, increases success in a competitive game.
  • Feel: striving to improve your performance and believing in yourself will lead to success.
  • Connect: congratulating team mates shows empathy.

Words to know

opposition
one or more persons who are against someone or something
score
the record of the total points earned in a game
relay
a race in which each runner completes part of the race

Common mistakes

Pupils run out of the area to avoid being tagged.

Explain the consequences of running out of the area and the fact it will limit the points they score.

For parents, carers and teachers
  • Rotate the teams and groups that pupils work in to vary the challenge and to see how pupils adapt when working with different peers.
IllumED Slides adapts “Running in a competitive game”, 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.