KS1 · Physical education · Year 1
Striking and pushing a ball with a racket/bat towards a target
Ball skills: pushing and striking
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Your learning goal
I can push and strike the ball accurately with a racket towards a target.
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Striking and pushing a ball with a racket/bat towards a target: 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 push and strike the ball accurately with a racket towards a target.
Key learning points
- Move: aiming by pointing the racket head in the direction of the target, helps increase the accuracy of our strikes.
- Move: pushing and striking the ball accurately towards a target helps you win a game.
- Think: pushing/striking the ball with the racket and watching the ball closely will increase success.
- Feel: being honest when keeping score and challenging others to do the same, requires courage and ensures fair play.
- Connect: sharing and exploring ideas with others helps us improve our collaboration skills.
Words to know
- success
- having a favourable outcome or achieving something that was intended
- target
- what you are aiming for when pushing/striking the ball with your racket
- racket head
- the top part of a tennis or badminton racket, where the strings are
Common mistakes
Pupils underestimate the importance of following through with their racket when pushing/ striking the ball.
Explain to pupils that the follow through is important for accuracy and getting the right amount of power.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Ensure pupils are not swinging their rackets back behind them when pushing/striking their ball.