KS2 · Physical education · Year 5
Striking the ball at different angles and speeds
Striking and fielding games: striking and fielding skills through cricket
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Your learning goal
I can strike the ball at different angles and speeds to score runs in a game of cricket.
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Striking the ball at different angles and speeds: 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 strike the ball at different angles and speeds to score runs in a game of cricket.
Key learning points
- Move: striking the ball at various angles and speeds, following through towards space will help us to score more runs.
- Move: stepping the front foot forward gets the body into position to hit a drive shot.
- Think: varying the angle and speed we strike the ball can help us to outwit our opponents to help us score more runs.
- Feel: taking responsibility when we make mistakes and striving to keep working hard shows great resilience.
- Connect: providing feedback helps others to improve their performances and demonstrates excellent encouragement.
Words to know
- strike
- the act of hitting/making contact with the ball
- drive
- a batting stroke played on the front foot
- angle
- the direction and elevation when striking the ball
Common mistakes
Pupils do not move their feet when striking the ball, leading to mistimed and awkward shots.
Almost every shot requires some foot movement and the players stance should allow for this by being on the balls of feet and with knees slightly bent. Practising footwork using a batting tee will make applying footwork to a moving ball easier.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Paper cups make for good tees in the absence of real ones, although they don't last as long.