KS2 · Physical education · Year 5
Transition from defence to attack with a defensive focus
Invasion games: shooting, scoring and denying space in ball games
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Your learning goal
I can react quickly when my team loses possession of the ball and can apply defensive tactics during a game to prevent the opposition from scoring.
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Transition from defence to attack with a defensive focus: 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 react quickly when my team loses possession of the ball and can apply defensive tactics during a game to prevent the opposition from scoring.
Key learning points
- Move: transitioning from attack to defence requires quick reactions and changes in body position to be ready to defend.
- Move: looking for space to guard, staying on our toes and following the attackers' movements helps to stop an attack.
- Think: switching between attack and defence requires quick thinking and a strong understanding of our defensive tactics.
- Feel: self-discipline stops us getting frustrated as possession changes and we transition from attack to defence.
- Connect: communicating quickly when we lose possession helps our team effectively transition from attack to defence.
Words to know
- transition
- switching from playing defence to attack, or the other way around
- tactics
- plans you create and use to try to win or succeed
- defensive
- trying to stop the other team from scoring or getting ahead
Common mistakes
Pupils get frustrated when they lose possession and fail to carry out their defensive tactics.
Remind pupils how important it is to defend and try and stop the attack. If we give up, it's likely our opponents will score.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Build in time for teams to discuss and also experiment with using both defensive tactics before evaulating the most effective.