KS1 · Physical education · Year 2
Underarm throwing to beat an opponent
Ball skills: passing, dribbling and scoring
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Your learning goal
I can perform an underarm throw accurately when trying to beat an opponent.
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Underarm throwing to beat an opponent: 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 perform an underarm throw accurately when trying to beat an opponent.
Key learning points
- Move: using different body parts such as fingers, arms and feet, can help you throw with accuracy.
- Move: receiving the ball requires having our hands in the ready position and focusing on where the pass is coming from.
- Think: concentrating on the target when throwing underarm increases your chances of beating an opponent.
- Feel: trying hard to keep improving your underarm throwing demonstrates self-belief.
- Connect: congratulating and encouraging your opponent will help them develop their throwing technique.
Words to know
- accuracy
- the ability to control where we throw an object
- opponent
- a person who is on an opposing side in a game
- concentration
- paying close attention to a given task
Common mistakes
When in a game situation and trying to beat an opponent, pupils focus on throwing with more power and speed, rather than focusing on using the correct throwing technique.
Explain to pupils that using the correct technique will produce better accuracy and eventually the speed and power of throws will increase.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Group pupils in ability levels and use a variety of different sized balls in cycle 1 to challenge and meet the needs of all ability levels.