KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Ways to move with the ball and basic skills
Invasion games: adapt tactics and strategies through Gaelic football
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Your learning goal
I can move with the ball using soloing and hand passes to maintain possession.
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Ways to move with the ball and basic skills: 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 move with the ball using soloing and hand passes to maintain possession.
Key learning points
- Move: the ball is dropped onto the instep (laces) of foot and volleyed back into hands whilst on the move.
- Move: you can use an open hand pass over a short distance or fist pass to pass accurately over longer distances.
- Think: you can carry the ball for four steps before either bouncing, soloing (drop kicking it back to hands) or passing.
- Feel: it is enjoyable to transfer skills and learn new techniques in an unfamiliar game.
- Connect: communicating with each other will increase success when playing small sided games.
Words to know
- soloing/toe tap
- after 4 steps, a player has a choice between bouncing, performing a solo/toe tap or playing the ball away
- hand pass
- supporting the ball with one hand and striking it with the open palm of the free hand to pass over a short distance
- fist pass
- supporting the ball with one hand and striking it with the closed fist of the free hand
Common mistakes
When soloing the ball, pupils don't flick their toe upwards causing the ball to travel in front of them. When passing, pupils throw the ball, forgetting the correct open or closed hand passing action.
When the foot impacts the ball, flick your toes up so the ball travels back into the hands. Pupils should spend a lot of time repeating their hand passing skills to avoid throwing the ball when under pressure.
For parents, carers and teachers
- You can use normal footballs to play Gaelic football; however, they are lighter, which makes soloing and hand passing more difficult. Soloing is a unique skill many pupils will not have performed. Therefore, to embed this as part of the game, award bonus points when they travel using this method.