Starter quiz
- What do we call winning points?
- scoring ✓
- passing
- losing
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- What word describes a shot that hits the target?
- bad
- accurate ✓
- okay
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- What’s the consequence in a game of inaccurate passes and shots?
- We win.
- We have fun.
- We lose. ✓
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- Working together as a team to try our hardest shows what?
- sport
- cheating
- integrity ✓
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Exit quiz
- Marking successfully involves following the attackers' movements and what else?
- staying close ✓
- moving away
- moving into space
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- What should we do to help us mark effectively?
- relax
- concentrate ✓
- run fast
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- What’s the consequence in a game if we don’t mark the opposition?
- We win.
- They could score. ✓
- We score.
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- Which word best describes playing by the rules and ensuring we don’t make contact with the other team when marking?
- reflection
- communication
- respect ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Move: marking successfully requires us to follow the movements of the attacker and stay close without making contact.
- Move: staying close to an attacker and reacting to their movements increases a defender’s chances of forcing an error.
- Think: concentrating on the movements of the attacker and staying close helps us mark effectively and force an error.
- Feel: continuing to follow the attacker as we mark them leads to success and shows the self motivation to succeed.
- Connect: respecting the player we are marking and not making contact demonstrates a commitment to playing by the rules.
Common misconception
Pupils mark the same pupil, leaving attackers open in space. Pupils swarm around and only mark the player with the ball.
Encourage pupils to communicate and ensure everyone is responsible for a different player. Remind pupils of the rule concerning marking. This rule is in place to enable the pupil in possession to look up and make effective passing decisions.
Keywords
Mark - staying close to an opponent to try to stop them from getting the ball or scoring
Defending - trying to prevent the opposition from scoring when not in possession
Error - a mistake or something that goes wrong
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