Starter quiz
- What word describes closely guarding your opponent?
- passing
- outwitting
- marking ✓
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- When tackling in hockey, where should your stick be?
- up high
- on the ground ✓
- in one hand
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- What should you do if your team is struggling?
- give up
- argue
- try your best ✓
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- How can you ensure your teammates are marking the opposition closely?
- effective communication ✓
- resilience
- trying hard
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Exit quiz
- What word is used to describe the way a skill is performed?
- technique ✓
- tactics
- tricks
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- To ensure greater accuracy when shooting in hockey, what is the most effective position for our feet?
- close together
- standing on toes
- shoulder width apart ✓
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- What is better to focus on when shooting, to ensure you hit your target?
- shot power
- shot accuracy ✓
- your opponent
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- What skill are you demonstrating when you strive to always do your best?
- resilience ✓
- shooting
- integrity
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Move: to shoot, keep feet shoulder width apart, knees bent, control the backswing, and follow through to the target.
- Move: we need to move quickly into an attacking space, so we can receive a pass from our teammate and shoot at goal.
- Think: evaluating our shooting helps us maintain accuracy and leads to scoring more points.
- Feel: striving to always try our best with our shooting even when we are struggling demonstrates excellent resilience.
- Connect: we must communicate appropriately with our team, the opposition and the officials to always show respect.
Common misconception
Many pupils believe that the harder they hit the ball, the better their shot will be. This leads to a lack of accuracy and technique.
Encourage pupils to focus on using the correct technique and highlight the importance of accuracy over power.
Keywords
Score - how a team or individual accumulates points to determine the winner of the match
Technique - the way in which a skill is performed
Team - a group of people who work together with the objective of achieving the same a goal
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