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FocusSubject
13.01.14

Outcome
Resources

Time
OUTDOOR PE
(Journal Entry)
Learning to – understand the term pivoting and its importance in netball Key Vocabulary: pivoting, speed, catching target.
Remember to: stand still once you have received the ball, pivot on the spot to find an available team mate.
Content: -Aware of technical

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Discuss how to pivot and T to model correct technique. Teacher to explain that in netball, once a vocabulary – ‘pivoting’ and
player has received the ball they are unable to move – therefore it is important that they pivot to try and Netballs x15 its importance in netball

45 mins
find an available team mate. Children to copy. Whistle -Children will have
Activity 1 Children to practice without ball. Children run around area, when they hear the whistle Coloured cones – Red, improved their throwing
children stop and pivot on the spot. On second whistle children continue to move around space. Orange, Green, White and catching skills whilst
Activity 2 -In pairs one feeds the ball and the other catches using the correct footwork then pivots to Cones to mark out area using a target to focus
1 pass back to the feeder. Extend to practice in groups of four receiving the ball pivoting and throwing to (if required)
the next person.
Activity 3 - In groups of 4 children to pass around to another member in the group and follow their
pass. How many passes can each group complete in 1 minute? Children try to beat previous score.
☺Address misconceptions? ☺Reference to original
Plenary – Children to skip or jog slowly in given area. Teacher to shout freeze. Teacher taps each child on the shoulder and they join the line. objectives? ☺Actively demonstrate learning that has
taken place? ☺Assessment of the level of learning?
☺How can we make it better?
TA group should be able to….

FocusSubject
20.01.14

Outcome
Resources

Time
OUTDOOR PE
(Journal Entry)
Learning to - To develop different passing techniques (chest and bounce pass) Key Vocabulary: technique, chest pass, bounce pass.
Remember to: think about the amount of force used when passing the ball, vary the force and type of throw depending on how close/far your team mate is.
Content: Netballs x15 Children aware of and able

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- Ask children if they know any passes in netball. T to model chest pass. Remind children that when Whistle to use the chest pass and
they receive the ball they can’t move and must pivot. Coloured cones – Red, bounce pass.

45 mins
Activity 1 In pairs children to practice the chest pass. Select children with good technique to Orange, Green, White
demonstrate to the class. 1 minute challenge – How many chest passes can you complete in a Cones to mark out area Children aware that they
minute? Repeat to beat previous score. (if required) need to vary the force of
Activity 2 Teacher to model bounce pass. Children to practice in pairs making a bounce pass. their throw dependent on
2 Children to try bounce pass using hula hoop in the middle. How many consecutive passes can you the position of their team
make. Ball must always bounce in hoop and be caught successfully. mate.
Activity 3 Children play a game 3 v 1 (piggy in the middle). Encourage children to move around and
see how many successful passes they can make using the techniques they have learnt. If the player in
the middle intercepts then player who passed lasts goes into the middle.
Plenary: Children to split into two groups. Given coloured bibs, the team must pass the ball to a member of the team using only the bounce or ☺Address misconceptions? ☺Reference to original
objectives? ☺Actively demonstrate learning that has
chest pass. That player must then pivot on the spot before passing to another team member. Once a player has received and successfully taken place? ☺Assessment of the level of learning?
☺How can we make it better?
thrown the ball – line up. The first team to line up wins.
TA group should be able to
 FocusSubject
27.01.14
Outcome
Resources

Time
OUTDOOR PE
(Journal Entry)
Learning to - To develop different passing techniques (overhead pass) Key Vocabulary: overhead pass, passing technique.
Remember to: Think about when it is appropriate to use each type of pass – would we use the overhead pass if a team player was within a short distance?
Content: Netballs x15 -Children able to effectively

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Recap passes from last week (bounce pass and chest pass). Ask child to demonstrate create Whistle demonstrate the overhead
technique. Cones to mark out area pass.
Activity 1 Split teams into 5 groups. Children to play passing relay. Children to spread out in a line (if required) -Children able to identify

45 mins
with about 3 metres between each child. First team to pass the ball up their line using correct Hula Hoops x15 when to use the overhead
technique and back scores a point. Repeat until a team reaches 3 points. (If a team drops the ball or pass.
does not pivot they must start again). -Children able to draw upon
-Once children confident with these methods teacher to model the overhead pass, two behind their skills learnt to demonstrate
3 head, pivoting and throwing. Discuss when it would be appropriate to use this type of throw – long
distance or short distance?
a selection of passing
techniques.
Activity 2
In pairs children to practice the overhead pass. Allow children showing good technique to demonstrate
to rest of the class.
Children to play piggy in the middle in groups of 4. 2 children in the middle stand in individual hoops.
Can children on outside play a shoulder pass over the two children in the middle?
☺Address misconceptions? ☺Reference to original
Plenary: Children play game 4 v 4. Encourage children to use a variety of passing techniques. If they make 3 successful passes without objectives? ☺Actively demonstrate learning that has
dropping the ball they score a point. Teams with similar amount of points to challenge each other – who can score 3 successful passes first? taken place? ☺Assessment of the level of learning?
☺How can we make it better?
TA group should be able to….

FocusSubject
03.01.14DATE

Outcome
Resources

Time
OUTDOOR PE
(Journal Entry)
Learning to – develop shooting techniques Key Vocabulary: target, communication, focus.
Remember to: use target for catching to help focus, pivot to find available team member, communicate with the players on your team.
Content: Netballs x15 Children will have

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Recap target for catching used last half term in tag rugby – children to pair up with partner taking it in Cones to mark out area developed their shootin
turns to throw and catch using different passing techniques. (if required) techniques.

45 mins
T to model technique for shooting, ask child with good catching technique to stand on the bench. Benches x4
Activity 1 Children to communica
Split group into four. One person to stand on a bench. Children take it in turns to shoot the ball towards with team members
the bench. Swap player on bench until everybody has had a go. Ask children with good technique to effectively.
4 demonstrate to the class.
Activity 2 Children to use and app
Play 3v3 with one child on the bench. First team to 5 points is the winner. their passing and catch
Children to have to make 5 passes before they can shoot and to ensure that every player has made a skills.
pass. Introduce rules progressively. Defenders and attackers to swap.
☺Address misconceptions? ☺Reference to o
Plenary: Split into teams of 6 one on the bench – 5 playing. Each time a child’s ball is caught they too stand on the bench – the team with all objectives? ☺Actively demonstrate learning
its members standing on the bench first is the winning team. taken place? ☺Assessment of the level of lea
☺How can we make it better?
TA group should be able to….
 FocusSubject
10.01.14DATE

Outcome
Resources

Time
OUTDOOR PE
(Journal Entry)
Learning to - consider and develop skills and tactics in small sided games Key Vocabulary: evasion, mirroring, speed sprinting.
Remember to: watch the videos carefully, what tactics do the models use? How could we utilise these in our matches?
Content: Netballs x6 Children aware of different

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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe/video/netball/ Whistle evasion techniques.
Children to watch the video and take note of the strategies used by the defense/attack. Children to Cones to mark out area

45 mins
discuss these strategies – e.g. speed sprinting, mirroring the opponent, and quickly changing direction. Coloured bibs (attack Children aware of the
Children to be split two teams – 1 child red team (defense) and 2 children blue team (attack), teacher and defense) importance of speed and
to place square on the floor for groups to work in. BBC video for evasion change of direction in
5 In groups of three the one blue member, the thrower, must try and throw the ball to the other blue team
member. The attack – using the techniques from the video, must try and intercept the ball and catch it.
techniques. netball.

Once the attack has caught the ball twice – children to switch roles. Children able to evasion
strategies to steal ball from
their opponents.
☺Address misconceptions? ☺Reference to original
Plenary: Teams to pair up and watch each other’s tactics – can they two star and wish their peers? objectives? ☺Actively demonstrate learning that has
taken place? ☺Assessment of the level of learning?
☺How can we make it better?
TA group should be able to….