Y2 Invasion Games
Glossary
Aa
Attack/ The team who have possession of the ball are the
Attacking/ attacking team. The main aim for the attacking team is
Attacker* to keep possession of the ball and to score.
Cc
Catching is a tricky skill where you must keep your eye
on the ball and move your body and hands to the right
place before catching it. The technique for catching:
• stand with your feet shoulder width apart and be
on your toes ready to move towards the ball if
necessary;
Catching*
• hold your hands at chest height ready to receive the
ball;
• look at the ball and keep watching it until it is safely
in your hands;
• cup your hands around the ball as you catch it and
bring it into your chest.
*Attack/Attacking/Attacker *Catching
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Dd
Defend/ The defending team are the team not in possession of
Defending/ the ball. Their main aim is to stop the attacking team
Defender from scoring and to win back possession of the ball.
Dodging involves a quick change of direction to try and
get free to receive a pass, get around an opponent or
avoid being tackled or losing the ball. The technique for
Dodge/ dodging:
Dodging* • keep your head up;
• keep a low body position (knees bent);
• plant one foot and quickly change direction.
Dribble/ Dribbling is a way of moving with the ball and is one of
Dribbling the basic skills needed for invasion games.
Ii
Anticipating a pass made by the other team and blocking
Intercept
the ball to regain possession.
*Dodge/Dodging
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• A certain group of sports that involve attacking and
defending a zone and scoring goals or points.
• Football, American football, netball, rugby, basketball
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and hockey are types of invasion games.
• They are all team games that involve passing and
moving with a ball.
Mm
The skill of marking involves staying close to an
opposition player to try and make it difficult for them to
receive or pass the ball. You can do this by:
• staying on your toes and keeping your knees bent,
ready to move quickly;
Marking
• looking around to be aware of the other players and
the ball;
• positioning yourself close to the attacker to give
you the best possible chance of getting to the ball
first.
Oo
A type of pass in netball and basketball very similar to
an overarm throw. This pass is most often used when
Overhead
players have a defender closely guarding them, or as a
Pass*
long distance pass. The overhead pass enables players
to pass the ball over the top of defenders.
Pp
The technique for passing a football:
• face your body towards the player you are passing
Passing a to;
Football
• put your non-kicking foot next to the ball;
• use the inside of your other foot to kick the ball.
While a team has possession of the ball it means they are
Possession
in control of the ball.
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Rr
The technique for receiving a football:
• use the inside of your foot to stop the ball, as this is
Receiving a the largest area;
Football
• have your arms out to help with balance;
• keep looking at the ball until it’s under control.
Ss
An attacker might move into space with the ball
towards the goal or to get free from a defender to
receive a pass from a teammate:
Space • keep your head up;
• look for space away from a defender or another
player from your own team;
• move into space.
Uu
Underarm An underarm throw involves a backward-forward swing
Throw of the arm to release an object, such as a ball.
*Overhead Pass
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