How can we outwit an opponent in sport?

In this lesson, we will expand on reactions and decision making to coordinate attacking play to overcome an opponent. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on football. We will explore various ways to move the ball to beat an opponent.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Which sport situation is an example of a player outwitting their opponent?

1/3

Q2.True or false, football players need good foot-eye coordination?

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Q3.Which of these is a skills in football is running with the ball at the player's feet?

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which sport situation is an example of a player outwitting their opponent?

1/3

Q2.True or false, football players need good foot-eye coordination?

2/3

Q3.Which of these is a skills in football is running with the ball at the player's feet?

3/3

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How can we outwit an opponent in sport?

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Q1.What is foot-eye coordination?

1/5

Q2.What happens to a player's reactions if more than one stimuli is presented to them?

2/5

Q3.What is the term for when an attacking team have more players in the phase of play than the defending team?

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Q4.What is Hick's law?

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Q5.What is the first stage in the cool down?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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How can we outwit an opponent in sport?

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.What is foot-eye coordination?

1/5

Q2.What happens to a player's reactions if more than one stimuli is presented to them?

2/5

Q3.What is the term for when an attacking team have more players in the phase of play than the defending team?

3/5

Q4.What is Hick's law?

4/5

Q5.What is the first stage in the cool down?

5/5

Lesson summary: How can we outwit an opponent in sport?

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Time to move!

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For 5 mins...

Move around:
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On the spot:
Dance

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