Physical Education

Y9 Physical Education

Key Stage 3

Year 9

Y8 Physical Education

Year 8

Games activity: analysing and improving performance

In this lesson, we will be using a range of techniques to learn how to throw and catch a ball in sport. We will apply this to striking and fielding games, focusing primarily on cricket and rounders. We will learn how to receive the ball in various positions and how to become more accurate in returning the ball.

Throwing and catching in sport

In this lesson, we will continue to develop hand-eye coordination, incorporating other sporting equipment. We will apply this to net games, focusing primarily on tennis. Using visual input to guide arm movements we will learn how to produce some basic strokes.

Maximising hand-eye coordination in sport

In this lesson, we will expand on coordination and using sporting equipment to move a ball on the floor. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on hockey. We will learn how to move and control the ball through dribbling, passing and receiving.

Moving a sporting implement

In this lesson, we will combine a series of isolated skills to produce a movement pattern in sport. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on basketball. We will learn how to prepare our body position to maximise linking skills together.

How can sports skills be linked together?

In this lesson, we will explore how to gain an advantage when in an attacking and also a defending situation. We will apply this to invasion games, focusing primarily on netball. We will explore how to plan movements to maximise success in sport.

How can we improve our reactions in sports situations?

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.

Key Stage 3, Physical Education, Games activity: analysing and improving performance

Throwing and catching in sport

Maximising hand-eye coordination in sport

Moving a sporting implement

How can sports skills be linked together?

How can we improve our reactions in sports situations?

How can we outwit an opponent in sport?