invasion games

Invasion games
In this unit, pupils will focus on developing, implementing and refining team and individual game plans. Teams will be expected to plan strategies and implement them in different situations.
In games activities, pupils select and apply their skills so that they can carry out tactics with the intention of outwitting their opponent(s). In invasion games, the main intention is to invade your opponents territory and to outwit them so that you can score goals or points.
This unit is expected to take 12-18 hours
Children should learn:
· to apply techniques specific to the game effectively, safely and efficiently

Activities

Outcomes


Children:
· Help all pupils to demonstrate their ability to play in small-sided games as individuals and teams.
· Help pupils investigate the skills needed in a number of different positions within a team.
· Teach pupils new techniques, and give them time to practise and improve upon areas of weakness.
· Help pupils design practices and drills that improve technique or selected aspects of teamwork, eg a semi-opposed game to improve the timing of a pass.

· use a good range of techniques for attack and defence
· adapt and improvise techniques to suit different situations

Points to note
Teaching approaches
· Engage pupils in learning mainly through physical activity in every lesson.
· Warming-up and cooling-down activities should help pupils to remember and reflect on previous work, and prepare them for what they need to do next. Give them opportunities to lead others in warm-up, practice and cool-down activities.
· Give pupils enough time to practise their skills, both in drills and in the activities themselves. They should become confident with one set of equipment, skills and game before moving on to another.
· Give pupils opportunities to talk to each other to plan how to play as a team, to evaluate what they did and decide what they need to practise.
· Give pupils opportunities to watch others play or demonstrate. They should be asked to look for specific tactics and/or techniques. They could also be asked to make short notes to inform subsequent discussion or evaluation.
· Pupils could use the internet to research rules and regulations of mini-games. They should be given the opportunity to record what they have done and record the rules and tactics used for the games.
· Pupils could record their performances and analyse and compare their techniques against professionals using an interactive whiteboard. Game analysis software could be used to track players' performances and carry out an evaluation of their play.
Safety
· Are pupils well matched in ability and size in competitive situations?
· Are the equipment and environment free from clutter and in good condition?
· Are the pupils comfortable in their clothing and footwear and are these suitable for the activity?
· Are rules and expectations of behaviour clearly in evidence and referred to regularly?

Children should learn:
· to use principles of performance in planning tactics and strategies for the tasks and challenges
· to adapt strategies, taking account of their own strengths and weaknesses and changing conditions and situations

Activities

Outcomes


Children:
· Talk to pupils about simple game plans, eg find successful combinations of tactics.
· Teach pupils a range of set plays from starts and restarts. Encourage the pupils to adapt and vary set plays. Ensure the pupils know how to defend at starts, restarts and the set plays.
· Help pupils extend the range of attacking, eg creating overlaps, attacking the 'seams' of a zone, and defensive tactics, eg the benefits of man-to-man, zone or combinations of man-to-man and zone.
· Teach pupils different ways of organising for defending and to solve and explore defensive solutions to these problems, eg overload, switching the point of attack, running lines.
· Help pupils refine the speed at which decisions are made in game situations.

· put the game plans into effect with success and adapt and vary them when necessary
· play at greater speed and with more precision, selecting skills and techniques to apply principles of attack and defence effectively

Children should learn:
· how to continue to improve their personal fitness in and through games
· to understand why regular exercise has a positive effect on their own health, fitness and social wellbeing
· where and how to become involved in health-enhancing physical activity

Activities

Outcomes


Children:
· Listen to pupils talk about their understanding of fitness and investigate how invasion games can help improve fitness.
· Help pupils devise a training regime that encourages fitness for invasion games.
· Teach pupils ways in which invasion games can be used as part of a balanced programme of health-related activities.
· Help pupils find the confidence to play games out of school and talk to pupils about the range of contacts in the community. Introduce pupils to people who can help them become involved in invasion games beyond the school day.

· identify what they need to do to become fitter to play games
· explain the effects of regular exercise on the body, how it contributes to health and wellbeing, and how it affects different

Children should learn:
· to use the information gained from analysis of a performance to influence and improve their own play
· to take the initiative and decide how to develop and improve their own progress and that of others

Activities

Outcomes


Children:
· Teach pupils how to observe the similarities and differences in performance of technique or the execution of tactics in small-sided games.
· Talk to pupils about the key factors that influence successful tactical outcomes in invasion games and help them to prioritise areas for improvement.
· Ask pupils to monitor improvements in performance, eg playing in a game, officiating, coaching, organising, and discuss the impact of practice.
· Help pupils refine their ability to set individual and team targets, so that any improvement can be measured against previous performance.

· observe performances and identify strengths and weaknesses in their own and others' performance
· identify what they need to improve, set targets for improvement and practise to improve their game