Invasion Games

INVASION SPORTS UNIT

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES: INVASION GAMES

COMMON GOAL: TO GET THE BALL/PUCK IN THE OPPONENT’S GOAL, AND

TO DO THIS MORE TIMES THAN YOUR OPPONENT

FOOTBALL SOCCER BASKETBALL HOCKEY LACROSSE

CHANGE Interception Steal Steal Steal Steal

POSSESSION

ADVANCE BY Run Foot dribble Hand dribble Puck/Ball handle Cradle

GROUND

ADVANCE Pass Pass Bounce pass/ Pass Pass

BY AIR Chest pass

SCORE Touchdown/ Goal Basket Goal Goal

Field goal

DEFENSE Stay between ball/puck and the goal/ prevent offense from scoring __________________________

OFFENSE Score goals _______________________________________________________________________

(Schaper)

UNIT GOALS:

To acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to play a variety of invasion games and sports.

To continue to focus on cardiovascular health using the pedometers and student tracking of individual progress

To improve manipulative skills of kicking (soccer), striking (floor hockey), and throwing and catching (flag football)

The Lessons:

Students will choose to be in a group to teach either soccer, floor hockey, or flag football and research that sport. Their "best work” presentation will be due at the end of the unit (they’ll develop rubrics for good work, better work, best work in class after they do their preliminary presentations so they can see what/how they need to revise to do their best work).

Presentations should include the following:

*What skills do you need to play this sport (explain, demonstrate, and practice)?

*What is the object of this sport?

*What are the 3 or 4 BASIC rules you need to know to play or appreciate this game?

Complete the following self-evaluation after your group does their presentation:

*What was your job in your group?

*How did you all work together in the group?

*What was the most difficult part of this assignment for you?

*What do you feel most proud of in this assignment?

Invasion Games

First Author(s): Hillary Johnson

Second Author(s): Rachel Mungal

Note: Everything must be referenced according to the APA Guide. References are added in the text (short version) and at the end of the page (long version)

General Information

Invasion games are team games in which the purpose is to invade the opponents territory while scoring points and keeping the opposing team's points to a minimum, and all within a certain time period. These include sports where the ball is being carried or caught across a line, thrown or shot into a target, or struck with a stick or foot into a specific target area (Pearson & Webb, 2008). Invasion games are the most strategic types of games with many transferable skills (Koleric, R).

This encompasses a wide range of sports:

• Football
• Rugby
• Basketball
• Lacrosse
• Hockey
• Ringette
• Bandy
• Soccer (otherwise known as football in places other than North America)
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Handball
• Polo
• Water Polo
• Chess*
• Field Hockey

Transferable Skills

The following is a list of some transferable skills that are common among most, if not all Invasion/Territory games.

• Sending an object:For example, throwing a ball or a disk, kicking a ball or passing a puck, ball or ring with the appropriate apparatus.
• Receiving an object:For example, catching with the hands, cradling a ball with the feet, or receiving an object with a stick.
• Dodging:Dodging typically refers to maintaining personal space, making sure not to collide with other players or objects.
• Change of direction:Changing the direction your body is traveling is an extremely important skill to all games in this category.
• Traveling in multiple directions:An important part on both the offensive and defensive side of these games is being mobile; going forwards, backwards, to either side, and to all diagonals.
• Speed & Agility:An important skill in many games within the category of invasion/territory and in other categories as well.
• Spatial awareness:Spatial awareness is a key concept within this category, and is useful in many other categories. Through TGfU, students can easily develop the complicated skill of recognizing their position with association of the object of play (ball, Frisbee, etc) and their opponent. Spatial awareness might be one of the most important skills a student could possess when attempting to master more complex games.
• Change of speed:Being able to change speed is a skill as well as a strategy within the invasion category.
• Anticipation:While anticipation is not a necessary skill it can be extremely valuable when playing defense in these types of games.
• Footwork:Having good footwork will not only improve balance, it will aid in learning all of the above skills.

(Griffin & Butler, 2005)

Strategies common to all Invasion Games

Offense Level of Complexity

• Maintain Possession 1-Low Level
• Avoid defensive players 2- Medium Level
• Create space for team mates 4- High Level
• Create space for yourself 4- High Level
• Attack goal 4- High Level

Defense

• Defend goal 4- High Level
• Defend space 5- High Level
• Gain Possession 3- Medium Level
• Defensive positioning
• Playing area coverage
• Predicting opponent's move

(PlaySport, n.d.)

Common Tactics

• To create space while invading your opponents territory
• To contain space while the opposition is invading your territory
• To use a net, goal or target for scoring purposes

(Butler et. al, 2003)

Strategies used in invasion/territory-type games include:

(Play Sport, N.d)

References

Griffin, L.L., Butler, J.I. (2005) Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice Human Kinetics. Retrieved October 26, 2008, from http://books.google.ca/books?id=3OmCjmk-MEoC&printsec=frontcover

PlaySport. (No Date). Key Tactical Solutions. Retrieved October 26, 2008, from

http://www.playsport.net/en/keytactical.cfm

PlaySport. (No Date). Transferable Skills. Retrieved October 26, 2008, from

http://www.playsport.net/en/Transferable-Skills.cfm

Pearson, P., Webb, P. (2008) An Integrated Approach to Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU). Retrieved October 28, 2008, from http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1053&context=edupapers

Butler, J., Griffin, L., Lombardo, B. & Nastasi, R. (Ed.). (2003). Teaching Games for Understanding in Physical Education and Sport. Reston (VA): NASPE.