Week 4

Territorial games - Catch

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Equipment

Marker cones
Balls
bibs/sashes to distinguish between teams
Hoops

Download the Week 4 Territorial games - Catch activity card to support teaching before and during the sport session.

FMS focus: Catch

Learning intention

Students are developing proficiency in the catch.

Success criteria

Student:

Eyes focused on the object throughout the catch.
Hands move to meet the object.

When proficient in the above, student:

Feet move to place the body in line with the object.
Hands and fingers relaxed and slightly cupped to catch the object.
Catches and controls the object with hands only (well-timed closure).
Elbows bend to absorb the force of the object.

Explicit teaching of the catch

Model the skill:

Model the catch to students while explaining the movements needed to effectively catch:

Say to the students:

- Watch the object move into your hands.
- Cup your hands.
- Move to the ball.
- Relax your hands.
- Point your fingers up for a high ball.
- Point your fingers down for a low ball.
- Bend elbows to absorb the force of the object.

Guided practice with immediate teacher feedback:

Class catch champs

Class divides into pairs and students use one beanbag each.
Students form two lines facing their partners, one metre apart.
Adjacent pairs should stand at least two metres apart.
Students throw the beanbag back and forth with their partner.
They take one step back if they catch the beanbag and one step forward if they drop the beanbag.

Skill development games

FMS focus activity - Shuttle run

Skill focus: Catch

Equipment: A playing area big enough for the circles of players, one medium-sized ball per group.

How to play: A cooperative game. A ball is thrown to a catcher. The thrower runs to take the place of the catcher and the catcher in turn runs to join players at the thrower’s line. Teams of 3 or more.

Player 1 throws the ball to Player 2 and then runs to Line B.
Player 2 throws the ball to Player 3 and then runs to Line A.
Repeat this pattern until the ‘stop’ signal is given.

Playing for life - Shuttle ball

FMS focus activity - Names

Skill focus: Catch

Equipment: A playing area big enough for the circles of players, one medium-sized ball per group

How to play: Players in a circle throw a ball to other players in the circle. An interceptor inside the circle tries to intercept the ball. Only the interceptor can move.

Players on the circles can’t move.
The player throwing the ball calls out a name (the receiver) and passes the ball to that player.
If the ball is intercepted, the thrower changes places with the interceptor, or change after 4 throws.

Modified small-sided games

It's game time!

Teams play each other in the game outlined below.

Keep the ball

Skill focus: Catch

Equipment: bibs or sashes, one medium sized ball, markers to set out playing area

How to play: 2 teams of 3 are distributed over the court. The team with the ball aims to make 5 passes between team‑mates without the ball being intercepted.

The team with the ball