B6 Physical Education · Term 2 Week 8: Space Awareness, Dynamics, Relations, Body Management and Strategies

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.2.5.2.5 - Identify opportunities to pass or dribble while being guarded (offense and defense).

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what it means to be guarded and identify when they are being guarded by an opponent.
Demonstrate how to keep their body between the opponent and the ball when in possession.
Identify and state at least two situations when passing is a better choice than dribbling while being guarded.
Dribble a ball in a zigzag manner to move away from a defender.
Apply basic offensive and defensive strategies in a small-sided game and explain their choices.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Movement Concepts, Principles and Strategies (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Space Awareness, Dynamics, Relations, Body Management and Strategies (2.5)
Content standard: B6.2.5.2 - Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities
Indicator: B6.2.5.2.5 - Identify opportunities to pass or dribble while being guarded (offense and defense).
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 8 (Week 20 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Physical Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 76
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

After general and specific warm-ups, guide learners to keep their body between opponent and the ball. Let them possess the ball in the opponents playing grounds. Dribble in a zigzag manner. Instruct them to pass the ball to their teammates when they are free.