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This unit introduces Year 1 students to fundamental ball handling skills through engaging, accuracy-focused activities that build confidence and control. The emphasis is on using hands purposefully to send, stop, and control balls whilst developing spatial awareness and basic tactical understanding. Through progressive challenges, students discover how whole-body coordination enhances accuracy, laying essential foundations for future invasion games and team sports.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Underarm Throwing with Accuracy
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our hands to send objects accurately to our friends?

Key Objectives:

  • • To introduce and develop underarm throwing technique with beanbags
  • • To understand the importance of accuracy when throwing to a target

Lesson 2

Underarm Throwing with Accuracy
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our hands to throw a beanbag accurately to help our team succeed?

Key Objectives:

  • • Develop underarm throwing technique with beanbags
  • • Apply throwing skills accurately in team game situations

Lesson 3

Accurate Underarm Throwing
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to make accurate throws that help our team succeed?

Key Objectives:

  • • Develop accurate underarm throwing technique towards targets at varying distances
  • • Apply throwing skills in competitive team situations

Lesson 4

Stopping a Ball with Hands
45 min

Big Question:

How can we become ball-stopping heroes who never let the ball escape?

Key Objectives:

  • • To explore different ways of stopping a rolling ball using hands
  • • To develop ready position and tracking skills for ball control

Lesson 5

Rolling for Accuracy and Control
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use accurate rolling to outplay our opponents?

Key Objectives:

  • • Develop accurate rolling technique with control towards targets
  • • Apply defensive stopping skills to prevent balls from passing

Lesson 6

Rolling and Stopping Skills Consolidation
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use accurate rolling and stopping skills to outplay our opponents in games?

Key Objectives:

  • • To consolidate accurate rolling skills towards targets
  • • To develop stopping skills using hands and body positioning