Strategic Individual to Team Play
Invasion Games
•Year 5
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 5 students' tactical understanding of invasion games through a progressive journey from individual movement skills to sophisticated team strategies. The focus shifts from personal spatial awareness and dodging to complex concepts like overloading, defensive communication, and fluid movement patterns. Through carefully structured gameplay, students learn to think strategically about attack and defence whilst developing the communication and positioning skills essential for successful team play.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use movement and communication to successfully attack and defend in invasion games?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop dodging skills and spatial awareness in dynamic situations
- • To understand the importance of communication in defending and attacking
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can positioning sideways and using the full width of the pitch help us maintain possession and create scoring opportunities?
Key Objectives:
- • To adopt sideways-on positions when receiving the ball to improve court vision and passing options
- • To use the full width of the pitch effectively to create space and maintain possession
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we create tactical advantages through intelligent movement and positioning?
Key Objectives:
- • Demonstrate overlap and underlap running techniques to support attacking play
- • Show tactical awareness by making runs that overload the opposition's defence
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we work as a team to defend effectively and slow down attackers?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop one-on-one defending skills through jockeying techniques
- • To understand the importance of communication and teamwork in defence
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can effective communication and positioning help fewer defenders compete against more attackers?
Key Objectives:
- • To pass attackers on to other defenders through clear communication
- • To demonstrate goalkeeper positioning skills by narrowing angles and advancing appropriately
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can intelligent movement and tactical awareness create opportunities to break down organised defences?
Key Objectives:
- • To demonstrate diagonal runs and fluid movement to confuse defenders
- • To show tactical awareness by communicating effectively with teammates