Advanced Game Strategies
•Year 5
•Netball
•Place balls around court perimeters for easy access
Alternative: Size 4 footballs if netballs unavailable
Set up two courts side by side with adequate spacing
Alternative: Basketball hoops, football goals with height markers
Organise by position colours for easy identification
Alternative: Coloured cones for team identification
Mark court boundaries and centre circles clearly
Alternative: Markers or chalk for court boundaries
One whistle per officiating team plus teacher
Alternative: Hand claps or verbal signals
A modified version of netball played with five players per team on a smaller court
Balance, Eyes, Elbow, Follow Through - the four key components of effective shooting
Catching the ball after a missed shot to create another scoring opportunity
To act as a referee or umpire, ensuring fair play and rule enforcement
The way play is restarted after a goal or at the beginning of each quarter
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Scoring and statistics, angles for shooting, measuring court dimensions
Forces in passing and shooting, balance and centre of gravity
Spatial awareness, mapping court positions and movements
Teamwork, leadership, resilience, fair play and respect for others
Move between courts to monitor games, officiating, and coaching quality
Look for position rule application, quality of officiating, and positive team dynamics
Step in if rules being consistently broken, poor sportsmanship, or unsafe play
Model positive officiating, demonstrate position movements clearly, show enthusiastic encouragement
Two netball courts minimum 15m x 30m each, or adapted basketball courts
Non-slip surface, free from water or debris, goal posts secure
Stop play immediately with whistle, assess situation, provide appropriate first aid, inform school procedures
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