Control to Competition
Handball
•Year 6
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 6 students into confident, tactical handball players by systematically building from individual ball mastery to competitive team play. The progression emphasises decision-making under pressure, spatial awareness, and strategic thinking alongside technical skill development. Through this structured approach, students experience the full journey from foundational techniques to authentic tournament application, preparing them for competitive invasion games at secondary level.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can improving your ready position and ball control help you become more effective in attack and defence?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop a consistent ready position for effective movement and ball reception
- • To improve accuracy in sending the ball using different techniques
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use body positioning and movement to create and exploit space in handball?
Key Objectives:
- • To pass accurately and move into space effectively during handball activities
- • To understand and apply the concept of turning sideways to receive passes
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies and ball control skills to maintain possession under pressure?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop advanced dribbling skills whilst maintaining spatial awareness
- • To master receiving techniques with sideways body positioning
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can reading the game and anticipating movements help us become more effective handball players?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop anticipation skills by reading game situations and predicting opponent movements
- • To improve shooting accuracy and power through correct technique and body positioning
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use deception and communication to outsmart opponents in handball?
Key Objectives:
- • To master the fake and go technique to beat defenders
- • To develop dummy pass and back of hand pass skills
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we apply all our handball skills and demonstrate school games values in competitive tournament play?
Key Objectives:
- • Apply a range of handball skills purposefully in competitive game situations
- • Demonstrate school games values of passion, self-belief, respect, honesty, determination and teamwork