Lacrosse Fundamentals & Skills
•Year 6
•Lacrosse
•Check all sticks for damage, ensure appropriate size for Year 6
Alternative: Hockey sticks or tennis rackets for adapted play
Have spare balls available for continuous play
Alternative: Foam balls for safety, lacrosse balls for authentic play
Position goals 20m apart on each pitch
Alternative: Cones 2m apart, hockey goals, or marked areas
Use for pitch boundaries and assessment activity
Alternative: Markers, chalk lines for boundaries
Teams of 5, ensure clear colour differentiation
Alternative: Different coloured shirts or bands
One for teacher, one for student official
Alternative: Voice commands, hand signals
Essential for 7-minute game timing
Alternative: Phone timer, clock watching
For recording sporting values and assessment evidence
Alternative: Phone camera for video evidence
The positive behaviours and attitudes that make sport enjoyable and fair for everyone
A competition where teams play multiple games to determine overall winners
Modified version of lacrosse with simplified rules for schools
Understanding when and where to make the best decisions in game situations
People who ensure games are played fairly by enforcing rules
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Communication skills during team discussions, vocabulary development through lacrosse terminology, speaking and listening during officiating
Tournament scoring systems, time management during games, measuring distances for rule boundaries
Understanding forces and motion in ball flight, energy systems during sustained activity, physics of stick and ball interactions
Teamwork and cooperation under pressure, managing emotions during competition, respect and fair play values, leadership development
Move between both tournament courts to observe all teams, support officials when needed
Sporting values under pressure, skill application in games, leadership emergence
Step in if sporting values decline, support struggling officials, encourage positive behaviour
Model positive reactions to both success and setbacks, show respect for officials, celebrate good sporting values
Minimum 40m x 20m for two tournament courts with adequate run-off areas
Even, dry surface free from hazards, suitable for dynamic movement
Stop all play immediately, assess situation, provide appropriate first aid, contact emergency services if required
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