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This unit introduces Year 7 students to Flag Football as a vehicle for developing tactical awareness and communication in invasion games. Through progressive skill-building, students learn how individual techniques combine to create team strategies that outsmart opponents. The American-influenced sport provides fresh engagement whilst reinforcing transferable invasion game principles of creating and denying space, maintaining possession, and coordinated attack and defence.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Javelin Pass and Receiving Skills
1h

Big Question:

How can accurate passing and quick receiving help your team maintain possession and create scoring opportunities?

Key Objectives:

  • • Demonstrate the correct grip and throwing technique for the javelin pass
  • • Show good ready position and movement to receive the ball effectively

Lesson 2

Snap Technique and Tag Defence
1h

Big Question:

How can we work effectively with teammates while defending against opponents in Flag Football?

Key Objectives:

  • • Understand how to work alongside and against others when attacking and defending
  • • Perform a snap centre-quarterback exchange with accuracy

Lesson 3

Hand-Off Technique
1h

Big Question:

How can we use deception and technique to gain an advantage in invasion games?

Key Objectives:

  • • Students will demonstrate secure hand-off technique with consistent pocket formation
  • • Students will apply dodging and feinting skills effectively in game situations

Lesson 4

Hook and Slant Running Lines
1h 14min

Big Question:

How can strategic running patterns and clear communication create scoring opportunities in Flag Football?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop effective communication skills and active listening during game situations
  • • To master receiving the ball whilst moving using hook and slant running patterns

Lesson 5

Advanced Strategy and Communication
1h

Big Question:

How do effective strategies and communication help teams work together to outsmart their opponents?

Key Objectives:

  • • Understand how to work alongside and against others when attacking and defending using strategic thinking
  • • Execute different types of running routes whilst receiving a ball on the move with control and precision

Lesson 6

Defensive Strategies
1h 1min

Big Question:

How can effective defensive strategies transform your team's performance in Flag Football?

Key Objectives:

  • • Apply defensive skills effectively in different game situations
  • • Work collaboratively to adopt and execute defensive strategies