Individual Skills & Tactics
•Year 9
•Floorball
•Check stick length appropriate for each student - should reach between chest and chin when standing upright
Alternative: Hockey sticks, modified sticks for different heights
Distribute around court perimeter for quick ball retrieval
Alternative: Tennis balls for beginners, weighted balls for skill development
Position goals at court ends and create smaller goals for practice games
Alternative: Cone goals, marked areas on wall
Clear colour distinction for team identification during games
Alternative: Different coloured shirts, bandanas
Use to mark zones, boundaries, and positioning markers
Alternative: Spot markers, chalk lines
A defensive strategy where each defender is assigned to closely guard a specific attacking player
A defensive strategy where players defend specific areas of the playing field rather than individual opponents
Following an opponent's movements closely while maintaining defensive positioning
Applying immediate pressure to force the opponent into making quick decisions or errors
Preventing an opponent from receiving the ball by positioning between them and the ball
Being in the optimal place on the court relative to the ball, opponents, and goal
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Forces and motion in defensive movements, reaction time and reflexes, biomechanics of efficient defensive positioning
Spatial awareness and zone coverage, mapping defensive formations, understanding of area and territory concepts
Angles of approach and defensive positioning, measuring distances for marking, calculating success rates of different defensive strategies
Teamwork and cooperation in defensive units, communication under pressure, resilience when defending under attack
Decision-making under pressure, reading opponent intentions, maintaining concentration during defensive duties
Move around perimeter to observe all groups, position at corner for maximum court visibility during games
Watch for correct defensive positioning, communication between players, and appropriate aggression levels
["Step in immediately if contact occurs between players", "Intervene if defensive pressure becomes too aggressive", "Support struggling students with additional coaching", "Celebrate and highlight excellent defensive examples"]
Demonstrate all techniques slowly first, then at game speed. Use students as positive examples when possible. Exaggerate key teaching points for visibility.
Minimum full sports hall (30m x 20m) or outdoor court, clear of obstacles and hazards
Dry, even surface free from water, debris, or equipment. Non-slip surface essential for quick direction changes
STOP signal established, clear evacuation route identified, first aid kit accessible, school injury procedures followed
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