Technical Mastery & Leadership
•Year 9
•Sport Education
•Place balls on centre line for game starts, have extras around court perimeter
Alternative: Foam balls, rubber playground balls if official dodgeballs unavailable
Organise by colour in separate containers for easy distribution
Alternative: Coloured bands, pinnies, or coloured tape if bibs unavailable
Use to clearly mark court boundaries, centre line and dead zones
Alternative: Cones, chalk lines, or tape markers for court boundaries
Mark warm-up areas, skill stations and game boundaries clearly
Alternative: Markers, chairs, or other boundary indicators
Distribute to students leading activities for accurate timing
Alternative: Mobile phone timers, wall clock with second hand
Set up in area visible to all students for video analysis session
Alternative: Printed images of dodgeball positions if video unavailable
The area behind the back line where eliminated players wait before re-entering the game
Specialist position focused on accurate, powerful throws to eliminate opponents
Player who specialises in catching thrown balls to eliminate opponents and save teammates
Agile player who avoids being hit through quick movement and evasive techniques
Fast player who retrieves balls quickly and moves strategically around the court
Player positioned to receive passes and distribute balls to throwers effectively
Tactical player who responds quickly to opponent attacks with immediate counter-throws
Defensive specialist who uses balls to deflect incoming throws and protect teammates
Throwing technique using a sideways arm motion for accuracy and power
Low trajectory throw technique useful for targeting legs and quick releases
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Developing communication skills through coaching instructions, vocabulary expansion with specialist terminology, presentation skills during team analysis
Scoring systems and statistical analysis, measuring court dimensions and distances, timing activities and calculating averages
Understanding forces and motion in throwing techniques, body systems response to exercise, physics of ball trajectory and catching
Spatial awareness and positioning concepts, mapping movement patterns around court, understanding of territorial tactics
Leadership development through coaching responsibilities, teamwork and cooperation, resilience and handling competitive pressure
Position at court edge with clear sight lines to all playing areas, move strategically to observe different position groups during training
Watch for position-specific technique development, tactical understanding demonstration, leadership skills during peer coaching
Step in if students struggling with position concepts, unsafe play developing, or peer coaching becoming ineffective
Demonstrate position-specific movements clearly, emphasise safety in all throwing activities, model good coaching language for student leaders
Minimum 20m x 30m hall or outdoor area, clear of obstacles with adequate run-off space around boundaries
Dry, even surface free from hazards, adequate grip for quick direction changes and safe stopping
Immediate stop signal for all activities, assess injury severity, appropriate first aid response, clear evacuation routes maintained
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