S5: Physical Education Sports

6.1. Key unit competence:
To perform basic netball tactics

6.2. Prerequisite (knowledge, skills, attitudes and values)
Students of senior five will learn better basic netball tactics if they havelearned better
techniques of playing netball in senior four and have developed basic motor control
and movement exercises.

6.3. Cross-cutting issues to be addressed
Gender
In teaching and learning process of netball, the teacher must prepare and provide
netball tactical exercises that engage both girls and boys equally to exploit their full
potential and talents without any discrimination or prejudice.

Inclusive education
The teacher as a facilitator he/she must consider different special education needs
and select netball exercises to adapt his teaching approaches to students. This
creates a positive attitude and helps all students to participate actively and develop
their competence levels.

Financial education
The teacher should integrate financial education into his teaching/learning activities
by providing the local and no cost teaching material where is possible. He/she must
encourage students to make their own sport materials that can help them to develop
competences not only in netball game but also in their life.

Standardization culture
The teacher must choose and select the standardized materials to use in his/her
teaching/learning process of netball. It is necessary to provide appropriate materials
required to the levels of students and help them to develop culture of checking and
using the quality of sport materials for the competitions before to use them in order
to prevent injuries and other accident.

Environment and sustainability
The teacher should provide materials and deliver the lesson with encouraging
students to protect the environment and well use of materials. The teacher helps
them to develop the spirit of keeping safe the environment.

Peace and values education
The teacher helps students to develop fair play and social values by avoiding violence
and conflict in the netball game and by setting clear and relevant instructions. He/
she should provide the activities that help students to develop their competence
peacefully.

Comprehensive sexuality education
A teacher provides netball activities and sets instructions that prevent sexual
harassment or any kind of gender-based violence like sexual abuse and physical
contacts oriented to the sexuality intention.

Genocide studies
While conducting netball exercises a teacher should take a time to explain student
show sports should be used to fight against Genocide ideology and how to prevent
it. For example, to organize Genocide memorial tournaments at school and give the
message related to the Genocide.

6.4. Guidance on introductory activity
Before introducing the lesson one of this unit, you must introduce the whole unit.
The teacher as a guide, facilitator and expert, ask questions or give activity related
to basic netball tactics in order to help them to predict what to be learned in the
whole unit.

6.5. List of lessons/sub-heading

Lesson 1: Offensive playing position in netball
a. Learning objective
Students will be able to:
– To identify offensive playing positions in netball.
– To perform offensive tactics based on playing positions in netball.

b. Teaching resources
– Playground of netball
– Balls
– Stopwatch/Watch
– First Aid kits.
– Goal post
– Cones
– Whistles

c. Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will learn better this lesson if they have learned basic netball
techniques in Ordinary Level and senior four.

d. Learning activities
Opening discussions
The teacher must check the readiness of students by checking out sports equipment
and should check out sports infrastructure to be used during the lesson deliverance.
After he/she should start the lesson by brainstorming students about the netball
court and its area. Ask the questions, which direct them to predict/state/introduce
the offensive tactics (new lesson), then invite students to start warm up session.

Warm up session
During warm up session, facilitate students in the following ways:

Warm up without the ball
- Guide students during the warm up session.
- Support/help/ demonstrate where is necessary.
- While doing warm up remember to use appropriate exercises for
- general warm up and specific warm up.

Warm up with the ball

ACTIVITY
Put six or more players in four corners making a square (at least two at each corner)
passing the ball in a clockwise direction and then running behind the cone they just
passed to as seen in the image below

Perform this exercise within 4-5 minutes. Let students perform stretching exercises
systematically; randomly one may lead stretching.

e. Lesson body
Explain to the students the different offensive positions used in netball game, the roles
and tactics for each player in his/her respective post.

i. Shooters/goal scores

• Goal Shooter (GS)
Tell students that GS plays in goal third and goal circles and goal third of the
opposing team.
Her main role is:
– To shoot accurately from all areas of the circle.
– To receive the ball facing the goal.
– To take care of variety and timing because are vital.
– To jump high both to catch a pass and to retrieve a missed shot.
– To work efficiently with GA.
– To defend when necessary.

Show students the position of GS on the netball court and it playing area.

• Goal Attack (GA)
Tell students that GA plays in the centre of their opponent’s goal third and goal
circle.
Her main role is:
– To act as goal shooter.
– To feed the shooter accurately or sympathetically.
– To work harmoniously with the centre court players(C).
Show students the position of GA on the netball court and it playing area

ii. Centre court players
• Wing Attack (WA)
Tell students that WA plays in their opponent’s team third and the centre third but
not in the goal circle.

Her main role is:
– To feed the circle accurately.
– To land facing the goal.
– To make your last move as near the circle as possible to increase accuracy of
    pass.
– To allow GD and WD freedom in their attacking area.

Show students the position of WA on the netball court and it playing area.

• Centre (C)
Tell students that C plays a vital role in a netball game. They are allowedto move over
the whole court except the goal circle.
Her main role is:
– To link attack and defence.
– To distribute accurate centre passes.
– To direct but do not dominate the game .
– To work with WA to cover the attacking circle.
Show students the position of C on the netball court and it playing area.

APPLICATION ACTIVITY 1
Individually students take offensive playing positions on the netball court by showing
the playing areas of the position of that position.
In group of five students let them perform the following exercises on the court by
sing the following positions: WD, C, WA, GA and GS.

Description of the activity
WD, C and WA are place on the court as seen below

WD passes the ball to C, and then C passes the ball to WA. Immediately C goes to
goal third. WA passes the ball to C, then C pass to GA who is in the goal circle. GA
passes the ball to GS who is also in the goal circle near the goal post and shoot the
ball into the basket.

Cool down
– Let students practise cool down exercises and light stretching by focusing on
used muscles.
– Guide students how they can stretch their muscles accordingly.

Closing discussion
• Reflect
– Which challenges/advantages did you face during taking offensive
   positions in netball?
– How did you proceed in order to perform those exercises of taking
   offensive positions in netball?

• Connect
– What are conditions do you need in order to perform taking offensive
    positions in netball?

• Apply
– What is the usefulness of taking offensive positions in netball?

Lesson 2: defensive playing position in netball
a. Learning objective
Students will be able to:
– To identify defensive playing positions in netball.
– To perform defensive tactics based on playing positions in netball

b. Teaching resources
– Playground of netball
– Balls
– Stopwatch/Watch
– First Aid kits.
– Whistles
– Balls
– Cones
– Goal post

c. Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will learn better this lesson if they have learned about basic
netball techniques and have learned basic rules of netball.

d. Learning activities
Opening discussions
The teacher must check the readiness of students by checking out sportsequipment
and should check out sports infrastructure to be used during the lesson deliverance.
After he/she should start the lesson by brainstorming students about the netball

court and its area. Ask the questions, which direct them to predict/state/introduce
the defensive tactics (new lesson), then invite students to start warm up session.

Warm up session
During warm up session, facilitate students in the following ways:

• Warm up without the ball
– Randomly choose one student to lead the warm up session.
– Support/help/ demonstrate where is necessary.
– While doing warm up remind the leader to use appropriate exercises for
   general warm up and specific warm up.

• Warm up with the ball
In group of six students with one ball, let them perform exercises of passing among
them by using different passes.

e. Lesson body
Explain to the students the different offensive positions used in netball game and the
roles and tactics for each player.

Wing Defence (WD)
Tell the students that WD plays in the centre third and goal third of their team.
Her role is:
– To defend and initiate moves from interception.
– To make opponent’s task more difficult by denying them prime attacking
   space.
– To interchange with both GD, C and WA.
– To work with C to cover the defending circle.
Show students the position of WD and it playing area on the court

Goal Defense (GD)
Tell the students that GD plays in the centre third, goal third and goal circle of their
team.

Her role is:
– To vary method of defence
– To keep ball and opponent in full vision
– To position intelligently in circle
– To initiate attack, play quickly and efficiently
– To interchange with GK on attack and defence
– To intercept from static and moving positions
– To cover shots and rebounds

Show students the position of GD and it playing area on the court.

Goal keeper (GK)
Tell students that GK plays in the goal third and goal circles of their team.
Her role is:
– To act as goal defense.
– To have close marking and movement in a small area.
– To utilise good upward spring.
Show students the position of GK and it playing area on the court.

APPLICATION ACTIVITY
Individually students take offensive playing positions on the netball court by showing
the playing areas of the position taken. Learners Student splay a normal game.

Cool down
– Let students practice cool down exercises and light stretching by focusing on
   used muscles.
– Guide students how they can stretch their muscles accordingly.

Final discussions
• Reflect
– What are challenges/advantages did you face during taking defensive
    positions in netball?
– How did you proceed to perform those exercises of taking defensive
   positions in netball?

• Connect
– What are conditions do you need to perform taking defensive positions in
   netball?

• Apply
– What is the usefulness of taking defensive positions in netball?

Lesson 3: Playing tactics in Netball
a. Learning objective
– To identify defensive playing positions in netball.
– To perform defensive tactics based on playing positions in netball

b. Teaching resources
– Playground of netball
– Balls
– Stopwatch/Watch
– First Aid kits.
– Whistles
– Balls
– Cones
– Goal post

c. Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will learn better this lesson if they have learned about basic
netball techniques and have also learned basic rules of netball.

d. Learning activities
Opening discussions
The teacher must check the readiness of students by checking out sportsequipment
and should check out sports infrastructure to be used during the lesson deliverance.
After he/she should start the lesson by brainstorming students about the netball
court and its area. Ask the questions, which direct them to predict/state/introduce
the defensive tactics (new lesson), then invite students to start warm up session.

Warm up session
During warm up session, facilitate students in the following ways:
– Randomly choose one to lead the warm up session.
– Support/help/ demonstrate where is necessary.
– While doing warm up remind the leader to use appropriate exercises for
general warm up and specific warm up.

Let them stretch their muscles properly.

e. Lesson body
Teacher tells students that they are going to learn attacking and defending strategies
(tactics) in netball game.

Attacking strategies
Explain to the students different attacking strategies to use while playing netball
game.

• Dodge (feints and deceptions)
Tell students that dodging is a quick and sharp movement; usually form a stationary
position, aimed at wrong footing the opponent. Demonstrate howto perform dodging
and let students perform it in pairs.

Remind them to:
– Keep their feet no more than their shoulder width apart.
– Keep their knees bent in preparation for the quick movement and make sure
   the head is kept up.
– Use the weight of their body over the feinting foot to fool the opponent.
– Make one or two steps away from the intended catching position.

• Change of direction (changes of speed and/or direction)
Tell to the students that changing direction assist the player to create space and
often wrong foot their opponent. Demonstrate them how to change direction and let
them apply it in pairs.

Remind them to:
– Push off using their outside leg.
– Dodge, pivot and change of speed.

ACTIVITY 1

Work in groups of four. Players drive through the cones focusing on astrong change
of direction. Push off on the outside foot at each cone to drive hard the other way.

• Change of pace (speed of running stops and restarts)
Tell to the students that change of pace will be used to get free. Demonstrate them
how to perform it and let them do it individually.

Remind students to:
– Adopt a very abrupt change of speed leaving the opponent to continue
   running.
– Sprint, slow down and then suddenly sprint of again in a new direction
    outsprinting the opponent who not expecting a second increase in speed, has
   also slowed down.

ACTIVITY 2
Players complete a straight drive out to the cone, and then change direction and
drive for a second time to receive a pass. Use two different variations for this drill.

Defensive strategies
Explain to the students defensive strategies to use while playing netball game.

• Hand over the ball (attempting to block a pass or shot)
Explain student show to hand over the ball and let them apply in in pairs.

Remind students to:
– Step quickly or jump back 0.9m distance, as soon as their opponent takes
    possession of the ball.
– Keep their head up with eyes on ball and opponent.
– Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, knees, hips and ankles slightly bent.
– Stretch both arms out and in position over the ball.
– Follow’ the ball with their arms, blocking the path of the ball as much as
   possible.

• Rebounding (attempt to gain possession from an unsuccessful shot)
Explain and demonstrate student show to gain possession from unsuccessful
shot and let them apply three, one shooter and students under the goal post one
defender and one attacker.

Remind students to:
– Reposition in preparation to leap and attempt to gain possession of the
   rebound.
– Deflect the ball to a teammate.
– To prevent a pass being made if marking the non-shooting attacker.
– Be ready to jump to gain possession of an unsuccessful shot.

• One on one shadowing
Explain and demonstrate student show to perform one on one shadowing and let
them apply in pairs.

Remind students to:
– Stand in front of opponent with back to the attacker and body halfway
   across opponent’s body.
– Keep their arms close to sides of body.
– Keep their feet shoulder-width apart, knees bent, weight slightly forward over
   toes and back upright.
– Maintain their vision to see attacker and the ball.
– Shadow their opponent’s moves using fast small steps.
– Aim to move feet, keep head up, maintain vision of the attacker, and not
   swing head.

• Intercepting a pass and a throw
Explain and demonstrate student show to intercept the ball. Let them apply it in
group of three students.

• Intercepting a pass
Remind them to:
– Use small quick steps to prepare for an extended leap to intercept the ball, from
    the covering position.
– Use the footwork techniques to control the subsequent landing

• Intercepting a throw
Remind them to:
– Stand facing the thrower 0.9m away from the first landed foot with the feet
   slightly apart and the knees slightly bent.
– Hold the arms ready to anticipate the direction of the throw or shot.

• Marking an opponent
Explain and demonstrate to the student show to mark the opponent and let them
do it in pairs or groups with or without the ball.

Remind them to:
– Mark their opponents; they are standing so close to them that they are not
    in a safe for receiving a pass. This is a primary objective in defense that is
    preventing their opponent from taking part in the game.
– Take their body position, which should at all times allow them to see the flow
    of the game (the movement of ball and opponent).
– Position themselves side on to their opponent, either slightly in front or slightly
   behind, depending on which direction they would like to prevent movement.

• Zone Defending
Explain and demonstrate student show to defend the specific zone based on the
movement of the ball in the court. Let them apply it in a game situation.

APPLICATION ACTIVITY
Organise four players, two defenders and two attackers. The defenders take
starting positions for one-on-one defence. When the attackers move the defenders
stay close for three (3) seconds. The defenders work hard to shadow every move.
The defenders keep a changing position, as do the attackers, to the side, back and
the front. If the attackers succeed in passing the ball, try to deflect or intercept the
pass. Count the number of ball intercepted and number of goals scored. In a given
period, if the defending team has intercepted many balls will be the winner, if the
attacking team has scored, many goals will be the winner.

Variation
Let students play a normal netball game. Request them to use mastered tactics.
The winner is the team that has scored more goals.

Cool down
– Let students practise cool down exercises and light stretching by focusing on
    used muscles.
– Guide them how they can stretch their muscles accordingly.
– Help them/demonstrate/correct where is necessary.

Closing discussion
• Reflect
– What are challenges/advantages did you face during performing playing
   tactics in netball?

• Connect
– What are conditions do you need in order to perform playing tactics in
   netball?

• Apply
– What is the usefulness of playing tactics in netball?

6.6. Summary of the unit
Netball is the game, which is played based on different playing positions of players
on the court and the court areas. Playing positions determine the roles and actions
of the player who is on that position. There are seven positions in netball namely:

Goalkeeper (GK), Goal defence (GD), Wing defence (WD), Centre (C), Wing
Attack (WA), Goal attack (GA), Goal score (GS). During playing netball all players
participate based on their roles. Some are playing the role of defending such as
GK, GD, and WD. Others play the role of offending such as: WA, GA and GS. One
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player (C) coordinates the action of launching the attacking and become to defend
while her team loses the ball.

Skills (strategies) are needed in netball game in order to win the match or improve
performance. Those strategies are related to offensive and defensive.

Offensive strategies are as follow:
– Hand over the ball (attempting to block a pass or shot).
– Rebounding (attempt to gain possession from an unsuccessful shot).
– One On One Shadowing.
– Intercepting a pass and a throw.
– Zone Defending.

Defensive play as of the follow:
– Dodge (feints and deceptions).
– Change of direction (changes of speed and/or direction).
– Change of pace (speed of running stops and restarts).

6.7. Additional Information for teachers

To have a very good tactics in Netball requires high levels of physical and mental

ability, excellent techniques and skills, and a good physical fitness.

Because of the rule structure of the game, netball is a game of precise tactics, but
it should never be forgotten that skills are the vocabulary on which these tactics
are based. Tactics should be practised and understood by all players (court players
and substitutes) but tactics must allow for flexibility, giving players the opportunity
to use them creatively and with flair. Players who have acquired skills that are more
advanced may use greater flexibility of tactical play. In netball game, we need
transition, where a team changes tactical role. This may occur:
– At the start or re-start of play.
– After a set piece.
– After a break in an attacking or defensive.

Netball is a game of speed and anticipation. The rules that cover time and space,
plus the territorial limitations, mean that turnovers can occur suddenly at any point
on the court. The team that can respond the quickest, getting all members focused
and reacting as a unit has the greatest potential for success.

Set pieces in netball play a great role in playing the game. Those set pieces are the
following:
– Toss up.
– Throw in.
– Penalty pass.
– Penalty shot.
– Centre pass.
Successful set pieces depend on:
– Speed of reaction.
– Speed of response.
– Understanding of the rules.
– Well drilled team plans.

6.8. End unit assessment

GAME SITUATION

Form teams consist of seven students, let them take their respective positions on
the court and start play normal netball game. If there are many teams changing of
team will be after five minutes. Give team A role of attacking and to team B with the
role of defending. Within a given period, count the number of goals scored.
If B has scored more goals than A, B team will get 3 points A team gets 1 point. If
they tie B team gets 1 point and A team gets 0 point. If B win, it will get 2 A team
gets 0 point.

6.9. Additional activities

6.9.1. Remedial activities

GAME SITUATION

Two players with one ball stand 2 m apart.
– Player 1 passes a short quick chest pass directly to player 2 who catches and
    returns the ball.
– Player 1 then passes a lob over the head of player 2 and into the space
   behind her.

– Player 2 must keep her eye on the ball, turn body on an angle and run to
    get body under the ball in order to catch it. Player 2 passes a shoulder pass
   back to player 1 and quickly returns to her starting position. Player 2 alternates
   between receiving short-pass passes and high overhead passes.
– Swap after 30 seconds.

Variation
– Only one player moves at a time while doing this drill, the other is the
   passer.
– The catcher must move quickly backwards and again forwards to her starting
    position, always keeping her eyes on the ball.

6.9.2. Consolidation activities

GAME SITUATION

In group of eight up to ten players in a circle with one ball:
– Players stand in a circle and hold hands.
– Each take four steps backwards to create a wide-open circle.
– One player has the ball and can throw to any of the players in the circle.
– On passing the ball, she must follow her pass and defend the next pass
    made.

Variation
– Vary the pass made.
– Stick on three-second rule.
– Stay 0.9m passer and defend the ball.
– A second ball can be added to the circle.
– Enlarge the circle.

6.9.3. Extended activities

GAME SITUATION

Eight or more players and two balls. Players form a square (in the Centre third,
using the center as the cross over point) with two players standing at each corner
– Players 1 and 3 each have a ball.
– Players 2 and 4 run towards the center circle and get the ball from their left.
– On getting the ball, they pass it forward to the players waiting on the opposite
    corner (players 6 and 8).
– Players 1 and 3 then begin to run towards the center circle get the ball on the
   left from players 6 and 8 and pass forward to players 5 and 7.

Points to consider
– This drill requires high levels of concentration.
– Players must be able to get a ball on the move from one direction on and pass
   it in another direction on without making any footwork or handling errors.
– As players progress, this drill should be done with more speed.
– Players can progress to get the ball on the right, i.e. change the direction of
    the drill.