Games 4 - Lesson 2

The second lesson of the Year 2 Games series focuses on enhancing pupils' hockey skills, particularly in passing and dribbling with control. The learning objectives set out for the lesson include the ability for pupils to demonstrate controlled dribbling, to pass a hockey ball to teammates at varying distances, and to successfully combine parking and dribbling. The key vocabulary for the lesson includes terms such as 'hockey', 'dribbling', 'passing', 'control', and 'space'. To facilitate the activities, the necessary equipment comprises hockey sticks, an assortment of coloured cones, and soft balls.

The lesson begins with a 10-minute warm-up involving 'Course Dribbling', where pupils are divided into groups and tasked with dribbling the ball around a course of cones, with an emphasis on maintaining control and looking up. The main body of the lesson, lasting 30 minutes, includes 'Number Pass', which involves pupils dribbling around the area and then passing the ball a set number of times to their partner. Another activity, 'Cross The Line', challenges groups of six to make team passes before attempting to score beyond a line of cones. The lesson concludes with a 10-minute cool-down where pupils practice taking shots at cones, encouraging them to differentiate between dribbling and passing. Throughout the lesson, various extensions and variations are offered to cater to different skill levels and to keep the activities engaging.