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Passing and moving to create space

I can work with my team to maintain possession and score points by making effective decisions.

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Passing and moving to create space

I can work with my team to maintain possession and score points by making effective decisions.

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Key learning points

  1. Move: passing accurately to maintain possession and score requires moving into space quickly, creating passing options.
  2. Move: passing accurately to maintain possession and score requires aiming at our team mate's target.
  3. Think: deciding on the best passing option enables our team to keep possession and score.
  4. Feel: enjoying working hard shows self motivation, which is essential to supporting our team's success.
  5. Connect: playing by the rules and encouraging others shows respect towards both our own team as well as the opposition.

Keywords

  • Score - the points that determine who is winning in a game

  • Possession - the team in control of the ball

  • Maintain - to take care of something so it keeps working well

Common misconception

Pupils will try and make a pass to score from too far away. Pupils run into the endzone boxes to receive a pass too early and are just standing still in the box.

Encourage pupils to be closer to the scoring zones before trying to make a pass to score. Explain that if we just stand in the box, we aren't helping our team with a passing option.

Select your preferred focus (hands, feet, sticks). To extend the challenge further and/or if you have a small space, create mini tournament style set ups, whereby two teams play and one team officiates, then they rotate.
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Equipment

1 ball per group of 6 (ball type depends on the focus), 30+ cones, bibs

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Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - physical activity
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Supervision

Adult supervision required

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This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on
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Starter quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Why is having possession important?
Correct answer: to score
to lose
to cheat
Q2.
Where should you pass and move to?
to the side
Correct answer: space
out of the area
Q3.
What is the best possible outcome for a team who can keep possession?
They lose.
Correct answer: They could win.
They stop.
Q4.
What do we mean by encouragement?
Correct answer: motivating others
shouting at others
getting frustrated

Exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Why should we move quickly into space?
Correct answer: to receive a pass
to find defenders
to have fun
Q2.
Once we have made a successful pass, what should we do next?
have a rest
Correct answer: move to space
stay still
Q3.
If we can pass and move to maintain possession and get close enough to the target, what could be the best outcome?
Correct answer: We score.
We lose.
We shoot.
Q4.
If we always try our best and show the determination to succeed, what does this mean we are showing?
Correct Answer: self motivation