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Ball skills: hitting and striking

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Why this, why now

This unit will enable pupils to refine their understanding of how they can develop their motor competence of hitting and striking to send the ball into space in order to win a game. Pupils will reflect on why hitting into space is essential in order to score points against the opposing team.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 7 / 8

Ball skills: hitting and striking

This unit will enable pupils to refine their understanding of how they can develop their motor competence of hitting and striking to send the ball into space in order to win a game. Pupils will reflect on why hitting into space is essential in order to score points against the opposing team.

6 lessons
  1. Combine hitting/striking a ball with accuracy and power
  2. Striking the ball into space to beat an opponent
  3. Striking the ball using a racket or bat with accuracy
  4. Hitting/striking a ball into a space
  5. Hitting/striking the ball with intent
  6. Hitting/striking a ball with accuracy and power to beat an opponent