Lesson 2

Lesson 2 - Topic of learning: Basic skills of creating cuts (L cut, straight cuts and curl cuts)

 
 

Tactical Problem - what are some ways of getting open when on offence?

  1. -performing cuts, eluding defenders, changing speeds




Pass tag

Aim: “It” team tags opponents with a ball to get them on their team, until there is one opponent left


Skills required

  1. -Reviews passing and catching skills

  2. -Gets body moving and blood flowing

  3. -Focuses on positioning yourself to get the ball to a moving target

  4. -Eluding defenders

  5. -Working as a team

  6. -Developing strategies to tag people

  7. -Practice moving to open space



Cuts: off the ball - L cut, Curl cut, Straight cut

Aim: To perform efficient cuts that could be executed in a game of touch football


Skill requirements

  1. -How can off the ball movements get myself open or confuse the defence to get someone else open?

  2. -Change of direction

  3. -Change of speed

  4. -Communication with teammates before execution

  5. -Elude defenders



Chinese Gates

Aim: to advance through the gate to get to the end zone, without getting your flag belts pulled


Skills required

  1. -Focus on eluding defenders by using a cut or distraction

  2. -Using a decoy: have a defender focus on more then one player

  3. -Defenders try to anticipate offensive movements

  4. -Learn to pull flags

  5. -Focus on the core

  6. -Progress to playing Chinese gates with footballs: offensive players try to advance the ball to the opposite end without getting their flags pulled


 


   Give appropriate and specific    

   feedback to the students

   based on their cut    

   performance


   Design learning experiences

   with various amounts of    

   structures appropriate for

   different lesson objective

   within the lesson




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Footballs, Dome cones, Pinnies, Flag belts


 

Psychomotor

Students are expected to learn how to perform the 3 types of cuts to get open and use these tactical manoeuvres to create flowing drills


Affective

Students are expected to work together to create flowing drills


Students are expected to display good sportsmanship while playing


Cognitive

Students are expected to know the key points of how to preform a “L cut,” a “straight cut,” and a “curl cut.”


Students are expected to explain the key points of how to perform a “L cut,” a “Straight cut,” and a “curl cut.”




 

Aim - Introduction to offensive, off the ball skills (performing basic cuts)