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Year 3 Invasion games: principles of attack and defence in netball worksheet

“Passing and catching safely” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 3 PE unit “Invasion games: principles of attack and defence in netball”, for children aged 7 to 8, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 13 to 15 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Passing and catching safely

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 3 · PE · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can pass and receive a ball with control in a game.

A Look back3 min

  1. 1.

    Before a game, what should you do first? Circle one.

    Play the gameCool down
    Warm upLie downStop straight away
  2. 2.

    Which part of your body should follow the ball when you catch it? Circle one.

    Ball leaves the handBall flies to youYou catch it
    EyesBackEars
  3. 3.

    Your partner throws 10 balls and you drop 3 of them. Name one thing you will change to catch the next one.

    CaughtDropped

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ola practises a chest pass with a soft ball in the garden. Watch her steps, then try the next ones.

Watch me
Hold at chest heightStep forwardPush the ballFollow through

Keep the ball level with your chest, using both hands.

Step forward as you push.

Follow through so your fingers point at your target.

Now you
  1. 1.

    Sam gets ready to catch Ola's chest pass. Which card goes in the empty box? Circle your answer.

    Watch the ballCatch the ballPull in gently
    Hands out in frontHands by your sideHands above your head
  2. 2.

    Which chest pass step comes first? Circle one.

    Step forwardPush the ballFollow through
    Follow throughHold the ball at chest heightStep forward

C Your turn8 min

Use a soft ball or rolled socks in a clear space, away from windows, with a grown-up watching.

A soft ball and a rolled pair of socks on a clear garden lawn
  1. 1.

    You have the ball and a defender is close to you. What do you do first? Circle your answer.

    Look around for a teammateThrow the ball away quicklyHide the ball
  2. 2.

    Number these receiving steps from 1 to 3, starting when the ball leaves your teammate's hands.

    1. Pull the ball in gently
    2. Watch the ball leave the teammate's hands
    3. Hold your hands out in front
  3. 3.

    Join each coaching point to what it helps.

    Hands out in frontEyes on the ballFingers point at target
    Ball goes straight to the teammateReady to catch safelyWatch it leave the hands
  4. 4.

    Pass to your partner 5 times for each try. Under each try, make one tally mark for each safe catch.

    Try 1Try 2Try 3

Say it out loud: Which coaching point helped you catch safely? Show your grown-up.

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “When someone is close, I throw the ball away as fast as I can.”
Defender closeThrow away fastBall lost
  1. 1.

    What should Kit do instead? Write one sentence.

E Think deeper4 min

  1. 1.

    Why is a perfect throw wasted if the catcher is not ready? Explain in your own words.

    Pass sentCatcher not readyBall dropped

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StudyDen · Year 3 · PE · Invasion games: principles of attack and defence in netballAnswers are on the grown-up page

For the grown-up

Passing and catching safely · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Warm up

2. Eyes

3. Look for: Names a catching point, such as eyes on the ball, hands out in front or pulling the ball in gently.

B

1. Hands out in front your child may have picked hands by the side. Ask: where are your hands ready to catch? Let them hold their hands out in front and try again.

2. Hold the ball at chest height

C

1. Look around for a teammate

2. 1 Watch the ball leave the teammate's hands · 2 Hold your hands out in front · 3 Pull the ball in gently

3. Hands out in front → Ready to catch safely; Eyes on the ball → Watch it leave the hands; Fingers point at target → Ball goes straight to the teammate

4. Look for: Tally marks under Try 1, Try 2 and Try 3, one mark for each safe catch, from 0 to 5 each.

D

1. Look for: Says to look around for a free teammate in open space and pass calmly, not throw away. If your child says throw harder, explain that a rushed throw often goes wide. Ask where a free teammate is standing, then point to them.

E

1. Look for: Says the ball can be dropped or lost if the catcher is not ready, so both players must be ready.

Words to use

Say“Show me where your hands are before the ball arrives. What did you do when a pass went wide?”
Instead of“Just throw it harder next time.”

After the sheet

Clear a space away from windows indoors. Use a soft ball or rolled socks and stand two long strides apart. Pass ten times while the catcher watches the ball and holds their hands out in front. Then swap roles.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

  1. Passing and moving(with a plan)
  2. Set, steady and shoot(with a plan)
  3. Pivoting with the ball(with a plan)
  4. Marking my opponent(with a plan)
  5. Switching sides fast(with a plan)

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