Year 3 Net and wall games: tactics and strategies to overcome an opponent worksheet

“Aim with a soft throw” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 3 PE unit “Net and wall games: tactics and strategies to overcome an opponent”, for children aged 7 to 8, and takes about 23 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 16 to 18 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Aim with a soft throw

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 3 · PE · about 23 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can throw underarm more accurately by stepping with the opposite foot.

A Look back3 min

1.
One part of a PE lesson is missing from the chain. Circle the missing part.
main activitywarm upcool down
2.
Name one thing you do in a warm up.
3.
A compass is missing one direction. Circle the missing direction.
northeastsouthwest

B Watch me, then you4 min

Sam throws underarm to Mia. He throws with his right hand. Watch which foot he steps with.

A tidy back garden lawn with two cones and a hoop leaning on a fence

Watch me

Sam looks at Mia first.

His right hand throws, so he steps with his left foot.

He swings his arm through and lets go of the ball.

Now you

1.
Ola throws with her left hand. Which foot does she step forward with? Circle one.
left footright foot

C Your turn8 min

Set up first: a clear space, a soft ball, away from windows, and a grown-up watching. Four short tasks.

A soft ball and two rolled-up socks on grass beside a cone

1.
Ali is aiming a soft throw at a hoop. Which tip helps his aim most? Circle one.
Throw as hard as you canLook at the targetStand still and wait for the ball
2.
Put these steps for an underarm throw in order. Write 1 to 4 in the boxes.
1. Let go of the ball low
2. Look at the target
3. Step with the opposite foot
4. Swing the arm through
3.
Join each skill to its coaching point.
StepGripAimRelease
Keep your eyes on the targetHold the ball looselyLet your arm swing throughStep forward with the foot opposite your throwing hand
4.
Play catch with a grown-up, two steps apart. Write the catches in a row for each try in the tally.

Say it out loud: What did you notice about your feet and your aim in each task?

D Spot the mistake3 min

A soft ball lying on grass wide of a hoop

Kit says: “To hit the target, I throw as hard as I can.”

1.
Is Kit right? Explain in one sentence.

E Think deeper3 min

1.
Why does stepping with the same foot as your throwing arm make the throw wobble? Explain in your own words.

How did it feel?

Look back at your three tries. Which one felt steadiest, and what kept you going? Share one thing that got better.

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Aim with a soft throw · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. main activity If they circle warm up, point to the chain. Warm up is already first, so the gap is the middle part.

2. Look for: Names a gentle warm-up move such as marching, jogging on the spot or arm circles. If they name a hard move like sprinting, ask: should a warm up start gentle or hard?

3. north If they circle east, ask them to point to the letter that is missing on the compass.

B

1. right foot If they circle left foot, that is the same side as the throwing hand. Ask: which foot is opposite to Ola's throwing hand?

C

1. Look at the target If they circle throw as hard as you can, they have the power mistake. Ask: which is easier to control, a gentle throw or a hard one?

2. 1 Look at the target · 2 Step with the opposite foot · 3 Swing the arm through · 4 Let go of the ball low If the ball is let go first, the order is reversed. Ask the child to say the steps aloud: look, step, swing, let go.

3. Step → Step forward with the foot opposite your throwing hand; Grip → Hold the ball loosely; Aim → Keep your eyes on the target; Release → Let your arm swing through

4. Look for: Three numbers of catches in a row, one for each try, written in the tally.

D

1. Look for: Says Kit is wrong: hard throws are harder to control; accuracy comes from careful throwing and focus on the target. If they agree with Kit, ask which is easier to control: a gentle throw or a hard one? Then ask what the eyes should be on.

E

1. Look for: Says the body turns or twists across, so the arm is pulled off line and the ball goes off target.

Words to use

Say“Which foot is on the opposite side to the hand that throws? Let's try it slowly and watch the ball.”

Instead of“Throw harder, you will hit it.”

After the sheet

Stand two big steps from a wall or from a grown-up, using a rolled-up pair of socks. Count catches in a row, then aim to top your best score three times.

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:

Point and throw(with a plan)
Outwitting an Opponent(with a plan)
Throwing into space(with a plan)
Throw Smart to Win(with a plan)
Holding your racket(with a plan)

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