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KS2 Games Progression Map

Games

Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6
Racket and Court Games

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending. (Essential Skill)

Develop and refine techniques for using a racket and playing on a court.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.

Develop the range and consistency of their techniques in net games.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.

Develop forehand and backhand return, over arm serve and playing into a space.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.

Develop forehand and backhand return and apply racket and ball skills in different situations.

Develop forehand and backhand return, lunging to receive, and playing into a space.

Develop forehand and backhand return, overarm serve and playing into a space.

Invasion Games

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate e.g., basketball, football, hockey, netball, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.

Develop effective dribbling skills. Develop the children’s ability to defend a ball.

Develop passing and receiving techniques.

Developing passing skills; finding a space to receive, and weight needed behind a ball to pass.

Develop different striking techniques.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate e.g., basketball, football, hockey, netball, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.

Develop effective dribbling skills.

Develop chest pass skill.

Develop ability to defend a ball.

Develop bounce pass skill.

Develop overhead passing technique.

Developing passing skills; finding a space to receive, and weight needed behind a ball to pass.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate e.g., basketball, football, hockey, netball, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.

Develop basic dribbling and passing skills.

Develop ability to create space to receive a pass.

Develop tackling skills.

Develop shooting & scoring skills.

Develop shooting accuracy.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate e.g., basketball, football, hockey, netball, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.

Develop basic dribbling and passing skills.

Develop ability to create space to receive a pass.

Develop tackling skills.

Develop shooting & scoring skills.

Develop shooting accuracy.

Striking and Fielding

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for striking and fielding.

Develop and refine basic techniques for striking and fielding. (Essential Skills)

Apply basic striking and fielding techniques. (Essential Skills)

Adjust your strike action and positioning fielders for maximum success. (Essential Skills)

Refine underarm and overarm throwing skills.

Develop tactics that can be used when striking and fielding.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for striking and fielding.

Develop and refine basic techniques for striking and fielding. (Recall skills)

Apply basic striking and fielding techniques. (Recall skills)

Adjust your strike action and position fielders for maximum success. (Recall skills)

Refine fielding skills.

Invent new games which use striking and fielding rules/ideas.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for striking and fielding.

Refine sprint technique for scoring runs.

Develop ability to adjust to a catch.

Develop the correct technique for overarm bowling.

Develop fielding skills of ball chasing, long barrier method and overarm returns.

Develop and refine striking techniques to intended target area.

Develop skills of striking with accuracy and intention.

Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for striking and fielding.

Develop underarm and overarm throwing technique.

Develop ability to adjust to a catch.

Develop accuracy when bowling.

Develop fielding skills of ball chasing, one hand pick-ups and overarm returns.

Develop and refine striking techniques to intended target area.

Refine the skills practised during this unit.