Activity

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Basketball

Basic rules, ball handling, set shot and lay-up, passing, dribbling, man-to-man marking

Further rules, jump shot, fast break, setting screens, setting up an offence

Rebounding, zone defence and offence, pressing

Football

Ball skills, dribbling, turning, changing direction, running with the ball, passing and receiving, shooting, heading, goalkeeping

Retaining possession, movement off the ball, revision and advancement of previous skills

Tackling, counter attacking, volleying, refinement of previous skills

Hockey

Basic rules, grip, stance, ball control, passing

Dribbling, push pass, hit, tackling

Beating opponents, shooting, support play, attacking, defending, goalkeeping

Volleyball

Basic rules, volleying, digging, 1v1’s, 2v2’s, mini-volleyball

Basic tactics, underhand serve, receiving serve, court positions, rotations Mini-volleyball

Attacking and defensive skills & formations, body positioning, 3v3’s, 4v4’s full game

Health-Related Fitness

Warm-up/cool-down, basic fitness circuits, heart-rate, fitness tests

Cardiovascular work, pulse monitor, fitness tests, principles of training

Training methods, fitness tests

Striking & Fielding games

Basic rules, throw and catch, hitting, team skills

Throwing, catching, basic rules, fielding, batting, bowling

Throwing and catching, hitting, basic rules, fielding positions, team skills

Athletics

Runs, jumps and throws (basic technique and measurement) sprint starts, relays

Runs, jumps and throws (improved technique including Fosbury Flop HJ technique)

Runs, jumps and throws (refined technique)

Swimming

Basic front crawl, breast stroke and backstroke

Water safety skills

Technique consolidation, competitive swims

Water safety skills

Technique work, butterfly, how to train

Water safety skills

Rugby

Basic rules, ball handling, concept of backward pass, Chicken scratch scrums, tag rugby.

Further rules, lines of running, front, side and back tackles, 2 man rucks and mauls, 3 man scrums, contact games.

2 man tackles, lineout, 5 man scrum, concept of Backs and forwards, 10 a side games.