Education Through Sport “Excellence in Everything” Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport Unit 27

To complete this unit you must… Assignment 1: Produce a presentation on the Technical and Tactical Demands of Three Sports. Assignment 2: Produce a fact file of Technical and Tactical Analysis of an Elite Sports Performer. Assignment 3: Complete a Technical and Tactical Self-analysis in your selected sport.

Learning Outcomes:  On completion of this unit a learner should:  1 Understand the technical skills and tactics demanded by selected sports.  2 Be able to assess the technical and tactical ability of an elite sports performer.  3 Be able to assess their own technical and tactical ability.

Definition of a Tactic: An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. Synonyms: Strategy, Scheme, Stratagem, Plan, Set of Tactics, Manoeuvre, Course/line of action.

Definition of a Technique: A way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure. Synonyms: Skill, Skilfulness, Ability, Capability, Proficiency, Expertise, Expertness, Mastery, Talent, Genius, Artistry, Art, Craftsmanship, Craft.

Examples of Tactics used in Sport: Learner Task: While watching the video footages, take down key notes on each Tactic, at the end of the video each table will be challenged with a quick quiz to challenge how much you identified! Badminton Tactics Basketball Tactics

Badminton: What's the Danger when serving wide into the tram lines? A: It is difficult to deal with the Straight return. Badminton: What is the responsibility of the team mate when partner is serving? A: To cover the Middle and Back of the court. Badminton: What was the third type of serve shown in the video? A: Flick Serve Basketball: What 3 positions were used in the 3v3? A: Defence High, Defence Low, Offence. Basketball: What was the coach working on in this drill? A: Working on their Defence and Pivots Basketball: Throughout the video do the defenders use zonal or man marking defensive duties? A: Man Marking

FC Barcelona The 3 Key Tactics Barcelona implemented under Pep Guardiola: 1.Retention of the ball, dominate the opponents with possession. If the ball is given away, high work rate is a necessity to Win the ball back. 2.Overload in Central Midfield, If the opposition play 4, Barca will play 5, if the opposition play 5, Barca will play 6! 3.Lionel Messi – The creation of the ‘False 9’ position – Instrumental to Barca’s success!

Example Formations in Football Group Discussions: As a group you are going to be shown different examples of formations used within Football, as each slide comes up as a group your challenge is to discuss the benefits/ potential areas of weakness, key personnel attributes for key positions?

4 – 4 – 2

4 – 4 – 2 Diamond (4 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2)

3 – 5 – 2

3 – 4 – 3

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Example Formations in Football Groups to be numbered 1 to 4. Each group shortly will be shown an opposition formation. Your challenge is to select a formation and specific individual players that are going to be key in your performance. Please complete a team sheet on flipchart paper, each group will present their findings! Shortly, use your phone/ tablet to take a photo of your opposition…

Everton 3 – 4 – 3

Man city 4 – 4 – 2

England Ladies 4 – 3 – 3

England 4 – 5 – 1

Techniques used to assess team and individual performances. Pro-zone Tally Charts Video Analysis Scouting (Opinions however).

Group Task 1. Group to be divided by positions/ Sports that they play (Dictated by the Tutor). 2. Depending on the sport that you will be assessing, create two assessment sheets that will be analysing both the team and an individual within that team, consider main areas to focus. 3. Within your team, assess the performance of the team and individuals you have selected. 4. Using flipchart present your findings from the video footage you have observed.

Female International Rugby Paralympics 4x100m relay race Male Boxing Froch vs Groves Male International Football