Read the Game: Attack the Space
Category: Sport Skills · 4-page printable PDF · Ages 7-8, 9-10 · Free for ConnectedPE members
A Tactics Tuesday decision-making worksheet for invasion games. Students analyse three tactical scenarios — diagrammed game situations from basketball, netball, football, hockey and AFL — choose the best pass or run, and justify their thinking in writing.
The justification is the substance: naming *why* the switch pass beats the safe pass forces students to reason with attacking principles — width, depth, support and penetration — rather than guess. The final task asks students to transfer the concepts to the sports they play, closing the loop between the worksheet and the weekend.
Four pages, Years 7–10, no equipment — which makes it the rare tactical lesson that works in a classroom, wet-weather timetable slot, or as a theory companion inside a practical unit. Part of the tactical-thinking set with Command the Court and Read & React; use this one when you want written evidence of tactical reasoning for assessment.
What students learn
Students analyse invasion game scenarios, identify and apply attacking principles including width, depth, support, and penetration, make and justify tactical decisions, and transfer concepts to sports they play.
Topics: tactics, invasion games, decision-making, tactical awareness, basketball, netball, football, hockey, AFL, worksheet, Tactics Tuesday
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