Learning targets

Body Moving, stopping, balance, falling, contact

• Move and stop, head up

  Run, stop and turn in balance while seeing what happens around you.skill · layers 0–3

• Balance

  Keeping your body under control, still and moving, on one and two legs.capacity · layers 0–3

• Fall safely

  Falling and getting up without getting hurt: rolling, catching yourself with arms and seat, not on your hands or head.skill · layers 0–1

• Land softly

  Always land softly on two feet, knees over the feet.habit · layers 0–3

• Coordination

  Arms, legs, eyes and ball working together: skipping, throwing, catching, rhythm.capacity · layers 0–2

• Good stop

  A hop stop or a stride stop on every catch and every finish. Always.habit · layers 0–3

• Pivot

  Turning on one foot with the ball, to make space or find a pass.skill · layers 0–2

• Fake and first step

  From a good stop, fake and get past your defender in one step.skill · layers 1–3

• Legal contact

  Creating, holding and releasing contact when you want, within the rules, on both sides of the ball.skill · layers 0–3

• Defensive stance and slide

  Stay low, chest in front of the opponent, slide without crossing the feet, and run when you have to.skill · layers 0–2 · defence

• Always run back

  When the ball is lost, everyone sprints back at once, all the way, until you're in front of the ball.habit · layers 0–3 · defence

• Stop the ball with the chest

  Stopping the dribbler in transition by getting your chest in front, not by reaching from behind.skill · layers 1–3 · defence

• Box out

  Finding your opponent, making contact and keeping them behind you for the rebound.skill · layers 1–3