HPE Unit Plan

By Sarah Wright for Mannum Community College

Unit Overview
Unit Title
Netball
Unit Summary
The students will gain skills and knowledge of netball; by playing games, practicing specific
skills and working in groups. The students will learn how to pass, shoot and participate in whole
games of netball. The students will work in groups to create/teach each other different skill
games.
Subject Area
Physical Education
Band Standard Year Level Strand
Middle Years 4 7&8 Physical Activity and Participation
Approximate Time Needed
80-120minutes a week
Unit Outcomes
Key Ideas Outcome
Students enhance their sense of self and group 4.1 Reflects on the use of specialised skills
identity through the development and application in various social contexts (including teams)
of specialised movement skills in an increasing and is able to modify skills to improve
variety of preference physical activities, performance.
individually and in teams.

Future Learnings and Key Competencies

Identity
Interdependence
KC 1: Collecting, analysing and organising information.
KC 4: Working with others and in teams
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
Week 1: Students are introduced to the game of netball. During the lesson they will learn to
pass and catch correctly, demonstrating these in drills and games.
Week 2: Students will learn the basic rules of how you are allowed to move with the ball in
netball. Students will demonstrate footwork (pivoting, stepping, grounded foot), passing and
catching in game situations.
Week 3: Students will learn the positions of the netball games and learn about attacking and
defending. Students will have to use of problem solving to discover multiple ways and the best
way to attack and defend in different situations.

Week 4: Students will practice shooting in netball both when they are and are not being
defended. Students will also learn the skill of defending a shooter. The students will learn the
reminder of the basic rules; .

Week 5: Students then use all of their knowledge in the game of netball. Students practice
their skills as teams as they play netball games against each other. Students will have to work
successfully in teams as well as their individual abilities.

Curriculum-Framing Questions
Do the students have a wide range of skills specific to many
Essential Question different sports which are specialised while being individual
and team movement skills?
Have the students demonstrated a range of specific skills both
Unit Questions
individually and in a team for netball?
Week 1: Do the students have the knowledge and skills in
different kinds of passing?
Week 2: Are the students able to catch, pivot and pass the ball
without stepping?
Content Questions Week 3: Can the students both attack and defend efficiently?
Week 4: Do the students recognise and undertake the skills
needed to shoot and defend in the goal area?
Week 5: Are the students able to put all of their knowledge
into practice in the game situation.
Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline

Before project work begins Students work on projects After project work is
and complete tasks completed

• Students will need basic • Observe students skills • A written test

catching and throwing skills. improvement. (attached)

• Students will need to know • Observe students behaviour • A checklist of skills

how to work in teams.
• Students will need to know
the basic of netball (who plays,
movement around the court)
with other students (how do they • Y Chart (they learnt,
work together) did well in, needs
• Students create an improvement)
understanding of all the skill which are
needed play netball.

• Students need to work with

different people during each lesson.

• Observe students team work

(participation, input and interest)

Assessment Summary
A majority of the assessment will be observation of the students but they will have a written
test to check their understanding of the game in general. The students will complete a Y Chart
to see what they think they have learnt, did well in and still might need some improvement.

Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
Basic passing, catching and group work skills

Instructional Procedures
During this time there is activities/drills/skills/games which can be completed these are all
attached. (From Kristy Charles & Samantha Becker ‘Netball Unit’.)

TO FIND: Google ‘Netball Unit plan.doc - lesson plan’ its a doc.

Materials and Resources Required For Unit

Week 1: The Game of Netball (2 Page) information sheet

Printed Materials
Week 5: Test your knowledge
ALL LESSONS NEED: Netballs (as many as possible)
- coloured bibs (3-4 sets)
- Stopwatch
-
Week 2:- Acromats (2)
Equipment
Week 3:- Students whistle
Week 4:- Cones (4-8)
Week 5:- 2 students whistles
- Mini whiteboard
-Whiteboard marker
Week 1:
Week 2:
Area/Space Week 3:
Week 4:
Week 5:
(Blackall, 1992)