Effective competency sequencing is crucial when planning a PE curriculum and individual PE lessons. This approach ensures students build foundational skills and knowledge before progressing to more complex and challenging activities. By following a structured sequence, educators can facilitate gradual skill and knowledge development, leading to improved student performance and confidence. The aim is always to foster a lifelong love for invasion games and physical activity.
Our series of example competency sequencing resources covers various PE categories including invasion games, net and wall games, striking and fielding games, target games, and personal fitness. Each resource provides a comprehensive guide to generic competency sequencing specific to its category. These resources are versatile and can be applied across multiple sports within the category or tailored to focus on a single sport. Each resource can be easily adapted to suit your own delivery/context/students. Please note, these resources have been written with secondary age students in mind.
The Competency Sequencing resource includes:
- Invasion Games: This unit focuses on ball handling, attacking, and defending. Pupils develop skills in spatial awareness, teamwork, and strategic thinking, moving from basic to complex game scenarios.
- Net and Wall Games: Emphasising starting, maintaining, and winning a rally, this unit enhances coordination, shot placement, and tactical play, progressing from fundamental techniques to competitive match play.
- Striking and Fielding Games: Concentrating on batting, bowling, and fielding, this unit builds skills from basic movements to comprehensive game strategies and tactical field positioning.
- Target Games: This unit targets aiming and accuracy, distance and power, and strategic play and positioning. Pupils improve precision, power and control through activities that progress from simple target practice to competitive play.
- Personal Fitness: This unit covers personal fitness, mental fitness, and social connection. Pupils build comprehensive fitness knowledge and skills, advancing to personal fitness planning.
These resources are designed to support educators in delivering a well-rounded and progressive PE curriculum, ensuring students develop the necessary competencies for lifelong participation in physical activity.
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