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Jason Poon

Overarm Throw and Cricket Skills

Skills Outcomes

Values and Attitudes Outcomes

NS2.3

. V1 refers to a sense of their own worth and

dignity;

Makes positive contributions in group activities.

. V2 respects the right of others to hold different

MOS2.4

values and attitudes from their own;

Displays a focus on quality of movement in applying

movement skills to a variety of familiar and new
situations.
GSS2.8

. V3 enjoys a sense of belonging;

. V4 increasingly accepts responsibility for

personal and community health;

Participates and uses equipment in a variety of games and . V5 willingly participates in regular physical
activity; and
modified sports.
. V6 commits to realizing their full potential.

Skills Focus

Manipulative Skills - throwing - Overarm, bowling/pitching - striking/hitting - Two hands, Drive.

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Rationale
It is extremely important to teach sports specific skills to primary students
because as students participate in their self-esteem can improve (Hughes, 2010).
Hughes continues to imply that by also losing at sport, children can learn how to
be compassionate and empathetic. The only way that children can focus on sports
as they grow up is if they understand the sport and have some kind of competency
towards it. These five lesson plans show how students can learn about cricket,
have fun, and grow to a level of competency in cricket so as to enjoy it into
adulthood. Cricket is also one of Australia's favorite sports (Cricket Australia,
Frank Pyke, Ken Davies, 2010). If we are to continue the cricket success in
Australia, cricket must be taught and thus, the importance of sports specific skills
cannot be over stated. Cricket assumes an unrivaled position in Australian sport
(Cricket Australia, Frank Pyke, Ken Davies, 2010). These lessons are planned for
NSW Stage 2 Year 4.

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Assessment Methods
Assessment methods include observation and verbal communication with the class teacher. An outcomes based checklist will
also be completed at various stages of the program.
Week

Learning Activities

Resources

Assessment

Outcomes:
All Values and Attitudes Outcomes.
All Skills Outcomes.
Objectives:
To teach students correct technique
for overarm throw.
Dynamic Warm Up: Rotating arms,
Hands against wall bent over and
arms swinging across body back and
forth concentrating on rotating
through the spine.

Skill Development: Overarm Throw.

Today is a chance to teach students
the correct technique for throwing.
Revise what students think they
know.
Demonstrate the correct technique.
Focus on being side on, pointing at
the target, rotating shoulders to be
front on. Watch each student throw
and modify his or her technique as
needed. Students have to aim at a
target and throw for speed and
accuracy.
Skill breakdown and progression:
1. Stands side on to object
2. Point to target
3. Throwing arm goes back in
a downward and backward

Appendix A

Tennis Balls
Target

Question throughout lesson whether

the students understand concept of
throwing and how it can be applied in
different aspects of life eg. other
sports.

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4.

5.

6.

arc
Steps toward target with
opposite foot to throwing
arm
Throwing arm follows
through, down and across
body with thumb pointing to
the ground.
Differentiation: For kids
with special needs, if the
student cannot physically do
it, it is the focus of effort
rather then skill. The
assessment therefore will be
different.

Appendix B.
Activity: To develop teamwork and
sportsmanship.
Break into groups and throw to each
other. The team that throws the
furthest wins.
Intrinsic motivational Strategies:
Encouraging students when they
attempt to throw.
Choose students to demonstrate in
front of class.
Extrinsic motivational strategies:
Reward based system for effort. An
ongoing points based system
whereby when students reach a
certain mark, they get free play during
class.
Mathematical Concepts:
At the end of the lesson as a warm
down, play a game to practice the
FMS, groups of students can throw

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towards the target. After the group
has finished, they must make proper
and improper fractions with the
amount of balls hit and missed.

Warm Down: Rotating arms, Hands

against wall bent over and arms
swinging across body back and forth
concentrating on rotating through the
spine.

Dynamic Warm Up: Rotating arms,

Hands against wall bent over and
arms swinging across body back and
forth concentrating on rotating
through the spine. Walking Lunges
heel kicks and high knee.
Outcomes:
All Values and Attitudes Outcomes.
All Skills Outcomes.

Objectives:
To revise correct technique for
overarm throw.
To gain confidence in overarm throw.
To begin to understand cricket
bowling.
Skill Development: Cricket SkillsBowling
Cover the fundamentals of bowling.
Stand side on, look over your
shoulder, keep your bowling arm
straight, bring it up high and release
the ball, rotate shoulders as the ball is
bowled. Watch and modify any
bowling actions as needed.

Tennis Balls
Stumps

Appendix C

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Revision of Previous Knowledge of
Skill Development: Overarm Throw.
Demonstrate the correct technique.
Focus on being side on, pointing at
the target, rotating shoulders to be
front on. Watch each student throw
and modify his or her technique as
needed. Students have to aim at a
target and throw for speed and
accuracy.
Skill breakdown and progression:
1. Stands side on to object
2. Point to target
3. Throwing arm goes back
and kept straight.
4. Steps toward target with
opposite foot to throwing
arm
5. Throwing arm follows
through, down and across
body with thumb pointing to
the ground.
6. Differentiation: For kids
with special needs, if the
student cannot physically do
it, it is the focus of effort
rather then skill. The
assessment therefore will be
different.
Appendix B. + C note: Straight arm.
Activity: To develop teamwork and
sportsmanship.
To bowl together and take turns trying
to hit the stumps. The first team to hit
wins.
Intrinsic motivational Strategies:
Encouraging students when they
attempt to throw.

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Choose students to demonstrate in
front of class.
Extrinsic motivational strategies:
Reward based system for effort. An
ongoing points based system
whereby when students reach a
certain mark, they get free play during
class.
Literacy Concepts:
At the end of the lesson as a warm
down, play a game to practice the
bowling technique, groups of
students bowl towards target. After
the group has finished, they must
spell a word previously chosen by
opposing team to get points. If they
hit the target, team does not need to
spell.
Warm Down: Rotating arms, Hands
against wall bent over and arms
swinging across body back and forth
concentrating on rotating through the
spine. Walk around oval.

Dynamic Warm Up: Rotating arms,

Hands against wall bent over and
arms swinging across body back and
forth concentrating on rotating
through the spine. Walking Lunges
heel kicks and high knee.
3
Outcomes:
All Values and Attitudes Outcomes.
All Skills Outcomes.
Objectives:
To revise correct technique for cricket

tennis balls
Whistle
Cones

Appendix C.

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bowling.
To gain confidence in bowling.
To have a run-up.
Skill Development: To run up to a
mark and master back foot contact
and front foot contact without ball
release.
Revision of Previous Knowledge of
Skill Development:
Overarm Throw.
Demonstrate the correct technique.
Focus on being side on, pointing at
the target, rotating shoulders to be
front on. Watch each student throw
and modify their technique as
needed. Students have to aim at a
target and throw for speed and
accuracy.
Cricket Skills- Bowling
Cover the fundamentals of bowling.
Stand side on, look over your
shoulder, keep your bowling arm
straight, bring it up high and release
the ball, rotate shoulders as the ball is
bowled. Watch and modify any
bowling actions as needed.

Skill breakdown and progression:

1. Run up to the mark
2. When at mark, plant front
foot and back foot.
3. pretend to bowl without
releasing the ball.
4. Differentiation: For kids
with special needs, if the
student cannot physically do
it, it is the focus of effort
rather then skill. The

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assessment therefore will be
different.
Appendix C. note: Straight arm.
Activity: To develop teamwork and
sportsmanship.
Play a game of freeze. Students to
break off into groups and run. teacher
blows whistle, students to pause and
pretend to bowl. Last group loses.
Intrinsic motivational Strategies:
Encouraging students when they
show technique.
Choose students to demonstrate in
front of class.
Extrinsic motivational strategies:
Reward based system for effort. A
ongoing points based system
whereby when students reach a
certain mark, they get free play during
class.
Warm Down: Rotating arms, Hands
against wall bent over and arms
swinging across body back and forth
concentrating on rotating through the
spine. Walk around oval.

Dynamic Warm Up: Rotating arms,

Hands against wall bent over and
arms swinging across body back and
forth concentrating on rotating
through the spine. Walking Lunges
heel kicks and high knee.
Outcomes:
All Values and Attitudes Outcomes.
All Skills Outcomes.

Tennis balls
Stumps
Cones

Appendix C.

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Objectives:
To revise correct technique for cricket
bowling.
To gain confidence in bowling.
To have a run-up.
To release ball and follow through.
Skill Development: To run up to a
mark and master back foot contact
and front foot contact without ball
release.
Revision of Previous Knowledge of
Skill Development:
Overarm Throw.
Demonstrate the correct technique.
Focus on being side on, pointing at
the target, rotating shoulders to be
front on. Watch each student throw
and modify their technique as
needed. Students have to aim at a
target and throw for speed and
accuracy.
Cricket Skills- Bowling
Cover the fundamentals of bowling.
Stand side on, look over your
shoulder, keep your bowling arm
straight, bring it up high and release
the ball, rotate shoulders as the ball is
bowled. Watch and modify any
bowling actions as needed.

Cricket Skills-Bowling
To run up to a mark and master back
foot contact and front foot contact
without ball release.

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Skill breakdown and progression:
1. Run up to the mark
2. When at mark, plant front
foot and back foot.
3. Move arm back and forward
arm straight and release at
top.
4. Follow through, and swing
arm across body.
5. Differentiation: For kids
with special needs, if the
student cannot physically do
it, it is the focus of effort
rather then skill. The
assessment therefore will be
different. It is also possible
to review other skills.
Appendix C. note: Straight arm.
Activity: To develop teamwork and
sportsmanship.
Play a game of accuracy. Teams gain
points when stumps are hit.

Intrinsic motivational Strategies:

Encouraging students when they
show technique.
Choose students to demonstrate in
front of class.

Extrinsic motivational strategies:

Reward based system for effort. A
ongoing points based system
whereby when students reach a
certain mark, they get free play during
class.

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Warm Down: Rotating arms, Hands
against wall bent over and arms
swinging across body back and forth
concentrating on rotating through the
spine. Walk around oval.
Dynamic Warm Up: Rotating arms,
Hands against wall bent over and
arms swinging across body back and
forth concentrating on rotating
through the spine. Walking Lunges
heel kicks and high knee.

Modified Game:
Teacher to set up two stations. One
for bowling one for overarm throwing.
Station 1: Modified lawn bowls. Bowl
at a target, Closest team scores
points until 10.
Station 2: Overarm throw into a box.
First team throws three balls into a
box wins.

Stumps

Tennis ball.

Cones

Box

Golf Ball.

Warm Down: Rotating arms, Hands

against wall bent over and arms
swinging across body back and forth
concentrating on rotating through the
spine. Walk around oval.

Reflection:
My experience in teaching this lesson was relatively smooth. I chose the first lesson to teach. Overarm throw came naturally to come and
to others it was a slower process. I found that some students needed further breakdown of the action. For example, some students needed
to practice and hold the step first and then throw. I found that the instructions I gave would have been easier if I taught it before as to
understand what objections and struggles my arise. It was interesting to me that in stage 1 fundamental movement skills was taught but
yet mastering the skill was another difficulty altogether. Many students could throw but the action was unorthodox. I also found that
there was not much behavioral management needed as students were interested in moving and being outdoors. It was generally students
who played ball games during lunch and recess that had a better grasp of the skill. It made me realize that it is supremely important to

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teach the students correctly and be meticulous, otherwise they develop skills that are unorthodox and thus affect their sports specific
skills in the future.
Bowling on the other hand was easy for some students particularly the boys. The challenging thing for the boys was to hit one stump
rather then three. For girls however, planting the feet was particularly a challenge. I believe it is because the girls seem to sit and talk
during lunch and recess rather then play cricket.

Unit Evaluation:

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Appendix A: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/teachingresources/social/physed/phasefms.pdf

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Appendix B:

http://www.healthpromotion.com.au/Documents/CIM/FAP_Card_8_Throw.pdf

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Appendix C: http://www.blog.procricketgear.com/archives/how-to-develop-your-fast-bowling/

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Bibliography
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/teachingresources/social/physed/phasefms.pdf
http://www.healthpromotion.com.au/Documents/CIM/FAP_Card_8_Throw.pdf
http://www.blog.procricketgear.com/archives/how-to-develop-your-fast-bowling/

Cricket Australia, Frank Pyke, Ken Davies. (2010). Cutting Edge Cricket: Skills, Strategies and Practice for Today's Game. Cricket Australia.
Hughes, F. P. (2010). Children, Play, and Development. California, United States of America: SAGE Publications.

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