Effort Awareness Skills

Unit: Enhancing Movement Performance

Lesson 3 of 10

Duration: 60 minutes
Class: Year 6 (25 students)
Subject: Health and Physical Education

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Learning Outcomes (Australian Curriculum v9 Alignment)

• AC9HP6M01: Adapt and modify movement skills across a variety of situations, including applying stability and locomotor skills to dodge in different movement situations and transitioning between skills such as sprinting and dodging (directly relevant to Touch Football) .
• AC9HP6M04: Participate in physical activities to investigate the body’s reaction to different levels of intensity, including managing the application of force and speed .
• AC9HP6P10: Analyse how behaviours influence health, safety, relationships and wellbeing, including strategies to stay safe during physical activity.

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Lesson Title

Applying Effort Awareness in Touch Football

Lesson Description

In this lesson, students will develop foundational Touch Football skills focusing on applying effort through the use of force and speed specifically in sprinting and dodging. The lesson integrates awareness of physical effort intensity and how to control and apply force for improved performance and safety.

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Lesson Plan Outline (60 mins)

Time	Activity	Description & Resources	Links to Curriculum & Skills
0 - 10 mins	Warm-up and Introduction	- Dynamic warm-up focusing on jogging, high knees, side slides - Brief discussion: "What is effort awareness and why does it matter in Touch Football?" - Show video demo or perform teacher-led demo of sprinting and dodging with varying effort levels	Build readiness; introduce lesson concepts of effort Prepare body AC9HP6M04_E1: Identify intensity levels
10 - 20 mins	Skill Explanation and Demonstration	- Explain key Touch Football skills: sprinting, dodging (feints and changes of direction) - Highlight how force and speed impact these skills - Demonstrate varying effort application (e.g., slow sprint vs fast sprint, light vs forceful dodge)	Model application of effort AC9HP6M01_E1: Applying stability and locomotor skills in dodging
20 - 35 mins	Guided Practice Stations	Set up 3 stations rotating every 5 minutes: 1. Sprint start and stop drills focusing on speed control 2. Dodging cones using feints with varying force 3. Controlled Touch Football passing with effort application - Teachers/coaches give feedback about force and speed use	Hands-on skill development with effort focus AC9HP6M01_E1 & M04_E1 Peer and self-reflection encouraged
35 - 50 mins	Mini Touch Football Games	- Split into small teams for short games - Encourage students to practice effort awareness in real play: sprinting for the ball, using dodges to avoid tags - Emphasise safety and control of effort	Apply skills in context Enhance cooperation and game sense AC9HP6M01
50 - 60 mins	Cool-down and Reflection	- Static stretching - Reflection circle: “How did changing your effort help in the game?” “What did you notice about your breathing and heart rate when sprinting or dodging quickly?” - Link physical effort to health and wellbeing	Physical cooldown and cognitive processing AC9HP6P10: Reflect on behaviors influencing health and safety

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Detailed Teacher Notes

1. Warm-up and Concept Introduction

• Use inclusive language to stress everyone’s effort may vary and that control is key to both performance and safety.
• Connect to prior learning on movement concepts where possible.

2. Skill Explanation/Demonstration

• Use simple biomechanical language: "Force means how hard you push or run," "Speed is how fast you move," "Dodging helps you avoid being touched."
• Demonstrate body posture and movement cues for sprinting and dodging effectively, including the use of acceleration and deceleration.

3. Practice Stations

• Provide clear instructions at each station and ensure safety measures (e.g., ample spacing).
• Encourage students to notice their own energy levels and breathing (introduce basic self-monitoring of effort).
• Offer formative feedback focused on effort application, e.g., “Try to use a bit more push-off force with your back leg when sprinting,” or “Make your dodges sharper to change direction faster.”

4. Mini Games

• Arrange teams to ensure mixed ability and encourage positive peer support.
• Use informal observation to check correct application of effort in sprinting and dodging with safety in focus.

5. Cool-down and Reflection

• Lead students to reflect not only on skill improvement but bodily responses like increased heart rate, muscle warmth.
• Connect reflections to wellbeing outcomes, making links with the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity recommendations where relevant.

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Assessment and Feedback

• Formative Assessment: Observations during stations and games assessing ability to modify effort in sprinting and dodging.
• Self-Assessment: Guided reflection discussion focusing on effort awareness and personal sensations of physical exertion.
• Peer Assessment: Encourage positive feedback on peers' use of effort and skill execution during games.

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Cross-Curriculum Priorities

• Health and Wellbeing: Emphasises safe physical activity through effort awareness, supporting lifelong healthy habits.
• General Capabilities: Critical and creative thinking involved in adjusting effort; Personal and social capability via cooperative games.

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This detailed plan ensures Year 6 students develop practical Touch Football skills with a strong emphasis on understanding and applying force and speed, in full alignment with the Australian Curriculum Health and Physical Education content code AC9HP6M01 and related performance outcomes 【4:0†AC9HP6P10.md】ical practice, skill reflection, and wellbeing awareness to foster holistic student development.