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Invasion Games Movement Strategies

You are planning tactics for a small-sided invasion game. Use the situations on this sheet to decide how to move, support teammates and defend. Think about what you can see, where the defenders are, and what your movement makes possible.

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Use the situations and your understanding of invasion games to answer the questions.

1.A teammate moves wide while you have the ball. What useful option does this give you?

2.A defender is watching you closely and blocking the direct route to the ball. Which movement is most likely to create a passing lane?

Stand still directly behind the defender.
Move away briefly, then change direction into open space.
Run straight towards the ball carrier every time.

3.Explain how the ball carrier and a teammate could perform a give-and-go to get past a defender.

4.True or false: When your team has the ball, every player should crowd around the ball carrier so they can receive a pass.

TrueFalse

5.Your team loses possession. Fill in the blank: Move towards your own goal and stay between your opponent and the .

6.Your team loses possession. Fill in the blank: Communicate who will the player with the ball.

7.Match each attacking movement to its main purpose.

Move wide
Check away, then cut towards the ball
Run beyond the ball carrier

Lose a close marker and offer a passing target
Stretch the defence and open central space
Give the carrier a forward passing option

Make a tactical choice

Imagine your team is defending a narrow lead. Use clear movement and communication to protect the goal without losing team shape.

8.Two defenders chase the player with the ball, leaving an opponent free near the sideline. What should one defender do, and why?

9.Choose the clearest useful call for a teammate who has the ball and is under pressure.

“Here!” while standing behind a defender.
“Left!” while moving into a visible open passing lane.
Shout several instructions at once from far away.

10.Describe one way your team can keep a compact defensive shape as the ball moves from one side of the court to the other.

11.On a blank court, sketch a give-and-go with three players: show the first pass, the runner's change of direction and the return pass. Add a defender and label the space the runner is trying to reach.