Physical Education

Year Level Description

In Year 6 the following units are covered:

• Throw, catch, strike and field, with a focus on softball and cricket
• Pass, catch, dribble and score in court-based invasion games with a focus on netball, basketball, volleyball and handball
• Kick, pass, dribble, strike and score in field-based invasion games with a focus on soccer, football and hockey
• Individual sports performance - Tennis, Athletics and Swimming
• Fitness, thinking and movement

Achievement Standard

By the end of the year students are expected to:

• understand and describe the reasons for physical activity;
• co-operate in a team or group situation and work together to improve performance;
• refine and expand their range of skills and perform them with increasing precision, skill and accuracy;
• effectively and efficiently receive, move with and propel an object with the correct technique;
• evaluate the performance of and give constructive feedback to peers;
• describe and analyse the various roles required in competitive sports;
• consolidate their swimming and safety skills in the water;
• perform survival techniques of sculling, treading water, floating and survival strokes while clothed;
• undertake a leadership role in structured game play e.g. coach, captain, umpire;
• consolidate attacking and defending techniques when playing competitive games and explain the techniques to students at a Year 4 level, demonstrating a deep understanding of their uses.