Basic Skills and Techniques in Contact and Non-Contact Sports – JSS1 Physical & Health Education Lesson Note (Second Term)

Basic skills are the techniques players need to take part in a sport. This lesson covers the basic skills of football, a contact sport, and of volleyball, swimming and gymnastics, which are non-contact sports. It also lists the safety precautions students should follow when training in contact and non-contact sports.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. List the basic skills in football.
2. List the basic skills in volleyball.
3. Explain buoyancy and propulsion, and name the four basic swimming strokes.
4. List the basic skills and techniques in gymnastics.
5. State safety precautions for contact and non-contact sports.

What are the basic skills in contact sports?

Basic skills in football

1. Tackling
2. Passing
3. Goal-keeping
4. Kicking
5. Dribbling
6. Heading
7. Trapping

What are the basic skills and techniques in non-contact sports?

Basic skills and techniques in volleyball

1. Service
2. Spiking
3. Blocking
4. Digging
5. Setting

Basic skills and techniques in swimming

1. Buoyancy means the ability to float in water with confidence.
2. Propulsion in the water means the way the body is pushed through water by the actions of the arms and legs. There are four basic strokes or propulsion styles: front crawl, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly stroke.
3. Breathing

Basic skills and techniques in gymnastics

1. Flexibility
2. Mental focus
3. Balance
4. Discipline
5. Power
6. Concentration
7. Strength

What are the safety precautions in contact sports?

1. Personal hygiene is the responsibility of each student.
2. Students must wear the appropriate uniform when training.

What are the safety precautions in non-contact sports?

1. Always follow instructions.
2. Avoid distractions.
3. Practise skills within your capacity.
4. Ask questions when in doubt.
5. Proceed from simple to complex.
6. Never underestimate your opponent.

Evaluation

1. Give two skills each in contact and non-contact sports.
2. State two safety precautions in contact and non-contact sports.

Assignment

Give four rules and regulations each for contact and non-contact sports.