Students must develop their ability to perform cricket related skills such as catching, fielding techniques, seam bowling, forward defence batting, tactics related to bowling and implementing these skills in a game situation.  Students will also develop the knowledge and understanding of the basic rules of the game (e.g. how can the fielding team get  a batsman out/how can a batsman score runs/ developing a deeper more cemented understanding of the rules of the game) Students will develop their communication, teamwork and leadership skills through a series of different activities. 

Students will also develop an understanding for tactics related to bowling such as bowling at a different speed, bowling at a different pitch or aiming for the wickets/edges.

Explore the origin of cricket (The sport of cricket has a known history beginning in the late 16th century. Having originated in south-east England, it became the country's national sport in the 18th century and has developed globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. International matches have been played since 1844 and Test cricket began. Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport after association football). Develop an understanding of the health benefits playing cricket has physically, mentally and socially. How skills can be learnt and transferred into other sports and everyday life, these will not just be physical skills such as striking and fielding but social skills such as communicating, leading, problem solving and working collaboratively as a team. Students will develop and refine cricket specific skills such as ball familiarisation and catching, fielding techniques, seam bowling, Forward defence batting and how to implement these skills into a competitive game. Batting and fielding tactics will also be analysed throughout their time at SJT with the focus in year 7 being Bowling tactics and how to implement these into gameplay to outwit the batsman

Students will have knowledge to name and explain areas on the pitch and basic rules e.g. lines, creases, wickets, boundaries. Students will understand game rules such as scoring runs, bowling, how to get the opposition out etc.  Students will have knowledge to name and explain techniques and skills such as how to throw the ball, catching the ball, seam bowling , fielding techniques how to hold the bat and the forward defence batting shot.  If students cannot retrieve the knowledge physically then they should be able to recite how to perform the skill verbally or when the skill may be performed. Students will have knowledge of basic tactics of fielding strategies, game tactics and understand and explain when might you use different bowling, batting, fielding strategies.

Students will develop skills and techniques of throwing the ball, catching the ball, seam bowling , fielding techniques, how to hold the bat and the forward defence batting shot. in a competitive environment.  Students will develop and implement knowledge of cricket rules and regulations through playing, coaching and umpiring. Students will develop qualities such as independency, communication (speaking and listening), leadership, teamwork, fair play and resilience.  Students will be able to demonstrate and develop skills in isolated practices, small sided practices and larger games.

Ball, catching the ball, seam bowling , fielding techniques.

 Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic'