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Physical Education Quiz - Game Tactics 1 (Questions)

Game tactics involves strategic moves. When playing invasion games such as football, netball, hockey and basketball, you can use certain tactics to outsmart your opponents. Using tactics could mean the difference between winning and losing so they are handy to learn.

Next time you watch a game, look out for tactics. For example, a football player might appear to be almost dancing close to an opponent ~ and you may think they are messing about ~ but they are confusing the other player in order to get the ball past them. It's clever and not easy to do.

This quiz is about some of the tactics you use in invasion games. See if you can get ten out of ten. Good luck!

1. When playing football what is the word used to describe running while keeping the ball close by your feet?
[ ] Dodging
[ ] Drooling
[ ] Dribbling
[ ] Trickling
2. What is the name given to the action of trying to take the ball from your opponent during a football or hockey game?
[ ] Tackling
[ ] Fielding
[ ] Stealing
[ ] Marking
3. When you are trying to score a goal you are ....... ?
[ ] Fighting
[ ] Attacking
[ ] Cheating
[ ] Defending
4. When you are trying to stop your opponents from scoring you are ....... ?
[ ] Fighting
[ ] Attacking
[ ] Cheating
[ ] Defending
5. When you are side-marking an opponent in netball where should you look?
[ ] Straight in front of you
[ ] Behind you
[ ] Down at the ground
[ ] At the goals
6. When you are trying to get away from a marker you are ....... ?
[ ] Defending
[ ] Attacking
[ ] Dodging
[ ] Dribbling
7. For any invasion game when you have the ball you should look out for ....... ?
[ ] The teacher
[ ] Spectators
[ ] Opponents and a team mate to pass the ball to
[ ] Your friends
8. When playing netball which foot is not allowed to move when you have the ball?
[ ] Landing foot
[ ] Right foot
[ ] Left foot
[ ] Both feet
9. When playing football which part of your body must not touch the ball?
[ ] Head
[ ] Legs
[ ] Toes
[ ] Hands
10. How do you move with the ball in basketball?
[ ] Bouncing ball
[ ] Dribbling ball with feet
[ ] You can’t move
[ ] Throwing ball in air

 

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Physical Education Quiz - Game Tactics 1 (Answers)
1. When playing football what is the word used to describe running while keeping the ball close by your feet?
[ ] Dodging
[ ] Drooling
[x] Dribbling
[ ] Trickling
When you next watch a match, look out for this technique
2. What is the name given to the action of trying to take the ball from your opponent during a football or hockey game?
[x] Tackling
[ ] Fielding
[ ] Stealing
[ ] Marking
Fielding is a term used in cricket
3. When you are trying to score a goal you are ....... ?
[ ] Fighting
[x] Attacking
[ ] Cheating
[ ] Defending
Attackers are sometimes called forwards
4. When you are trying to stop your opponents from scoring you are ....... ?
[ ] Fighting
[ ] Attacking
[ ] Cheating
[x] Defending
The main defender is the goalkeeper
5. When you are side-marking an opponent in netball where should you look?
[x] Straight in front of you
[ ] Behind you
[ ] Down at the ground
[ ] At the goals
A player uses their peripheral vision to see an opponent and the ball
6. When you are trying to get away from a marker you are ....... ?
[ ] Defending
[ ] Attacking
[x] Dodging
[ ] Dribbling
A good way to dodge is to move the top of your body in one direction then run in the other direction to trick the marker
7. For any invasion game when you have the ball you should look out for ....... ?
[ ] The teacher
[ ] Spectators
[x] Opponents and a team mate to pass the ball to
[ ] Your friends
You need to be aware of where others are in the game so that you can pass the ball to a team mate and not let an opponent get the ball
8. When playing netball which foot is not allowed to move when you have the ball?
[x] Landing foot
[ ] Right foot
[ ] Left foot
[ ] Both feet
There are seven players in a netball team
9. When playing football which part of your body must not touch the ball?
[ ] Head
[ ] Legs
[ ] Toes
[x] Hands
Unless you are the goalkeeper!
10. How do you move with the ball in basketball?
[x] Bouncing ball
[ ] Dribbling ball with feet
[ ] You can’t move
[ ] Throwing ball in air
A basketball team consists of five players