2. What is an Invasion Game??
Invasion games are team games where the
purpose is to invade the opponents territory
while scoring points and keeping the opposing
team's points to a minimum, and all within a
certain time period.
These include sports where the ball is being
carried or caught across a line, thrown or shot
into a target/hoop, or hit with a stick or foot into
a specific target area (Pearson & Webb, 2008).
Invasion games are the most strategic types of
games with many transferable skills
3. Examples of Invasion Games
O Rugby
O Basketball
O Lacrosse
O Hockey
O Soccer/Football
O Ultimate Frisbee
O Castles
O Water Polo
O Chess (think about this one……)
O Netball
4. What Sort of Skills?
O Passing: throwing, kicking or passing a ball or other item.
O Receiving: catching, cradling a ball with the feet, or
receiving an ball/ object with a stick.
O Dodging: meaning to maintaining personal space, making
sure not to collide with other players or objects.
Change of direction: change the way your body is
traveling
O Traveling in multiple directions: being mobile; going
forwards, backwards, to either side, and to all diagonals.
O Speed & Agility: being quick and flexible
O Spatial awareness: recognise your position and see
where you are in relation to the playing of the game.
O Change of speed: being able to change speed, eg slow to
fast when necessary
O Anticipation: Guessing where the ball or play might go.
While anticipation is not a necessary skill it can be
extremely valuable when playing defence.
5. Attacking Strategies
O Maintain Possession
O Avoid defensive players
O Create space for team mates
O Create space for yourself
O Attack goal
6. Defensive Strategies
O Defend goal
O Defend space
O Gain Possession
O Defensive positioning
O Getting the ball/object out of your defensive area
O Predicting opponent's move
7. Common Tactics for all Teams
O To create space while invading your
opponents territory
O To contain space and contain the other
team while the opposition is invading your
territory
O To use a net, goal or target for scoring
purposes
8. Helpful Attacking Hints
O Possession of ball/object
O Attempting to move in the direction of the
goal
O Moving and creating open spaces
O Attacking the goal
9. Helpful Defensive Hints
O Staying between the attacking player and
the goal
O Use hands, feet, stick or body to prevent a
pass or scoring attempt
O Protecting a goal
O Regaining possession of an object
