š FREE Year 3 Netball Scheme of Work | Primary PE Resource
FREE Year 3 Netball Scheme of Work š
3 progressive lessons | 6 PE sessions | Practical activities | Free visual demonstrations
Looking for engaging, easy-to-follow Year 3 netball lessons?
At Transform PE, weāve developed a free Year 3 Netball Scheme of Work to help primary school teachers deliver high-quality PE with confidence.
Our lessons combine practical activities, clear visual demonstrations and progressive coaching points to help pupils develop their netball skills, understanding and enjoyment.
Whether youāre a classroom teacher, PE lead or sports coach, these resources provide a structured approach that can be adapted to suit your pupils.
š„ Access all three lessons for FREE:
No signup required!
š Lesson 1 ā Passing & Catching
Our first lesson introduces pupils to the fundamental skills of netball through fun, engaging activities.
Learning focus:
Developing accurate passing techniques
Exploring effective catching skills
Moving into space to receive the ball
Understanding basic footwork rules
Developing teamwork and communication
Pupils are encouraged to explore passing and catching through progressive practices and modified games, helping them develop confidence and control.
Teaching tip:Ā Encourage pupils to move into space before receiving the ball, and introduce key coaching points gradually rather than overwhelming them with information.
š”ļø Lesson 2 ā Marking & Defending
Our second lesson focuses on developing pupilsā understanding of defending and how to prevent opponents from receiving the ball.
Learning focus:
Marking an opponent effectively
Maintaining a balanced defensive position
Reacting to an opponentās movement
Understanding the 0.9m (3 feet) distance rule when defending a player in possession
Developing interception and recovery skills
Pupils learn how to stay close to an opponent when marking them and adjust their positioning appropriately once the opponent receives the ball.
Visual demonstrations support teachers in modelling defensive techniques and highlighting key coaching points.
Teaching tip:Ā Start with simple one-versus-one marking activities before introducing interception challenges and modified games.
šÆ Lesson 3 ā Gameplay & Applying Skills
Our final lesson provides opportunities for pupils to bring their learning together through modified netball games.
Learning focus:
Applying passing, catching and footwork skills
Creating space and supporting teammates
Making effective decisions in possession
Applying marking and defending principles
Developing teamwork and tactical understanding
Understanding and applying basic netball rules
Activities encourage pupils to use the skills developed throughout the unit in realistic game situations.
Teaching tip:Ā Use smaller-sided games to increase pupilsā involvement, maximise opportunities to practise skills and encourage decision-making.
š Our Approach: Repeat, Refine & Progress
At Transform PE, we encourage teachers to deliver each lesson twice, allowing pupils to consolidate their learning before progressing to new content.
During the first session, pupils explore the activities, develop an understanding of the skills and become familiar with the key teaching points.
When revisiting the lesson, teachers can build on this foundation by introducing additional coaching points, adapting challenges and developing pupilsā understanding further.
Why do we recommend this approach?
1. More time to embed learning
Revisiting activities gives pupils additional opportunities to practise, consolidate and refine their skills, supporting greater confidence and understanding.
2. Increased active learning time
When pupils already understand how activities work, less time is needed for instructions and organisation, creating more opportunities for physical activity and meaningful practice.
3. Reduced planning demands
Teachers become more familiar with the activities and their organisation, allowing them to focus on teaching, observing and supporting pupil progress rather than planning completely new sessions.
4. Greater opportunities for progression
Repeating a lesson doesnāt mean delivering exactly the same content. Teachers can introduce new challenges, layer additional coaching points and adapt activities to meet pupilsā developing needs.
Three lessons. Six PE sessions.
Using this approach, our three-lesson netball sequence can provide six weeks of progressive PE delivery, based on one lesson per week.
š Free Year 3 Netball Assessment Resource
Looking to assess pupil progress throughout your netball unit?
Weāve also developed a Year 3 Netball Assessment DocumentĀ to support teachers in identifying pupilsā progress, understanding and development across the scheme of work.
If youād like a free copy, simply email us at transformpe@gmail.comĀ with the subject Year 3 Netball Assessment, and weāll send it over!
Free to access. Designed to support your PE delivery.
š± Supporting Teachers Through Visual Modelling
At Transform PE, we recognise how important clear demonstrations are in helping pupils understand and develop new skills.
Thatās why our teachers bring an iPad into every PE lesson, using visual demonstrations to support the modelling of techniques, activities and key coaching points.
We also encourage pupils to take an active role in this process.
Teachers can hand the iPad to pupils, allowing them to watch demonstrations, identify key teaching points and share their observations with their classmates.
This approach helps us to:
Provide clear visual examples of skills and techniques.
Support teachers with accurate and confident modelling.
Encourage pupils to identify and discuss key coaching points.
Develop pupilsā understanding through observation and discussion.
Make PE lessons more interactive and pupil-led.
Visual demonstrations complement practical teaching, helping pupils connect what they see with what theyāre being asked to perform.
š„ Access Our FREE Year 3 Netball Lessons
Ready to try these activities in your own PE lessons?
Our complete Year 3 Netball video playlist is available for free on YouTube.
Watch all three lessons here:
ā Three progressive lessons
ā Six opportunities to deliver, revisit and refine learning
ā Practical teaching activities
ā Clear visual demonstrations
ā Free access with no signup required
Discover More from Transform PE
At Transform PE, our mission is to optimise physical education so that every child develops the physical literacy, confidence and enjoyment needed to remain active.
Alongside delivering curriculum PE in primary schools, weāre developing practical teaching resources to support teachers with planning, modelling and delivering high-quality lessons.
We believe that PE should be engaging, inclusive and accessible to all pupils.
Keep your eyes peeled for more free schemes of work, curriculum resources and practical PE teaching ideas!
š Website: www.transform-pe.co.uk
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