Target and Invasion Games Flashcards

A set of 22 vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, tactical goals, and rules for invasion games, touch football, and netball based on the lecture notes.

Game

An activity played for fun, competition, or learning with rules to follow.

Rule

A guideline or instruction that players must follow during a game.

Sportsmanship

Showing fairness, respect, honesty, and good behavior during sports and games.

Invasion Game

A game where teams attack an opponent's area to score while defending their own goal.

Target Games

A game where players aim an object toward a specific target to score points.

Touch Football

A modified version of football where players stop the opponent by touching them with one or two hands instead of tackling.

Maintain Possession

An attacking tactical goal focused on keeping control of the ball.

Avoiding the Defense

An attacking tactical goal focused on moving away from defenders.

Creating Space

An attacking tactical goal focused on moving to open areas for passing or receiving.

Attacking the Goal-Line

An attacking tactical goal focused on trying to score a point.

Set Plays

Planned team strategies or formations.

Regain Possession

A defensive tactical goal focused on getting the ball back legally.

Defending the Goal-Line

A defensive tactical goal focused on stopping the opponents from scoring.

Defending Space

A defensive tactical goal focused on covering areas as a team to prevent attacks.

Netball Origination

Began in England in the 1890s when it was derived from an early version of basketball.

International Federation of Netball Associations

An organization established after standard rules were devised by the 1960s, featuring over 60 teams playing in five regions around the world.

Regulation Netball Game Duration

A total match length of 60 minutes, split into four quarters lasting 15 minutes each.

Half-Time Interval

A five-minute interval between the second and third quarters of a netball match.

Netball Team Roster

Features 7 players on each side standard, with games allowed to proceed with a minimum of 5 players.

Netball Court Dimensions

Measures 30.5 metres (100ft) long and 15.25 metres (50ft) wide, divided into two goal thirds and a centre or middle-third.

Offside (Netball)

A rule violation called if a player moves into a position on the court that they shouldn't be in.

Three-Second Rule (Netball)

A netball rule stating that players cannot hold the ball for more than three seconds.