INVASION GAME: Patintero
The learners …
execute appropriate skills of sports and the required fitness concepts of chosen invasion games in responding to tactical problems.
Sports Skills are abilities that you learn through The required health-related Responding to tactical problems
practice and experience. They can be physical, physical fitness concepts of chosen using the appropriate skills ang
mental, or a combination of both. invasion games (Patintero) fitness concepts of Patintero.
Specific Sports Skills in Invasion Games Cardiovascular Fitness: Tactical Problem 1: Avoiding Tags
The specific skills required in invasion games • Endurance: The ability to • Skill: Agility, speed, hand-
can vary depending on the sport, but there are sustain physical activity over a eye coordination, reaction
some common elements: prolonged period. This is time
crucial for maintaining
• Fitness Concept:
specific skills in patintero: stamina throughout a game.
Cardiovascular endurance,
• Agility: Quick changes in direction to Muscular Fitness:
avoid being tagged. • Strength: The ability to exert muscular strength (for
• Speed: It's about how fast you can run force against resistance. This quick bursts of speed),
to avoid being caught or tagged. is necessary for tasks like flexibility (for evasive
• Hand-eye Coordination: Accurate jumping, tackling, or blocking. maneuvers)
tagging. • Power: The ability to exert
• Balance: Balancing on one leg while maximum force in a short Tactical Problem 2: Tagging
extending your arm to tag the period of time. This is Opponents
opponent. important for explosive • Skill: Speed, agility, timing,
Other skills include: movements like dunks or coordination
• Feint: A deceptive movement used to spikes.
• Fitness Concept:
trick an opponent into reacting in a Flexibility:
Cardiovascular endurance,
certain way. In Patintero, a feint might • Range of motion: The ability
involve pretending to run towards a to move joints through their muscular strength (for
line or an opponent, but then full range of motion. This powerful jumps or lunges),
suddenly stopping or changing helps prevent injuries and flexibility (for reaching
direction to confuse them and avoid improve performance. opponents)
being tagged. Body Composition:
• Spatial awareness: being aware of the • Lean body mass: The amount Tactical Problem 3: Navigating the
playing area, anticipating opponents' of muscle, bone, and organs Playing Field
moves, and positioning yourself in the body. Having a higher • Skill: Spatial awareness,
strategically to avoid being tagged and percentage of lean body mass decision-making, balance
to tag opponents. is generally beneficial for
• Fitness Concept:
• Strategic Thinking: Planning athletes.
Cardiovascular endurance
movements and anticipating opponent • Body fat percentage: The
actions. amount of body fat compared (for maintaining stamina),
• Teamwork: Effective communication to total body mass. balance (for staying on the
and support among teammates. Maintaining a healthy body lines), flexibility (for
fat percentage is important maneuvering through tight
Basketball for overall health and spaces)
• Dribbling: Moving the ball with the performance.
fingertips. Coordination: Tactical Problem 4: Teamwork and
• Passing: Throwing the ball to a • Movement control: The Communication
teammate. ability to coordinate different • Skill: Communication,
• Shooting: Attempting to score a goal body parts to perform
cooperation, strategy
by throwing the ball through the hoop. movements smoothly and
• Fitness Concept:
• Rebounding: Securing the ball after a efficiently. This is essential for
skills like dribbling, passing, Cardiovascular endurance
missed shot.
and shooting. (for maintaining energy
• Defense: Preventing the opponent
from scoring. Balance: levels during teamwork),
• Equilibrium: The ability to agility (for coordinating
maintain a stable posture. movements)
This is important for avoiding
falls and maintaining control
during play.
Avoiding Tags: The avoiders use various strategies to evade the tagger, such as:
• Running: Quickly moving away from the tagger.
• Dodging: Changing direction suddenly to avoid being tagged.
• Feinting: Making a false move to deceive the tagger.
• Utilizing the Lines: Stepping on the lines to avoid being tagged. If an avoider steps on a line, they are "patintero"
and must remain stationary until a teammate tags them.
