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• Warming up raises heart rate and muscle temperature, increasing oxygen delivery and muscle elasticity, which reduces injury risk.
• A complete warm-up contains three components: pulse-raising activity, dynamic mobility for key joints, and sport-specific drills.
• Psychological benefits of warming up include improved focus and readiness to make decisions.
• Dynamic stretching is prioritised in a warm-up, while prolonged static stretching is better suited to a cool-down because static holds can temporarily reduce power and speed.
• The attacking principle of width stretches the defence horizontally to create passing lanes and dribbling channels.
• The attacking principle of support provides passing options ahead, beside, and behind the ball, helping to maintain possession.
• Movement off the ball, including creating angles, checking away, and rotating, generates space and time for the ball carrier and teammates.
• Person-to-person (man-to-man) marking assigns a specific opponent to each defender, who aims to stay goal-side and within an appropriate distance to pressure without fouling.
• Zonal marking assigns defenders to areas of the pitch or court, requiring them to defend space, hold shape, and pass opponents on as they move between zones.
• Effective defending uses a side-on body position, jockeying to slow the attacker, and constant communication.
• A team formation is a structured arrangement of players into lines, such as defence, midfield, and attack, that defines roles and responsibilities in attack and defence.
• Playing within the rules includes avoiding common infringements such as dangerous play, obstruction, and dissent, as defined by the sport being played.
• Officials have the authority to enforce rules; players must accept decisions and restart play promptly from the correct location and in the correct manner.
• Conditioned games are modified with specific rules or constraints to develop targeted skills or tactics under realistic pressure.

• Lead a structured warm-up that begins with pulse-raising activity, progresses through dynamic mobility, and finishes with sport-specific drills at game-appropriate intensity.
• Execute key techniques in two chosen sports with correct grip or stance, body alignment, and follow-through, achieving consistent accuracy under light defensive pressure.
• Perform skills under pressure in conditioned games, maintaining control while making quick decisions such as passing instead of dribbling when tightly marked.
• Create width and offer support at effective angles and distances, timing off-the-ball runs to receive and retain possession.
• Mark person-to-person by staying goal-side at an appropriate distance, adjusting proximity based on the opponent's speed and the ball's position.
• Apply rules during gameplay by self-officiating simple infringements, restarting from the correct spot, and demonstrating respect towards officials' decisions.
• Organise the team into a named formation before restarts and maintain correct spacing and roles as play transitions between attack and defence.