Lesson Two
Introductory Task / Game
Skill / Concept Development
Game and Culminating Activity
Continuous Passing
This task involves students passing continuously to themselves using the overhead or forearm pass. The skill will be introduced based on its basic skill phases and Paul Smith’s cues of “feet, head, hands, extension” (2006). Designing this task based on the Practice style of teaching (Mosston, 1992) allows students to have a lot of ball contacts and also begin to explore different ways to modify
Keep it Up
Modified from Hopper (2003).
Modified Line Game
Purpose
This game is similar to the bounce game played in the previous lesson, but further develops the concept of space and scoring points by having students play the ball over a line or “net”.
On-the-ball skills
Sending (bounce)
Receiving (catch)
Off-the-ball movements
Base
Adjust
Forward and backward movement
Side step
Lunge