Blocking Warm-up Task Outline

Tactical Problem:  to be able to effectively stop the attack from the opposing side by using the proper technique of a block
Skill development:  blocking, moving laterally to attacking side

Teaching Points:           Tactic
  • effectively stop attack from opposing team by using the block
  • moving into space to be able to stop the attack
                                       Skill
  • proper technique of blocking
  • lateral movement along the net to get into a position to block
  • timing, to touch hands at top of jump and landing in the ready position
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Organizational Points: 
  • split class into pairs
  • line students up on basline according to height and number one's and two's off
  • one partner is on one side of the net, the other is opposite on other side
  • start out by saying "ready, set, up"
  • pairs penetrate net and touch hands
  • from the power side they laterally move to the middle doing the same action
  • from middle they move to the offside
  • from offside they back peddle to baseline, shift laterally to same side they started then shift forward all meanwhile being in the ready position
  • blocking starts again
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