Teaching Points:
Tactic
- Communication with partner
- Timing of approach and jump with partner
- Smacking partners hand while in the air
Skill
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Proper approach and take off
- Timing of jumps
- High arm reach and swing
- Hitting with power and accuracy
Game Diagram
- Divide students into pairs of similar heights
- Have students stand opposing partner on either side of net near 3 metre line (as shown on diagram above)
- Students will use a two step hitting approach to net
- Students will communicate with partner the timing so the approach and jump are at the same time
- The object is to smack hands over the net "High-five"
- A point is won when a successful "High-five" is done
- Each group will have 20 try's and will keep track of points and compare these to the other groups
- If the numbers are uneven a group of three can be used with rotation
- To accommodate the height differences, different height nets can be used as shown in the lower diagram
Guided discovery questions:
Q: How were you able to achieve successful "High-fives" with partner?
A: By communicating effectively with partner to time approaches and jumps.
