Equipment:

• the appropriate number of volleyballs are placed in hoops spaced apart on the gym floor
• equipment is handed out after the activity has been explained whenever possible
• extra volleyballs are immediately put away in the equipment room, as is the case when students go from groups of two to groups of four but only need one volleyball
• cones for gridwork are set up before class
• when cones need to be moved students are told to collect them and put them away

• students are spaced out by using the lines of the courts or cones
• while small groups are possible for some drills, because of limited space some drills require larger groupings

• students are allowed to form their own groups but they must look around and make sure no one is left out
• upon forming groups students number themselves (1,2,3,4 depending on the size of the group) and each number is assigned a specific task (i.e. number one put the extra ball away, number two put the cones away, number three and four find an empty space).

• students should be brought into the same spot (i.e. the center of the gym) everytime so they become accustomed to the routine and the lesson flows more quickly
• the teacher should face any distractions (i.e. another class sharing the gym or sunlight) so that students can listen unimpeded
• for brief instructions the teacher should stand in the same spot each time and stand so his/her back is not to the students

• the teacher should walk around the perimeter of the playing surface (gym or field) making sure that he/she gets to all students (this may take more than one drill but each time the teacher stops to explain something he/she should start from the place where he/she left off)
• feedback should be positive and specific (i.e. Johnny, it great how you make a flat platform each time you forearm pass!)

• classroom rules that were already in place include:
• ask for permission to go to the washroom
• put up your hand to answer questions
• no chewing gum in class
• rules that we added are:
• make sure all students are included in the activity (don't leave anyone out)
• freeze when you hear the whistle and wait for instructions


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