Bounce Game
Introductory Activity
Organization
Students are arranged into partners. One student retrieves a ball and two cones, one student finds a space in the gym.
Possible Modifications
If students of different abilities are working together, less skilled students can have a longer line through which to pass and more skilled students can have a shorter line.
Lower skilled students may prefer a larger ball, like a volleyball, and more skilled students may use a smaller ball, like a tennis ball.
Questioning & Cues
Where should you position yourself to best defend your area? Opposite your opponent, in order to limit the amount of open space on your side.
Why is it important to always get back to your ready position (base)? So that you will be ready to move in any direction quickly when they make make their bounce.
Modified from Tim Hopper class lesson.
Purpose
In partners, students position themselves on opposite sides of a short line (1-2m). They must use strategic body and ball positioning in order to score points against their opponent and defend their own area. This drill emphasizes tactical awareness by making students aware of the space around them and how they can move in that space to be competitive in a game, both defensively and offensively.
On-the-ball skills
Sending
Receiving
Off-the-ball movements
Base
Forward and backward movement
Side step
Lunge
Aim of the Game:
Bouncing a volleyball back and forth across a line, attempting to score points by forcing opponent to be unable to make a return
Rules
1. Ball must bounce on own side of line
2. Ball must be bounced within length of line
3. Ball must only bounce once
