FH Volleyball Unit – Lesson 1 – Observer notes.

TACTICAL PROBLEM:  Keeping the ball going and guarding space.

Set-up of Gym:  Gym space in three badminton courts.

Introductory Activity

Warm-up - free play with a ball.

Height for time concept - Guided discovery - “Which is easier to catch?”

            Individually keeping the ball going.  Forearm pass - “Arms as a piece of wood”

MAIN BODY OF THE LESSON - Skill/Concept Development.

TASK 1 - Game Play (TGfU idea) - Conceptual Understanding

Application game:  Castle game introduced by Paul

            Castle student demo - Rules One bounce, must go above head, try to hit the castle

            Castle game 2 girls responding to Paul’s feedback.  Height for time.  Aim high above your head.

            Castle game 3.  Tim demo with student re-positioning after hit. 

                        “After you hit the ball where should you go?”  Convergent style

            Castle game 4.  Tim working with pair of low-skill boys to re-positioning -  “If you are hitting here where do you want to go?”

            Skill - Getting low to the ball.  Two girls, one Penny.  Nice and Low to the Ball.  Beneath ball to control.

TASK 2 - SKILL REFINEMENT - Positioning idea and off-the-ball movement

            Skill - Alex and Tim Side step Mirroring each other.  Opposite space.

            Management for pairs side-stepping - “Footwork drill - Number yourselves One and Two.  Ones put your hands up.”

            Class side-stepping with feedback from Tim - Pushing off the outside foot

            Space Opposite your partner - Pretend going to throw.  Student demon.

            Face the space - Feedback - Management “That’s it Christopher.”

Application game

            Push-off, aim for target  “Aim for the target, if you hit it and your partner does not catch it then you get a point.  Always be in line.”

CULMINATING ACTIVITY - Game play leading into court play.

            Keep Up game.  Tim explains game played in a quadrant.  Rules.  Play inside the area.  Server throws up above head height then we start.    “Where did you go after you hit the ball?” Convergent style

            Two girls playing keep-up game in corner of gym - Management use of space.  Others students playing.

            Two girls playing keep up game - One girl hits to space. Teacher voice encouraging and student’s name.

Tim asking students ‘Why would hit the ball before it bounced - surprise, reduce time.” Use of space, nice platform.  Students making their partners move.

CLOSURE -

How should we hit the ball?  Where should we hit the ball?  Where should we go after hitting the ball?