Task design and skill development
 


Setting to partner (hover over boxes below)
 
Task "In an appropriate space use the setting skill to send the ball back and forth, without a bounce, to your partner."
 
The students are struggling to keep the ball going. A lighter ball or a catch between sets could help them keep the ball going more often. Setting the ball high on the wall then setting again after a bounce could also be a simplification. After a simplification the students could work on getting in-line with falling ball, knees bent and hands up in diamond ready postion. Emphasize soft thumbs to cuschion the ball. Encourage students to extend legs, arms then fingers to send ball up high for partner to receive. After send ball get ready in base postion to receive return pass. Extensions should only be added if students have success with refinements and simplifications. Extensions would be based on application game. Aiming to a target on the wall or ground could be an extension. The students should be encouraged to make up a game using the setting pass and focused on keeping the ball going in an area. Height for time and covering target area should be encouraged. A task worded for the development ability of the students. For younger children the basic task usually involves each of the body, space, effort and relationship movement concepts. Task design elicits multiple responses from the students within the focus of the skill.