Rationale
This unit offers a sequence of 3 lessons, some of which have been implemented in a grade 6 physical education class. The purpose of this unit is to have students understand concepts and develop skills within the sport of volleyball. This unit is very basic and catered to those who are new to the sport, however it can be adapted to incorporate more challenging skills and task progressions as needed. There is a common game that is used in this lesson, chaos volleyball which is a game that allows modifications within the game of volleyball, such as having the ball bounce, multiple touches on a side, going off the wall etc. The lessons are built with the thought that skills would be developed to be applied into this game.
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Core Competencies: Thinking - It is through their competency as thinkers that students take subject-specific concepts and content and transform them into a new understanding. Communication - Students will be able to communicate their knowledge to teachers and peers in order to strengthen understanding. Personal and Social - Students will work cooperatively with their peers to maximize participation, confidence, and motivation |
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Big Ideas: Physical literacy and fitness contribute to our success in and enjoyment of physical activity. Curricular Competencies: Develop, refine, and apply fundamental movement skills in a variety of physical activities and environments Develop and apply a variety of movement concepts and strategies in different physical activities Content: Proper technique for fundamental movement skills, including non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative skills Movement concepts and Strategies (Include: Body awareness, Spatial awareness, Effort awareness, relationships to/with others and objects) |
Aim of Target Game (2)
This game will work on getting behind the ball. Students will work in teams of 3 to get increased touches and practice with the ball. The aim of the game is to get the ball through the end of the opponents court. Players will work together as a team to hot the ball up to 3 times to create a strong pass onto the opposite side of the court.
Content Analysis
In this unit, students will learn the basic fundamentals of volleyball skills and progress their way into learning how to play in a game. We will go over the forearm pass, setting, blocking, serving, and spiking. The students will start with the initial game of chaos volleyball which is an adaptive game of volleyball where the ball can bounce off the ground and off the walls in order to get a rally going so we can assess their basic skills coming into the unit.
Throughout this unit we will aim to teach foundational movement patterns for on and off the ball movements. Working together as a team on and off the ball to support and cover one another is a key aspect of volleyball to maintain a rally and setting up a kill for a point.
Tactical Problems: In this unit, students will learn spatial awareness, communication skills, and ball sense.
Off the ball movements: Students will learn an athletic base, and learn proper spacing and recovery.
On the ball skills: Students will be able to forearm pass and set to their peers.
Scope
Aim of Target Game (1)
The aim of Chaos Volleyball is to get students into the fundamental movements of the sport, while increasing the time in which they can perform the skills. There are multiple modifications, like students catching the ball and self passing, having the ball bounce, or go off the walls. We incorporated this as our target game based on our observation as the entry level of our students was not very high as many of them were experiencing volleyball for the first time in this unit. We wanted to create an inclusive unit to allow students of all abilities to participate. As the lesson progresses, we will decrease team size to allow for more time and practice for students.
Sequence of Activities
The next section features 2 powerpoint presentations containing culminating games and progression games. In each applied lesson, students would be introduced to the culminating game initially, then be taken out of it into progression games, before going back into the original game. This allows students to work on and enhance skills that can be applied to the original game.
Sequence of Progression Games
Sequence of Culminating Games
Task Progressions
Key progressions used in the unit to develop both manipulative skills and off-the-ball movements. The two focus skills we want our students to attain are the forearm pass, and setting. These on the ball movements should be paired with players understanding spatial awareness on the court to allow for proper off the ball movements in order to cover and receive the next ball.
Skill Analysis
The skill analysis sections suggestions criteria cues and refinements that can be used to teach students effectively motor-skill execution.
The Forearm Pass:
- Students will begin in an athletic stance, feet a little wider than shoulder width apart
- Students will clasp hands together in order to create a platform for the ball to hit
- Students should have their shoulders facing their target
- Knees should be bent, shoulders shrugged
- The pass is a full body movement - not just swinging of arms
Setting:
- Players should be in an athletic stance
- Place hands together to create a triangle with both thumbs and pointer fingers
- Place the triangle above your forehead
- Pass should not make a slapping sound - but the ball should be absorbed into the hands and released in one motion
- Use of whole body - not just arms