Corey Wilcox Sport Education Model Nitroball PHED 239-Module 4: High School Dr.

Mangano Springfield College 3/12/14

Table of Contents
SeasonDescription__________________3 Teams__________________________41 0 DutySheets____________________1115 OutcomeGoals____________________16 SeasonOutline__________________1720 ModifiedGame__________________2123 NitroballRules__________________2425 RulesQuiz_____________________2628 DutyTeams_______________________29 Awards________________________3032 SkillsDay_________________________33 ScoresandStats________________3437 NewspaperArticle_______________3839 FairPlay_______________________4043 References_______________________44
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Season
Sport:Nitroball Season:20days(10weeks) ClassSize:30 AgeLevel:HighSchoolSeniors Classtime:50minutes Meets:2daysperweek Equipment:
10volleyballs 2nets(3642incheshigh) 30pinnies(5yellow,5blue,5green,5red,5orange,5black) 2whistles 2scoreboards 1radargun 6hulahoops TeamFlags

Facilities:Tworegulationsizedoublestenniscourts(indoors)

Teams

Team1(Ireland) MascotIrishflag ColorGreen Players: 1. MarkWahlberg(coach)Proficiency,3sportathlete,captainforall three,naturalleader,enthusiastic,outgoing 2. MikeSmith(statistician)Utilization,favoritesubjectismath,playsJV basketball,quietstudent 3. JessicaAlba(official)Proficiency,playsvarsityvolleyball,knows rulesofvolleyball(similartoNitroball),loud,assertive 4. NickKinder(manager)Proficiency,playsvarsitybaseballand basketball,responsible,respectful 5. SerenaPetrowski(scorekeeper)Utilization,cheerleader,ontask always,goodlistener,wellorganized

Team2(Italy) MacotItalianflag ColorRed Players: 1. JoshHill(coach)Proficiency,cocaptainofthebaseballteam,leads byexample,outgoing,helpful 2. MichelleClark(statistician)Utilization,intelligent,paysattentionto detail,organized 3. KateMorgan(official)Utilization,goodlistener,outgoing,quicker learner,favoritesporttowatchisfootball,tomboy 4. ChelseaMcDermott(manager)Proficiency,playsvarsityvolleyball, respectful,caring 5. MaxKopko(scorekeeper)Proficiency,payattentiontodetail, organized,respectful,playsvarsityfootball(WR),joiningthenavy afterhighschool

Team3(Sweden) MascotSwedishflag ColorYellow Players: 1. TyroneJordan(coach)proficiency,veryathletic,knowsavarietyof sports,helpful 2. MaxHart(statistician)proficiency,veryattentive,goodatmath,loves sportsandexercise 3. JamesWade(official)Utilization,loud,sometimesofftask, responsibilityfocuseshim,playssoccerandlacrosse 4. JamieMurphy(manager)Utilization,lovesresponsibility,respectful, hardworking 5. TaylorSwift(scorekeeper)Utilization,playsguitarandsings,good withnumbers,paysattention,noteasilydistracted

Team4(Australia) MascotAustralianFlag ColorBlue Players: 1. AloraJenkins(coach)Proficiency,3sportathletes,leader, compassionate,caring,kind 2. ErinSweeney(statistician)Utilization,rideshorses,hardworker, smart 3. DanKurasz(official)Proficiency,wrestler,handlespressurewell, strong,assertive 4. WilliamMagee(manager)Utilization,quiet,responsible,keepsto himselfusually 5. TimNott(scorekeeper)Proficiency,respectful,helpful,kind,caring, focuseswell

Team5(Netherlands) MascotNetherlandsFlag ColorOrange Players: 1. TiffanyBaker(coach)Proficiency,playssoftballandsoccer,loves tostayactive 2. SamuelCook(statistician)Utilization,playsnosportsbutispretty athletic,liketohike,bike,fish,andcamp,mathishissecondfavorite subjectbehindhistory 3. ScottBrown(official)Proficiency,playsbadmintonandpickleball, talkative 4. AlexisFisher(manager)Utilization,playslacrosse,responsible, trustworthy 5. JennaMoody(scorekeeper)Utilization,verysmart,responsible, attentive

Team6(Germany) MascotGermanyFlag ColorBlack Players: 1. WalkerJones(coach)Proficiency,playsfootball,basketballand baseball,veryathletic,knowshowtolead 2. ChristinaWinchester(statistician)Utilizationwantstobean accountant,workshard,triesherbest 3. EricaMichaels(official)Utilizationtalkative,loud,lifeguard,calm 4. MattMathers(manager)Proficiency,playsgolfandhockey, responsible 5. MikeMcKeon(scorekeeper)Proficiency,lovesbaseballand basketball,smart,attentive

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PickingTeams
Studentswillbechosenbytheteacheraheadoftime.Theywillbebrokenupevenly basedonskilllevelandgender.Also,therolesthatareassignedwillbetakenintoaccount aswell.Theteacheralsodecideswhichroleeveryonehasoneachteam.Thesesroles willbedecidedbasedontheirpersonalexperience,hobbies,sportsplayed,qualities, effortandpersonalities.

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StudentRoles:

Coach
Responsibilities: Sets up and runs teams practices Assist students who need help Resolve any issues that may arise Monitor performance Attend every class Make sure teams attend class daily Assist general manager (teacher) if needed Work with players ideas Create strategies or plays Expectations: Be fair Make sure team follows fair play act Make sure team has good sportsmanship Show respect Treat everyone as an equal Helpful and supportive Encourage team

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Statistician
Responsibilities: Record all team and individual stats Record serving percentage Record kills Record aces on serves Record assists Post stats publicly Expectations: Be fair with stats Be honest with stats Do not miss a play Come to every class

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Responsibilities: Flip a coin to see who starts with ball Judge if the ball was inbounds or not Enforce all rules No more than 3 hits per side Ball must bounce before touched (unless on serve) Bounces twice without a touch on one side No touching ball twice consecutively No blocks Ball can only be stuck with one or two hands Assist scorekeeper and statistician Expectations: Be fair Dont miss a play Dont miss a class Know the rules of Nitroball Communicate with hand signals and lou voice projection Be consistent

Official

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Manager
Responsibilities: Make sure team has equipment needed Set up and take down nets Assist coach with practice set up Assist GM (teacher) if necessary Expectations: Respect the equipment Show up everyday Dont miss class

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Scorekeeper
Responsibilities: Put score on scoreboards during game Record final scores Record teams records Record wins and loses Let official know when its match point Expectations: Dont miss a play Dont miss a class Be fair and honest

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Outcome Goals
By the end of the sports education model students will be able to: (P) Demonstrate how to underhand serve and spike the ball 80% of the time during gameplay (NASPE #1, MA CF 2.17). (C) Identify and explain the rules and strategies used in Nitroball with 100% accuracy on a final unit quiz (NASPE #2, MA CF 2.17). (A) Demonstrate good sportsmanship by respecting the teacher, opponents, equipment and self with 100% accuracy during the entire unit (NASPE # 4, MA CF 2.26).

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Nitroball Season
Day 1 Introduction to rules and regulations of Nitroball (pass out rules paper) Teams will be assigned Duties will be assigned and explained (pass out duty sheets) Watch videos of Nitroball

2 3 Introduction to underhand serve Team Practice 4 Introduction to bumps and sets Team Practice 5 Introduction to basic strategies (set up for spikes, rotate on defense, 3 touches to get best scoring opportunity) Team Practice Teams create own strategies or plays Introduce spikes Practice spikes Coaches evaluate team members skills level Rules quiz taken

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6 Continue practice of plays Modified game (Royals of the Court)

7 8 9 10 11 Round four Australia vs. Italy Netherlands vs. Germany Sweden vs. Ireland
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Team Practices Scrimmages games to 11 (Rally Scoring) Practice game duties during scrimmages Ireland vs. Italy Sweden vs. Australia Netherlands vs. Germany Beginning of regular season games to 21 win by 2 (rally scoring) Round robin tournament (regular season) Sweden vs. Germany Ireland vs. Australia Netherlands vs. Italy Round two Australia vs. Sweden Ireland vs. Netherlands Germany vs. Italy Round three Germany vs. Australia Ireland vs. Italy Netherlands vs. Sweden

12 Round five Australia vs. Netherlands Sweden vs. Italy Ireland vs. Germany

13 14 Post season begins refer to bracket games 1 and 2 15 Refer to bracket games 3 and 4 16 Refer to bracket Games 5 and 6 17 Refer to bracket Games 7 and 8 18 Refer to bracket Game 9
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Post season bracket created Seeds determined by record and score differential for ties 1 seed is highest 6 seed is lowest Team Practices Post season best of 3 games, games to 21 win by 2

 Team practice 19 20 Skills challenge (culminating activity) Hand out awards Refer to bracket Championship Game 10 Game 11 if needed

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Modified Game
RoyalsoftheCourt
Classsplitupintosixteams Fourteamsofthreeandtwoteamsoffour teamsarepreselectedbyteacherbaseduponskilllevel

Facilities
Gymwillbesplitintothreeseparatecourts,courtswillbelabeled court1,court2,andcourt3 Netwillbeputdownthemiddleofthegymatthehalfcourtline Courtswillbeabout20x25feet

Positions
Teamscansetuptheirplayersinwhicheverformationtheywant Studentsupnearthefrontwouldbetheattackers Studentsinthebackwouldbethedefenders/setters Studentscanrotatethroughpositionsastheychoose

Equipment
Volleyballs(3) VolleyballNets(3) VolleyballPoles(4) Tape

Focus/Outcomes
Shortergamestogetmaximumparticipationfromallstudents SmallerboundariestogetmoreOTRsforthestudents

SPOs
Psychomotor:Studentswilluseathecorrectformwhileplayingthis modifiedgametoimprovetheirskills(NASPE#1MACF#2.17) Cognitive:Studentswilldevelopavarietyofstrategiestobecome successfullythroughoutthismodifiedgame(NASPE#2MACF#2.19) Affective:Studentswillshowrespectforoneanotheralongwiththe
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equipmentatalltimesduringthismodifiedgame(NASPE#5MACF# 2.26)

RulesandRegulations
SamerulesforNitroBallapply Eachteamgetsthreehitstogettheballoverthenet Ballmusthitthegroundeachtimeinbetweeneachhit Iftheballbouncesonthegroundtwicetheotherteamgetsapoint Iftheballhitsthelineitisconsideredinbounds Ifaplayermakescontactwiththenet,theotherteamisawardeda point Gamestartsbyhometeamserving,hometeamisdecidedbywho waspreviouslyonthecourt Gamesareplayedforfourminutesusingrallyscoring Ifthegameistiedwhentheteacherblowsthewhistlenextpointwins Ifyouwinyoumoveontothenextcourt Court1isthehighestcourtyoucanbeon Ifyouloseyoustayonthecourtyoujustplayedonandbecomethe hometeam,unlessyoulooseoncourt1,thenyougobackdownto court3andaretheawayteam Boundarieswillbethebluetapeoneachcourt

Safety
Studentsmustbeawareofthesurroundingsandcautiousofone anotherduringgameplay,trytoavoidcontact Studentsmustnotspiketheballtowardsanopponent,theymust tryandavoidstrikingthemwhileplaying

Extensions
EasierTheboundariesareexpandedsoitiseasierforthestudentsto keepthevolleyballinplay HarderTheboundariesaremadesmallersothereforethereislessspace fortheteamonthedefensivetocover

References
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Boucher,P.(2010,April10).Nitroball.Retrievedfrom http://www.schooltube.com/video/9350e5536ee23f27191a/Nitroball

Royals of the Court as explained by Tim OBrien.

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Nitroball Rules
Game Play: The ball MUST bounce off the court before EVERY strike (except the serve). A player may not hit the ball twice consecutively. Each team is given three hits per side. Kicking or heading the ball is not allowed. Blocks are illegal as the ball must hit the ground before every strike (this includes attempted blocks/passes and intentional/unintentional strikes). The ball can be struck with one hand or two hands. Scoring: A point is scored when: The ball bounces twice on the opponents side. The opposing team is unable to return the ball within three hits. The opposing team cannot legally return the ball into the court. The opposing team hits the ball out of bounds. The opposing team commits a fault or foul. Directions: A typical court measures 78L x 36W (the size of a doubles tennis court), with the service line 21 from the net and the baseline 39 from the net. The net should be 36 to 42 high. NitroBall uses rally scoring in which a point is awarded each time the ball is served. The first team to score 21 points wins (team must win by 2 points with 25 as the scoring cap). The team that wins 2 out of 3 games wins the match. Players take turns serving in a clockwise rotation, with the server standing at a pre-determined location (between the service line and baseline on a conventional
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tennis court). Other teammates must be on the court when the ball is served, with two players between the service line and the net and the other two between the service line and baseline. The server can hit the ball with a conventional underhand serve or bounce the ball on the court then hit with an underhand serve. Overhand and sidearm serves are not allowed. Two serves are allowed for Upper Elementary or Middle School players; 1 serve for High School or College players. Once the ball is served, players can move in any formation on the court. The serving team continues to serve until the other team scores a point; the serve is then awarded to that team. A service fault occurs if the ball fails to make it over the net, touches a player of the serving team, strikes anything other than the net, lands out of bounds, or the servers foot steps over the serving line. If this occurs, the serve is awarded to the other team. Reference: Rules and directions taken directly from http://www.gophersport.com/files/pdf/mio_58142_activityinstructions.pdf

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Nitroball Rules Quiz

Each question is worth 1 point maximum of 10 points. Write the answers in the space below each question. Write out the full word (true or false). Is the following statement true or false when it comes to the rules of Nitroball 1. The maximum hits allowed per side is 2 2. The only serve allowed is the underhand serve 3. Kicking the ball is allowed 4. Serving from anywhere is permitted Short answer: answer the questions listed below (does not have to be complete sentence) 5. List 2 ways a team can score a point

6. What must the ball do before it is striked?

7. What is rally scoring?

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8. How many points does a team need to win a match?

Multiple Choice: circle the letter of the correct answer 9. In traditional Nitroball a regulation sized ___________ court is used? a. Basketball court b. Volleyball court c. Pickleball court d. Tennis court

10. How many serves are allowed before the other team gets a point and its their turn to serve? a. 3 b. 1 c. 2 d. None of these choices Bonus worth 1 point: What company now sponsors a Nitroball tournament?

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Nitroball Rules Quiz Answer Sheet

false true false false The ball bounces twice on the opponents side. The opposing team is unable to return the ball within three hits. The opposing team cannot legally return the ball into the court. The opposing team hits the ball out of bounds. The opposing team commits a fault or foul. 6. the ball must bounce before it is struck 7. a point is given to one of the two teams on every play. It does not matter who served. 8. 21 win by 2 9. d. tennis court 10.b. 1 Bonus: Gopher 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Duty Team
Game Number
Scrimmage 1 Ireland vs. Italy Scrimmage 2 Sweden vs. Australia Scrimmage 3 Netherlands vs. Germany Game 1 Sweden vs. Germany Game 2 Ireland vs. Australia Game 3 Netherlands vs. Italy Game 4 Australia vs. Sweden Game 5 Ireland vs. Netherlands Game 6 Germany vs. Italy Game 7 Germany vs. Australia Game 8 Ireland vs. Italy Game 9 Netherlands vs. Sweden Game 10 Australia vs. Italy Game 11 Netherlands vs. Germany Game 12 Sweden vs. Ireland Game 13 Australia vs. Netherlands Game 14 Sweden vs. Italy Game 15 Ireland vs. Germany Playoffs

Duty Team
Netherlands Germany Ireland Australia Italy Sweden Netherlands Germany Ireland Italy Australia Germany Sweden Ireland Netherlands Italy Australia Sweden TBA

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MVP Award
This award goes to the most valuable player. Every player will nominate someone who they felt deserved to be crowned the MVP of the Nitroball League. Whoever receives the most votes win the award

The MVP award goes to________________________________

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Most Outstanding Team

This certificate is given to the team who finishes first in the league. They won the championship game of the Nitroball League.

This award goes to team __________________________________

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Sportsmanship Award
This player followed all of the goals of fair play and encouraged others to follow them as well. They are someone that brings a team together and not apart. They create an outstanding learning environment by always showing good sportsmanship.

This award goes to ____________________________

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S k i l l D a y
Challenge 1: Individual students will test their serving accuracy. The must start behind the serving line and serve the ball underhand over the net. There will be 3 hula hoops laying down in various locations on the court. Each player has 5 serves to try to serve it directly into the hoops. Each hoop is worth 1 point. 2 students will participate at a time and the rest will line up or practice on the side. Challenge 2: Players will get into their teams. They will create a circle with their bodies. Next, each team will start to volley the ball within their teams at the same time. The ball must bounce before another player can hit it. Whatever team keeps this volley the longest wins. All of the rules of striking the ball in Nitroball apply. Challenge 3: Students will be given 3 attempts at their best spike. The teacher will operate a radar gun and record the results of every spike. The fastest of the 3 scores will be taken and whoever has the fastest speed will win this event.

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Scores and Statistics

Record Team Ireland Sweden Australia Netherlands Italy Germany Overall Record 8-2 4-3 5-5 4-5 3-6 2-5

League Leaders Skill kills serving % assists aces Name Mark Wahlberg Chelsea McDermott Tim Nott Jessica Alba Team Ireland Italy Australia Ireland Amount 62 100% 78 11

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Team Ireland Name Mark Wahlberg Mike Smith Jessica Alba Nick Kinder Serena Petrowski Total Assists 53 28 44 36 20 181 Kills 62 21 45 33 20 181 Aces 5 0 9 8 2 24 Serving % 90% 75% 95% 90% 80% 86%

Team Italy Name Chelsea McDermott Josh Hill Michelle Clark Max Kopko Kate Morgan Total Assists 34 15 16 23 46 134 Kills 52 21 15 36 10 134 Aces 5 0 0 6 3 14 Serving % 100% 70% 75% 90% 80% 83%

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Team Sweden Name Tyrone Jordan Max Hart James Wade Jamie Murphy Taylor Swift Total Assists 21 22 21 28 50 142 Kills 42 23 46 20 11 142 Aces 3 0 4 0 2 9 Serving % 90% 85% 80% 80% 85% 84%

Team Australia Name Alora Jenkins Dan Kurasz Erin Sweeney William Magee Tim Nott Total Assists 29 31 12 35 49 156 Kills 32 58 20 31 15 156 Aces 0 6 0 1 4 11 Serving % 70% 90% 85% 90% 90% 85%

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Team Netherlands Name Tiffany Baker Scott Brown Samuel Cook Jenna Moody Alexis Fisher Total Assists 17 22 12 26 48 125 Kills 23 40 28 31 3 125 Aces 0 3 2 6 1 12 Serving % 80% 85% 80% 95% 90% 86%

Team Germany Name Matt Mathers Mike McKeon Christian Winchester Walker Jones Erica Michaels Total Assists 32 15 15 17 38 117 Kills 5 47 29 32 4 117 Aces 1 7 1 2 5 16 Serving % 85% 90% 70% 80% 95% 84%

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Take A Trip on The Nitro Express

There is new sport that is popular in town. In Mr. Wilcoxs senior class he decided to introduce a new game to the school physical education department. Nitroball is known as inverted volleyball. The ball must bounce before one and hit it back over the net. Instead of hitting the ball up the players hit the ball down. Many of the same rules to volleyball apply with this particularly strange sport. All you need is a tennis court and a volleyball, says physical educator Mr. Wilcox. The students love the new sport that was introduced to them for the first time. Nick Kinder, a student involved in Nitroball says, None of us have every played Nitroball and it is pretty fun to learn a new sport, it sort of even out the playing field too. All of the students participate really seem to be having a lot of fun. In the first game of the season team Sweden squared off against team Germany. This was an ultra competitive and thrilling game. The students were extremely competitive and highly motivated to win. Sweden got out to a 3-0
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start but Germany hung in there to make it a close finish. The game went down to the wire but the final score ended up being 22-20 in a match that was played to 21 (win by 2). Tyrone Jordan had 8 kills and 6 assists for team sweden. Mike Mckeon for team Germany clocked 11 kills and 4 assists in the loss. Nitroball may be coming to a gym class near you. Many other teachers from around the northeastern region are hopping on the train known as the nitro express.

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Fair Play
The goals of fair play, which we will focus on: 1. Give it your all, students will learn the game the best and have the most fun if all students are participating with their full effort. It also makes for more exciting games and students will get the best experience if they participate fully. 2. Respect your teammates, the other team, the officials, and anyone else who is involved. Students must maintain their self-control, only make positive statements, and be supportive of everyone in the class.

3. Sportsmanship must be displayed at ALL times to ALL students. Regardless if youre winning, losing, or not keeping score. No negative comments will be tolerated and games are always more fun when everyone is practicing good sportsmanship. 4. Be productive, help out your fellow classmates with their responsibilities such as cleaning up the courts or setting it up.

Fair Play Behaviors: Give it your all: Attend every class Be on time
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 Do your role responsibilities Participate fully in each game, practice and activity Respect: Respect all the students and teachers in your class No negative comments Resolve conflicts fairly Support your team Sportsmanship: Play by the rules of the game Be honest about questionable calls or any call Support your teammates Be positive No complaining No trash talk with opponents Be productive: Do your duty Help others with theirs if they need it Ask the teacher if there is anything you can do If you see something you can help with, do it!

Goals for Fair Play and Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship Team Goals: We promise to always demonstrate sportsmanship by staying positive with

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our own teammates and coaches, along with the officials and opposing teams. We will always encourage each other and never be negative. If you do not have anything nice to say then dont anything at all. If we do not demonstrate sportsmanship than we will be negatively affected by losing points during the season on our final grade. By demonstrating sportsmanship, you put your team in a better advantage towards winning the sportsmanship award on the last day of the season.

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Fair Play Assessment

Name
Participation

Respect

Productivity

Sportsmanship

Total

0. None

1. Some

2. Most

3. All

Students scores will be based on how many objectives they completed from the categories in each goal listed on the fair play sheet.

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References
http://www.printyourbrackets.com/6seededdouble.html http://www.gophersport.com/files/pdf/mio_58142_activityinstructions.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z7bMrDn48w Tim Obrien. Springfield College Modified Games Project, Royals of the Court.

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