VOLLEYBALLTACTICSVIAVELS SAMPLEUNIT Level4:HealthandPhysicalEducation, InterpersonalDevelopment ThisunitofworkisforYear5/6studentsanddrawsonLearningFocusstatementsform thePhysical,PersonalandSocialLearningStrand.Volleyballistheactivitythrough whichstudentsworktowardsmeetingtherelevantstandards.Otheractivity/sportsmay besubstituted.

Objectives: Theobjectivesofthisunitareforstudentsto: Workwithateamtodeveloptacticalthinkinginvolleyball Refinebasicandcomplexmotorskillsinvolleyball Takeonaroleofresponsibility Developeffectiveconflictmanagementstrategies UnitOutline: Studentsparticipateinarangeofmodifiedvolleyballactivitieswithafocuson developingattackanddefensestrategiesrelevanttonet/wallgames.Theyparticipateina seasonofsporteducationandexperienceteamresponsibilities,competition,tactical discussionsandtacticalandskilldevelopment. AssessmentTasks: VolleyballTacticsandSportEducationStudentRubric(lessons3,5,7,8) StructuredObservationTeacherRubric StudentJournalteacherassessed Statisticsofgameplaychecklistpeerassessment EvidenceofLearning Studentswill: Demonstrateimprovedlevelsofaccuracyandprecisionwhenperformingvolleyball skills Contributetotheteamthroughproblemsolving,conflictmanagement,responsibilityfor rolesandskilldevelopment Demonstrateanunderstandingofvolleyballattackanddefensetacticsandstrategies Reflectonkeyelementsofteammembership Resources: Griffin,L.L.,andButler,J.I.(Eds.) TeachingGamesforUnderstanding:Theory, ResearchandPractice. ChampaignIL,HumanKinetics,2005

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VictorianEssentialLearningStandards StudentparticipationintheunitVolleyballTacticsmakesacontributionto studentsachievingarangeofVictorianEssentialLearningStandards.(Teachers needtobeawarethatthesestandardswillneedtobereassessedindifferent contexts,severaltimesduringLevel4). KeyElementsof Dimension Domain Standards: Effectivelyusestrategic thinkingtoimprove individualandteamgame performance. Refinebasicandcomplex motorskillsandapplythese tomodifiedvolleyball games. Describeandanalysethe variousrolesrequiredin competitionsport Workeffectivelyinteams andtakeonavarietyof roles. Identifyanduseeffective strategiestomanage conflict. MovementandPhysical Activity HealthandPhysical Education

MovementandPhysical Activity

HealthandPhysical Education

MovementandPhysical Activity WorkinginTeams

HealthandPhysical Education InterpersonalDevelopment

BuildingSocial Relationships

InterpersonalDevelopment

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Title:VOLLEYBALLTACTICSVIAVELS Level:4 Introduction: Studentswillparticipateinteamforanextendedunitofeightweekswiththeaimof developingagreaterunderstandingofdefenseandattackstrategiesfornet/wallgames. Studentswilltakeonrolesofresponsibilityforthemanagementandtrainingoftheir team. LearningFocus: Thisunitwilladdressstandardsfromonestrand. Physical,PersonalandSocialLearning HealthandPhysicalEducation Students: Usestrategicthinking,communicationandcooperationtoenhanceperformance andparticipationinordertoimprovegameperformance. Undertakeavarietyofroleswhenparticipatinginmodifiedsports. Refineandextendtheirrangeofskillsandperformthemwithincreasing precision,accuracyandcontrolinmorecomplexgames.

InterpersonalDevelopment Students: Identifythecharacteristicsofmembersofeffectiveteamsanddevelop descriptionsforparticularroles. Recogniseanddiscusstheinfluencethatpeerscanhaveonbehaviourand considerresponseoptions.

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Lesson1 ExplainobjectivesoftheUnittostudents: Toworkinateamtoimprovetheirtacticalthinkinginanet/wallgame. Totakeonaroleofresponsibilityintheirteam. Todevelopeffectiveconflictmanagementstrategies. Todeveloppersistencewhenexperiencingdifficulttasks. Tomonitoranddescribetheirprogressinlearning. Toaskquestions. Touseinformationaboutgameplayingtohelptheirteamsolveproblems. 1.Form6sided,equalabilityteams 3.Brainstormteamnames 5.Selectroles 2.Taketeamphoto 4.Brainstormrolesofresponsibility

Coach EquipmentManager

Possiblerolesofresponsibility Athletictrainer SportInformationDirector

Statistician Official

Discussfundamentalintentionofnet/wallgamesi.e.scorebyhavingtheballlandinthe opponentscourt. Game:1vs.1ThrowandCatch Theballcanonlybounceonceintheopponentscourt. 3secondtimelimitwiththeball. Playersdeterminethesizeofthecourt. Alternateservesandcountpointsforeachplay,notwithserve. Modificationsincludealteringthecourtsize,thenetheightandtheballsize. FocusQuestions Whereisthebestplacetolandtheballinordertoscore? Whereisthebestplacetoattackfromandwhy? Whatisthebestwaytothrowinordertoscore?(lowandhardlesstimeforopponent) Howcanyoumovetheoppositionoutofpositionandcreateaspace? Wheredoyougoafterplayingashot? Howdoesalteringthecourtsize,ballsizeornetheightchangethewayyouplay? Rotatethestudentsbetweenplaying1vs.1gamesandaskingfocusquestions. JournalEntry Eachteamworkstogethertocompletetheirjournalentry. Statethepurposeofnet/wallgames. Listteammembersandname. Explainonestrategylearnedduringthislesson,forexamplewheretoplacetheball,whereto standafterhittingtheball,howtogetaplayeroutofposition,hownetheightaffectsshots.

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Lesson2 Warmupinteams(athletictrainer).Teacherprovidestrainerswithalistofwarmupactivitiesor theycanresearchthesebeforethelesson. Game:1vs.1Longandnarrow Threesecondtimelimit. Theballcanbounceonlyonceintheopponentscourt. Teacherspredeterminethecourtsize,longandnarrow. FocusQuestions Wheredoyouscoremostofyourpointsandwhy? Howcanyoumoveyouropponentsaroundtomakespace? Whatstrategiesdidyouusetoaccumulatethemostpointsandkeepyouropponentspoints down? Game:1vs.1Shortandwide Sameaslongandnarrowbutwithashortandwidecourtoutline. FocusQuestions Repeatquestionsusedinlongandnarrowgame. JournalEntry Writeaboutthedifferentstrategiesusedfromalong,narrowgametoashort,widegame.

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Lesson3 Introducerubricanddiscussthepurposeoftherubric.(SeeAppendix) Discussissuesraisedintherubricandhowtheyapplytothenet/wallunit. Studentsindicateinpencilwheretheybelievetheyareatthisstageoftheunit. Explainthattherubricwillbeusedaspartofthefinalassessmentoftheunit. Game:1vs.1ForeheadFocus Playersdeterminethesizeoftheircourt. Theballmustbecaughtandthrownfromtheforeheadareaonly. Violationofthisrulemeansapointisawardedtotheopposition. Modificationsincludenetheightandballsize. FocusQuestions Whatisthebestpositionforyourbodytoeffectivelycatchandthrowtheball? Whereisthemosteffectiveplacetostandonthecourt? Whatmovementskillsdoyouneedtousewhenplayingthisgame? SkillSession:Volleying Introducevolleyingskillusingdirectteaching. Usedrillpracticeforvolleyingskills Technicalfocus: Handposition,kneebend,armextension,followthroughandsummationofforces. Game1vs.1Volleyinggamewithcooperativefocus Groupsof3,with2playingandtheobserverkeepingatally. Inatimelimit,aimforthehighestnumberofconsecutivevolleys.Rotateturns. FocusQuestions Wheredoyouneedtoplacetheballforyourpartnertobeabletoreturnit? Whatisthemostefficientspeedtohittheballforyourpartnertoreachtheball? JournalEntry Identifyadifferencebetweenthrowingandcatchinggamesandvolleyinggames.Discusshow thisaffectsthewayyouplay. Discussanoutcomeofworkingonyourowninagame.(learntotakeresponsibilityforshots, muchmorepractice)

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Lesson4 Teamcoachingsession(coach).Providecoacheswithalistofdrilloptionsforworkingon volleyingskills,ortheycanresearchtheirowndrills. Game:VolleyinTeams Teamsstandspacedaroundingroups. Onebounceisallowedbetweeneachvolley. Thecompetitionhasatimelimit. Theballmustbevolleyedtoallmembersofthegroup. Game1vs.1Volleyingcompetition Playersmaydeterminethenetheightandcourtsize. FocusQuestions Whereisthebestpositiontoplacetheballandwinapoint? Whatisthemosteffectivespeedtohittheball? Howcanyouvaryyourshots? Whatdoyoudoafterplayingashot? Howcanyoucreateaspace? SkillSession:Forearmpass Introduceforearmpassusingdirectteaching. Usedrillpracticeforforearmpassskills. Drilloptionsinclude: Stationarylighttossesbetweenpartners Fasterpasses Movingwhilstmakingfastpasses. Technicalfocus: Bodypositionrelativetotheball,armcontactwiththeball,handposition,focusontheball, followthroughwiththearmsandbody. Game1vs.1Twocontactgame Playersareallowedtwocontactswiththeball. Graduallyincreasethenumberofhitstothree. Playerscandeterminethenetheightandcourtsize. FocusQuestions Whereisthebestpositiontomoveaftermakingashot? Whereisthebestpositiontoplacetheballtowinapoint? JournalEntry Describeapossiblegameplayusingvolleyingandforearmpasses.Describeplayerpositions, ballpositionandtypeofshot. Atthispointintroducethenumberedrotationalpositions1to6toassistwithposition descriptions.

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Lesson5 Revisittherubricandworkinteams,discussingissuesstudentsneedtofocuson. Game2vs.2 Shotsincludeforearmpassandvolleying Keepscoringsimplescoreapointwitheachplay. Consecutivecontactsbyoneplayerarenotallowed. FocusQuestions Howdoesworkingwithapartnerchangetheplaysituation? Wheredoyoustandonthecourt? Whereistheeasiestplacetoscorefrom?(closetonetandfromahighposition) Howdoesthenetheighteffectscoring?(distancefromnet/flightofball/time) Istheplayeratthebackorthefrontplayerinthebestpositiontoscore?Why?(front) SkillSession:Serve Introduceserveusingdirectteaching. Usedrillpracticeforserveskills. Drilloptionsinclude: Serveoveranettoastationarypartner. Servetoaspaceawayfromthepartner. Servetolandonmarkerswithdifferentvalues. FocusQuestions Whatistheaimoftheserve?(makereturnofballtooppositionsetterdifficultandplacetheball deepintheircourt) Whereisthebestplacetolandtheserveinordertomaketheoppositionscoringmoredifficult? Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofunderarmandoverarmserving? CommenceRoundRobinfor3vs.3Competition.(SportsInformationDirector) Rungamessidebysidealongavolleyballnetforhalfcourtmatches.Statisticiankeepscores Game3vs.3MiniGame Includeserve,volleyingandforearmpass. Studentssetnetheightandcourtsize. FocusQuestions Howdoyoucoverthecourtspacewiththreeplayers? Whatstrategiescanyouusetokeeptheballintheairandundercontrol? Whatballiseasiesttoreceivefromyourteam? Wheredoyouplacetheballtomakeithardfortheoppositiontoreturnit? Whatsystemsofplayingshotscanyouusewithinyourteamtowinpoints? JournalEntry Identifyanareawhereyourteamworkswell. Identifyanareawhereyourteamneedsmorework.

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Lesson6 Athletictrainertaketeamsthroughwarmupdrillbefore3vs.3roundrobin. FocusQuestions Iftheoppositionattacksclosetothenethowcanyoudefendagainstit? Howcanyoureducetheoppositionstimetoreact? Whoisinthebestpositiontoscorepoints? Whereisthebestplacetoserveinordertoreducetheoppositionsopportunitytoreturn?

Encourageteamstohavetacticalmeetingstocreatecollectivesolutionsandstrategies. JournalEntry Commentonyourpersonallearning.Whatareyoulearningaboutplayingnet/wallgamesthat youdidntknowbefore?

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Lesson7 Revisitstudentsrubricandreassesswheretheywouldpositionthemselvesintherubric. FinalSeriesRoundRobin:6vs.6 Teampractice(coaches). Teachersprovidealistofdrillorplayscenariosforpractice,focusingonspecificissuessuchas defensiveoroffensiveplay. Introducetheconceptoffrontandbackrowandrotation. Playfullcourt,butserviceispermittedtomovecloserdependingonthestudent. Twoteamsplay,twoteamsobserve. Observingteamstakestatisticsofgameplay.(seeAppendix) Usethesestatisticstodraweachteamsattentiontospecificskillsthatneedpractice. Teamshighlightskillprioritiesforfurtherpracticesessions. Skillcoachesdesignaspecificpracticeasaresultofthisinformationforthefollowinglesson. Encourageteamstohavetacticalmeetingstocreatecollectivesolutionsandstrategies. Teacherscommenceobservationevaluationofstudents(seeAppendix) JournalEntry Writeaboutyourroleasamemberofateam.Whathaveyoucontributedandreflectonhowyou went.

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Lesson8 Studentscompletetheirrubricandhandin. Teampractice(coaches). Skillcoachestaketeamsthroughaskillroutinedesignedasaresultoftheirstatisticalobservation inweek7. Continuetheroundrobinwithobservingteamstakingstatisticsofgameplay(seeAppendix). Usethestatisticalinformationtodevelopdiscussionsandgoalsetting Encourageteamstohavetacticalmeetingstocreatecollectivesolutionsandstrategies. Teacherscompleteobservationevaluationofstudents(seeAppendix). OncompletionoftheRoundRobin: Coachespresentspeeches Statisticianspresentteamreports Awardgivingceremony JournalEntry Studentsdiscussplayingasanindividualandasateam. Studentshandinjournals.

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AppendixSection VolleyballTacticsandSportEducationStudentRubric Studentname______________________________________Date______________ Outstanding Ihaveagood understandingabout howtowinpointsand workindefensein volleyball. Ienjoyworkingwith myteamandIlike takingonaroleof responsibility. Good Iamdevelopingmy understandingabout howtowinpointsand workindefensein volleyball. Iusuallyenjoy workingwithmyteam andImostlyliked takingonaroleof responsibility. Ikeepmytemperatall Iusuallykeepmy timesandIcanchange temperandIam mymindaboutwhatI learningtochangemy wanttohelptheteam mindaboutwhatI getalong. wanttohelptheteam getalong. Needsmorework Iamnotsureabout howtowinpointsand workindefensein volleyball. Ifindithardtowork inteamsandIfoundit difficulttotakeona roleofresponsibility. Ifindithardtokeep mytemperanditis difficultwhenthings dontgomyway.

Tactical knowledge

Teamplayer

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TeacherChecklistforstructuredobservationinlessons7and8 StudentName______________________________________________Date_______________ Expected Quality

High Medium Low

Conflict management Teamplayer Persistence Levelof learning Comments

Keepstheirtemperatalltimesandcanchangetheirmind aboutwhattheywantinordertohelptheteamgetalong. Enjoysworkingwiththeirteamandtakesontheirrole withresponsibility. Keepsonworkingonchallenges,evenwhentheyarent abletobesolvedstraightaway. Demonstratesgoodunderstandingabouthowtowin pointsandworkindefenseinvolleyball.

StatisticalDataTable TeamA Numberofeffectiveskill executions Score:

SkillExecutionIndex

Numberofineffectiveskill executions Score:

Dividethenumberofeffectiveskillsbythenumberofineffectiveskillexecutionstogiveascore. Forexample: DuringapointTeamA successfullyservedtheball1point passedtheballbetweenthreeplayerstoreturntheball3 droppedtheballafteroneplayerreceivedit1 Theirtablewouldlooklikethis: Numberofeffectiveskill executions Score: 5 Numberofineffectiveskill executions Score: 1

SkillExecutionIndex

Atthispointtheirscoreis51=5 Continuescoringlikethisthroughawholegame.

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