Volleyball Unit Plan
SECTION A. (Overview)
Number of classes: 6
Time of each class: 90 minutes
Grade Level: 9th
Number of Students: Approximately 30 students per class
Entry level of learner:
Age: 14-15 years old
Interests: There is a wide range of activities that students of this age are interested in. Many of them do enjoy playing sports, while others would rather just be in class for the social aspect. Students at this age are beginning to draw interest from the opposite sex, and they too are interested in the opposite sex. Students at this age are very interested in video games, and spend lots of their free time playing them. Most students will be focused on the volleyball unit, because it has proven to be a lot of fun for the children each year.
General abilities: The students should not really have a problem understanding the directions and rules of volleyball. Most of them should be able to perform all of the tasks that they will be learning in this unit. Some of the students will have some experience in volleyball and will be encouraged to help the students who have never played before.
Previous experience: Most of the students will have participated in volleyball before. They should know most of the techniques that we will be using in this class. Some of the students will have had experience playing volleyball outside of school, and will already have a basic knowledge for the sport.
Rationale: The purpose of this unit is to promote physical activity, and teamwork. This unit will help the student learn the sport of volleyball, and give them the opportunity to play the sport outside of the physical education class.
-gymnasium with two volleyball courts set up
- volleyballs both practice and game balls, and volleyball nets
The students will have to learn safety while playing volleyball. The ball is to be rolled under the net not thrown over. Some students might have a tough time learning the rules and skills of the game. The more advanced players in the class will be teamed up with them so that they can become better at their skills.
SECTION B. (STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES)
NJCC Standards addressed:
2.2 (Integrated Skills) all students will be communicating with one another while they play volleyball. They will have to make decisions on what technique to use while they are playing
2.5 (Motor Skill Development) all students will be moving around while they participate in volleyball. They will learn the rules of the game, and they will know about how to play volleyball safely.
2.6 (Fitness) all students will be active during this physical activity. All of the students will be moving around while they are playing.
Objectives:
Day One:
Psychomotor: Students will perform the underhand dig.
Cognitive: Students will explain how to use an underhand dig, and when they should use it.
Affective: Students will be working in teams of four trying to keep the ball in the air as ling as possible using only the underhand dig.
Students will provide feedback to each other on the underhand dig.
Day Two:
Psychomotor: Students will perform the two-handed overhead set pass.
Cognitive: Students will explain when they use the two-handed set pass, and the correct way to use a two-handed set pass.
Affective: Students will work as a team trying to keep the ball in the air as long as possible by using only the overhead two-hand set pass.
Students will give feedback on how the other students are using the technique.
Day Three:
Psychomotor: Students will perform the spike.
Cognitive: Students will explain when they would use a spike, and the correct way to perform a spike.
Affective: Students will be working together using the dig, two-handed set pass, and then the spike
Students will provide feedback for each other on the spike.
Day Four:
Psychomotor: Students will perform the overhand serve.
Cognitive: Students will explain how to perform the overhand serve.
Affective: Students will provide feedback for one another on the overhand serve. Students will support their team mates while they are serving.
Day Five:
Psychomotor: Students will know how to line up when they are receiving the serve, and how they should line up when they are serving.
Students will know the correct boundaries and dimensions of a volleyball court.
Students will know how to rotate correctly.
Cognitive: Students will explain where they should line up when returning the serve. Students will explain where they should line up when their team is serving.
Affective: Students will work together to rotate correctly.
Students will assist one another to be in the correct position,
Day Six:
Psychomotor: Students will play a modified volleyball game using all of the skills they have learned to date.
Cognitive: Students will explain when they should be using certain skills.
Students will explain the rules of the modified game.
Affective: Students will be working together to try and score points.
Students will encourage one another while they are playing.
Day Seven:
Psychomotor: Students will be playing a modified game of volleyball, using all of the skills they have learned to date.
Cognitive: Students will explain when they should be using certain skills.
Students will explain the rules of the modified game.
Affective: Students will be working together to try and score points.
Students will encourage one another while they are playing.
Day Eight:
Psychomotor: Students will be playing a regular volleyball game, in a tournament format.
Cognitive: Students will explain the rules and regulations of volleyball. Students will explain the procedures of a tournament.
Affective: Students will be working together to try and score points and win.
Day Nine:
Psychomotor: Students will be playing a regular volleyball game, in a tournament format.
Cognitive: Students will explain the rules and regulations of volleyball. Students will explain the procedure of a tournament.
Affective: Students will be working together to try and score points and win.
Day Ten:
Psychomotor: Students will be playing a regular volleyball game in a tournament format.
Cognitive: Students will explain the rules and regulations of volleyball. Students will explain the procedures of a tournament.
Affective: Students will be working together to try and score points and win
SECTION C. (Learning Experiences)
Day One:
Opening Activity: Hitting the ball around how they think is correct
Fitness Activity: See Below
Lead up game/Activity: Trying to keep the ball in the air with four people for at least 15 hits, using any technique they know.
Skill Focus: underhand dig
Culminating Activity: Students in same teams of four as before, trying to keep the ball in the air as long as possible using only the underhand dig.
Closure: Review the days activity, and preview what will be taught tomorrow
Day Two:
Opening Activity: Students will use the underhand dig to keep the ball in the air as long as possible.
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity: Students will work in teams of four to try and keep the ball in the air as long as possible using the set.
Skill Focus: Two-handed overhead set
Culminating Activity: Students will work in teams to try and keep the ball in the air longer than they did before the lesson.
Closure: Review the days lesson, and preview tomorrows lesson.
Day Three:
Opening Activity: Students will be working in partners working on the form of a spike without a ball.
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity. Students will be using the set to set up a team mate to spike the ball over the net.
Skill Focus: The spike
Culminating Activity: Students will be working together as a team to try and use the dig set and spike successfully
Closure: Review the days lesson, and preview tomorrows lesson.
Day Four:
Opening Activity: Students will be working with a partner showing one another their form of an overhead serve
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity: Students will line up against the back baseline and serve the ball over the net.
Skill Focus: The overhand serve
Culminating Activity: Students will be serving the ball over the net to a defending team, who will be trying to return the serve.
Closure: Review the days lesson, and preview tomorrows lesson.
Day Five:
Opening Activity: Students will be using the skills they have learned to keep the ball in the sir as long as possible.
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity: Students will be going through the correct way to rotate, and they will be able to identify everything on the volleyball court.
Skill Focus: Rotation, boundaries, and dimensions of the volleyball court.
Culminating Event: Students will play a modified game in which rotating is involved. Score will not be kept.
Closure: Review the days lesson, and preview tomorrows lesson.
Day Six:
Opening Activity: Students will be using the skills they have learned to keep the ball in the air as long as possible with their team.
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity: Students will be using the set. Each team will have a setter that will be setting the ball for the others to spike.
Skill Focus: Game of Volleyball
Culminating Activity: Students will be playing a modified game of volleyball that allows them to catch the ball rather than striking the ball.
Closure: Review the days lesson, and preview tomorrows lesson.
Day Seven:
Opening Activity: Students will be using the skills they have learned to keep the ball in the air as long as possible with their team.
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity: Students will be using the set. Each team will have a setter that will be setting the ball for the others to spike.
Skill Focus: Game of Volleyball
Culminating Activity: Students will be playing a modified game of volleyball that allows them to catch the ball rather than striking the ball.
Closure: Review the days lesson, and preview tomorrows lesson.
Day Eight:
Opening Activity: Students will be working in their teams to work on their skills however they chose to.
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity: Students will be playing the modified game of volleyball that they have been playing the past couple of days.
Skill Focus: Game of Volleyball
Culminating Activity: A regular game of volleyball. The game will be part of a tournament. The class will be playing with the same teams they have been playing with the entire unit.
Closure: Review the days lesson,
and preview tomorrows lesson.
Day Nine:
Opening Activity: Students will be working in their teams to work on their skills however they chose to.
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity: Students will be playing the modified game of volleyball that they have been playing the past couple of days.
Skill Focus: Game of Volleyball
Culminating Activity: A regular game of volleyball. The game will be part of a tournament. The class will be playing with the same teams they have been playing with the entire unit.
Closure: Review the days lesson, and preview tomorrows lesson.
Day Ten:
Opening Activity: Students will be working in their teams to work on their skills however they chose to.
Fitness Activity: See below
Lead up game/activity: Students will be playing the modified game of volleyball that they have been playing the past couple of days.
Skill Focus: Game of Volleyball
Culminating Activity: A regular game of volleyball. The game will be part of a tournament. The class will be playing with the same teams they have been playing with the entire unit.
Closure: Review the days lesson, and preview tomorrows lesson.
SECTION D. (Unit analysis/reflection)
Skill/game assessment: Students will perform all of the necessary skills that are needed to perform well in volleyball.
Cognitive Assessment: Students will know all of the rules and regulations of volleyball. Students will know how to perform each skill in volleyball. Students will know how a tournament is run and how to play a single game of volleyball.
Affective Assessment: Students will work together as a team in volleyball. Students will be teaching one another how to perform a task that they are not that developed in.