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Teacher:VinceColucci
Unit Title; Lesson Title: Volleyball, Forearm Pass
Duration of class: 30 minutes Number of students: 24 Grade level: 9th and 10th
SECTION A. (Overview)
Rationale (importance of lesson): Volleyball is somewhat fast paced game constantly keeps students on their
toes and incorporates teamwork. Volleyballs skills are very different then any of the general sports schemes. It
is a very active sport, teaches teamwork and role responsibility of each individual student. Volleyball is very
common and is played throughout the world and in most high schools and colleges today.
Anticipated difficulties and how they will be addressed:
Difficulty: Students may be injured by a regulation volleyball, or find the regulation volleyball too hard.
Solution: Squishy/Foam Volleyballs for students who are having trouble.
Difficulty: The male students will tend to hog the ball and not give or pass it to the females of the team.
Solution: Have a pass rule incorporated, were the males must pass the volleyball to at least one female before
passing the ball over the net. With this rule it also gets the females involved so there not just standing around.
Difficulty: Athletes tend to team up with one another and form a team that is more advanced than all the others
and is unfair to all the other students.
Solution: Make sure when making sport education teams the teacher does it so that teams are equally balanced
skill wise so that each team has a valiant effort at winning.
Difficulty: Students get frustrated with some of the rules or skills of the game.
Solution: Modify the game or drill so students are having fun and are actively enjoying the activity.
Resources, Equipment and Materials:
-12 volleyballs.
-12 foam volleyballs.
Student Assessment
- Teacher observation during skill activities and
culminating activity. Students will be assed on their
-Students will demonstrate correct form, technique and form and technique of the forearm pass.
control when performing the forearm pass.
(2.5.12.A.2)
- Students will perform basic ball control techniques
when passing to their partner. (2.5.12.A.2
Cognitive:
-Students will explain effective forearm passing
techniques. (2.4.12.A.4)
Learning Focus Activities: Team Juggle - Equipment: three to five balls for every sport education
team. Each group forms a small circle by their home base, or where their team poster is hanging. One
student begins as the leader. He/She self bumps the ball to another student in the group who is not
standing directly next to him/her. That student catches the ball. The next student continues by
performing the same type of pass to another person in the group. The pattern continues until each
student has had one chance. The last student passes the ball back to the first. Repeat the passing pattern.
Always keep the same established pattern. After a few successful times around, add a second ball, then
a third and so on.
10
min
Culminating Activity: Keep it Up - Equipment: one volleyball or squishy volleyball for every sport
education team. See how long each group can keep the volleyball or squishy volleyball in the air by
counting consecutive volleys. No one may tap the ball twice in a row. Each team should have a
volunteer to count how many successful volleys they have before the ball hits the ground or time is up.
There will be 5 rounds of this game each allotted 2 minutes a round. After each round each team will
see who kept it up the longest. Remember to only use to forearm pass during this activity. Variation:
Everyone must tap the ball once before anyone can tap it again.
5 min Closure: Tell students to gather around the middle of the court. Review the form and technique of the
forearm pass. Ask students about some of the certain names for the pass such as dig, and bump. Ask
students to demonstrate the proper stance and how the hands should be for forearm pass.
* Content: Provide a step-by-step description of entire lesson, including key concepts, practice,
progression and application.
* Procedure: Including timeline, classroom management, groupings, transitions.
* Instructional strategies: Include differentiation, modifications and/or refinements based on grade
level, environment, learning styles and abilities.
SECTION D. (Reflection)
there is a visual demonstration. I think that all the activities given in the lesson I feel that 9 th and 10th
grade should be able to perform these. Granted they might find it difficult at some times I feel these
drills are basic to learning and excelling in volleyball.
Even thought I felt like the lesson went well there are some things I would like to work on. I noticed
that I like to use my hands a lot, sometimes thats not bad but I feel its excessive this may distract
students from what I am trying to say. Noticed that I tend to repeat my self a lot. Repeating isnt
always bad especially when you want to make sure the students understand the information, but over
and over again isnt good. Also when speaking I need to stay away from using word like um and
guys, make sure Im always addressing the students as class or boys and girl, I should not try to just
single out students. Noticed throughout the video I point to were people should be standing
something that would help with that would be by using cone or Polly spots so students have a visual
idea of were to go. Also I noticed a few times I was asking for the time or see how much time I have
left. To fix this I should get a watch, because I didnt want to constantly look at my phone for the time,
which is much easier and great way to keep track of time. Overall I feel like the lesson went very well
and that the students enjoyed learning about the forearm pass.