Physical education topics & info

Pickleball

Our focus was on the following skills:

  • control of the volley

  • serving

Students learned:

  • the equipment needed and the name of the equipment (diller and pickleball)

  • how to play the game of pickleball

  • how to serve

  • how to score points

Video to learn the basics of how to play pickleball

More videos about pickleball

Badminton

Our focus was on the following skills:

  • control of the volley

  • serving

Students learned

  • the equipment needed and the name of the equipment (racquet and shuttlecock/shuttle/birdie)

  • how to play the game of badminton

  • how to serve

  • how to score points

  • how to play as a team

Dynamic vs. Static warm-ups


  • Dynamic stretching involves stretching through a range of motion.

  • Dynamic stretches improve blood flow, improve flexibility, and improve range of motion.

  • Static stretching involves holding a position for 30 seconds or more to elongate the muscle.

  • Your body needs to warm up by slowly increasing your heart rate and breathing rate. In doing so, you are lubricating your joints, which will give you better range of motion and better elasticity in tendons and ligaments.

Volleyball

Our focus was on the following skills:

  • passing

  • setting

  • serving

Students learned

  • middle school has 3 games in a match (high school, college, & professional play best of 5)

  • games are played to 25

  • games must be won by 2 or more points