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Equipment
20 marker cones
Bean bags, tennis balls, soft rubber or foam balls (1 per student)
Volleyballs or soft foam balls (1 per pair of students)
Download the Week 2 Net and Court Games - Skip activity card to support teaching before and during the sport session.
FMS focus: Skip
Learning intention
Students are developing proficiency in the overarm throw.
Success criteria
Student:
Shows a rhythmical step-hop.
Head and trunk are stable, eyes are focused forward.
Arms are relaxed and swing in opposition to legs.
When proficient in the above, student:
Lands on ball of the foot.
Knee of support leg bends to prepare for hop.
Explicit teaching of the overarm throw
Model the skill:
Model the skip to students while explaining the movements needed to effectively skip:
Say to the students:
Use light springing steps.
Keep eyes straight ahead.
Step, hop, step, hop.
Take off and land on the front of your foot.
Make sure your body faces to the front.
Guided practice
Explore the skip by asking students to:
Perform the skip in a stationary position.
Do a step and then a hop on the same leg. Students then perform it on the other leg.
Skip holding their hands at waist height in front of them. Tell them: “Try to touch your hand with your knee with each hop”.
Try 4 different ways of moving their arms when they skip. Ask: “What arm movement feels best when you skip?”
Skill development games
FMS focus activity - Shuttle ball
FMS: Catch, skip
Equipment: One ball per team of players, markers or tape to identify 2 lines about 3 metres apart.
How to play: A cooperative game. A ball is thrown to a catcher. The thrower skips to take the place of the catcher and the catcher in turn skips to join players at the thrower’s line. Teams of 3 or more.
Player 1 throws the ball to Player 2 and then runs to Line B.
Player 2 throws the ball to Player 3 and then runs to Line A.
Repeat this pattern until the ‘stop’ signal is given.
CHANGE IT
Practise individually – allow individual practice to build skill and confidence.
A player with less advanced coordination and motor skills can be included by another player standing close and sending a short throw or simply passing the ball.
Players may use a softball glove or Velcro® mitt and suitable ball as an inclusive strategy.
FMS consolidation activity - Rebound ball
FMS: Overarm throw
Equipment: Any type of ball depending on the experience and ability level of the players (One per 3 players) and open space near a wall (players at least 2 metres away).
How to play: A player throws a ball at a wall and stands back for a second player to catch the ball – the activity continues this way. Play with 2 or 3.
The first player throws the ball at the wall and moves quickly to the end of the team, allowing the second player to move up and catch the ball. Continue down the line.
Allow a period for players to experiment with the best method of throwing.
Stop the practice and share ideas with the whole group, recommence play.
Modified small-sided games
It's game time!
Teams play each other in the game outlined below.
Wulijini
Wulijini provides cooperative play or competition options. The competition option relies on teamwork to cover a court in defence or to ‘find space’ and ground the ball in attack.
Equipment: A volleyball or a covered sponge ball, markers to set out playing areas.
How to play: Two teams on either side of a court catch and throw the ball back as many times as possible. The aim is to set a record for the whole group. Wulijini can also be played with the aim being to get the ball to hit the ground in the opposition’s half.
Reflection
2 stars and a wish
Ask students - what are 2 things you feel you did well today?
What are you going to try and improve on next week?
Students can answer reflection questions as a whole class, small group or in pairs.
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