Week 2

Net and court games - Two-hand strike

Equipment

Marker cones
Mini volleyballs (or similar)
Racqeuts
Wall

Download the Week 2 Net and Court Games - Two-hand strike activity card to support teaching before and during the sport session.

FMS focus: Two-hand strike

Learning intention

Students are developing proficiency in the two-hand strike.

Success criteria.

Student has:

Stands side-on to target area.
Eyes focused on the ball throughout the strike.
Hands next to each other, bottom hand matches the front foot.

When proficient in above, student has:

Steps towards target area with front foot.
Hips then shoulders rotate forward.
Ball contact made on front foot with straight arms.
Follows through with bat around the body.

Explicit teaching of the two-hand strike

Model the skill:

Model the two-hand strike to students, using a ball and racquet, while explaining the movements needed to effectively strike:

- Stand side-on.
- Keep your eyes on the ball.
- Position your hands so they match your feet.
- Use a big swing.
- Step forward and swing.
- Contact the ball with straight arms.
- Swing and follow through.

Independent practice with immediate teacher feedback:

Students set up beside a wall with a raquet and ball. Players hit the ball against the wall and count how many times in a row they can hit the ball. The ball may bounce more than once on the floor.

Skill development games

FMS focus activity - Hit and catch

Equipment: 1 raquet, 1 ball, 1 hoop per pair

How to play: One partner serves a ball so the other one can catch it without moving from a spot.

The player with the racket serves a ball to their partner
The partner attempts to catch the ball while standing in a hoop
Players start by standing two meters apart and swap roles after five hits.

Hit and Catch - Playing for Life Activity Card

FMS consolidation activity- Wild, wild west

FMS: Jump

Equipment: Marker cones, coloured sashes

How to play: Two players are Sheriffs (taggers), two players are jailors who monitor the jail zones. Any remaining players (outlaws) tagged by Sheriffs go to jail and must perform a nominated task before returning to the game. Jailors try to re-tag the escaping outlaws and send them back to jail.

Establish boundaries.
Nominate Sheriffs and Jailors.
Nominate jail activities e.g. 5 jumps.
Swap roles every 1-11/2 minutes.

Modified small-sided games

It's game time!

Teams play each other in the game outlined below.

Footy squash

Equipment: Goal post marking tape, or Goal posts for each group, 1 racquet per group, 5 balls per group

How to play: Players aim to score by hitting a ball between goal posts (or targets on the wall). Each player will bounce the ball, to set up for themselves, before swinging. This is done in a ‘side-on’ stance position.