Week 4

Net and court games - Two-hand strike

Equipment

Marker cones
Mini volleyballs (or similar)
Racquets
Wall
Objects to be used as targets
Hoops
Buckets

Download the Week 4 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 - Racquet and ball skills circuit

FMS: Two-hand strike

Equipment: 1 racquet/ball per player, targets, hoops, buckets

How to play: Players in four groups, each at a station, which have different activities, for between 3-5 minutes. One station is set up along each wall of the gym. Each activity involves the player bouncing the ball with their non-dominant hand and then hitting to the wall. When the whistle is blown, players move along to the next activity station, and so on.

Nominate which group begins at which station - A, B, C or D:

A: Hit to a target on the wall

B: Hit to the wall and into a bucket

C: Hit to a target on the wall

D: Hit to the wall and into a hoop

Throw, throw, throw - Playing for Life Activity Card

FMS consolidation activity - Throw, throw, throw

FMS: Throw

Equipment: One mini volleyball per player, marker cones

How to play: Two groups of equal size face each other on opposite sides of the court with a no-go zone in the middle. All players have a ball and, on your signal, pass their ball in the direction of the opposite team. After a set period, balls are counted to see which team has the fewest.

Play for a set period, e.g. 30 seconds. That can be a lot of throwing!
Encourage different strategies, e.g. gatherers and throwers work together.
Players should ‘throw fast and throw smart’!
Once familiar, one interceptor from each team stands in the no-go zone.
Interceptors in the no-go zone try to block opponents’ balls using their hands.

Modified small-sided games

It's game time!

Teams play each other in the game outlined below.

Racquet Relay

Equipment: Cones, 1 racquet per player, 1 ball per group

How to play: Players start off in relay groups behind a starting line. Players balance a ball on their racquet, while weaving in and out of obstacles. When the hitting line is reached, the player uses the bat to hit the wall twice before returning with the ball balanced on the bat.