Week 4 - Lawn Bowls
Skill focus: Drive shot, bowling accuracy
Session equipment:
Balls (with Blu-tack© stuck on the side of each ball)
Skittles
Cricket balls
Chalk
13 balls: 1 jack, 6 red and 6 blue (or similar)
Markers or cones
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Fast start - Alphabets
Equipment: 8 markers (to set out playing area).
How to play:
Students move around the playing area using a nominated locomotor movement. The teacher calls out a letter of the alphabet and students form groups of three to make the shape of that letter.
CHANGE IT!
Vary the number of students required in each group.
Students must form multiple letters to make up a word.
Skill development games
Activity 1- Weme
Equipment: 1 cricket ball per game, Blu-tack©
How to play: One player throws a stone (the jack) which is used as a target by the other players. Players alternate turns, with each aiming at the other person’s stone. In the variations described, balls replace stones. (Play in groups of 2.)
Both players attempt to bowl their ball as close to the jack as possible.
One point is scored for the player who bowls the ball the closest to the jack.
Players receive a bonus point if their ball contacts the jack in its resting position.
Repeat the activity with Blu-tack© on one side of the ball
Activity 2 - Speed Gate
Equipment: 1 skittle per team as a target, 1 tennis ball or softball per person
How to play: Players in teams roll a ball through a gate to a target. After each successful hit, the target is moved back towards the end line. The first team to hit the target on the end line wins the game. (Play in teams of 2 or 3.)
Set up a gate 3m from players, with an end line 10m away.
Start with the target 5m away.
Each time the target is hit, move it back 1–2 metres towards the end line.
The first team to hit the target on the end line wins the game.
Activity 3 - Throlf
Equipment: 1 lawn bowl or 1 small ball with Blu-tack© on the side per player
How to play: As in golf, a course with 4 holes is established. Players move around the course attempting to reach the target in the least number of bowls. (Play in pairs).
Add Blu-tack© to the balls.
Pairs compete against one another by bowling their ball to each ‘hole’.
Activity 4 - How many beanbags
Equipment: 15–20 balls, 4 cone markers, Chalk or removable tape
How to play: One player from each pair runs to a central point to collect one ball at a time and roll the ball back to their team-mate at their base. Once the player has received the ball, they must be tagged for their turn. The aim is to collect the most number of balls. (Play in pairs.)
Players must bowl the ball back and aim to rest within a certain radius of the cone at their base. If the ball does not land in the radius, the player must bowl again until it does.
Modified small-sided games
It's time for competition!
Teams compete against each other in the game outlined below. You can use the 'Lawn Bowls Draw' as a guide to organise the competition, across the 4 sessions try to ensure each team has a fair number of games.
Allocate 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a loss for each game played. Record results and points in the School sport program results spreadsheet.
Remember, to give students an update of the leader board each week.
Game - Team Boccia
Equipment: Playing area marked as shown, 13 balls: 1 jack, 6 red and 6 blue
How to play: A target game requiring players to bowl as many of their balls as close to a jack as possible. (Play in 2 teams of 4–6.)
The red team throws the target ball (called a ‘jack’) anywhere onto the ‘valid area’.
The side throwing the jack also plays the first coloured ball.
The opposite side then plays their first coloured ball into court, then the teams take turns for a nominated number of bowls or until everyone has had a bowl.
If the jack is thrown or knocked out of court, it is placed on the cross and play continues.
Scoring:
The side with the most balls closest to the jack scores one point for each scoring ball (i.e. each ball closer than the opposing team’s closest ball). If two or more balls are equally close, they score one point each.
The winning team – highest total number of points.
Reflection
TAG
Ask students to form pairs with a student from their team.
Inform students they are going to give feedback to their partner using 'TAG'.
Tell your partner something they did well in today's session.
Ask your partner a question.
Give your partner some feedback on a skill or tactic they could focus on during next weeks session.
