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VOLLEYBALL

UNIT PLAN

|VOLLEYBALL UNIT |Grade Level |

|Length of unit: 10 days | | |7th Graders |8th Graders |9th Graders |

|Written By: Joanie King | | | | | |

|Educational Objectives & Standards |

|Unit Objectives |State Standards |

|To serve the ball over the net using an underhand serve |1PA-E2 PO1, 1PA-E4 PO1, 1PA-E5 PO1 |

|To bump the ball to a teammate and over the net |1PA-E2 PO1, 1PA-E4 PO1, 1PA-E5 PO1 |

|To do a set pass to a team mate and over the net |1PA-E2 PO1, 1PA-E4 PO1, 1PA-E5 PO1 |

|To know the fouls of a regulation volleyball game |1PA-E4 PO1 |

|To work together as a team |1PA-E2 PO1, 5PA-E2 PO2, 5PA-E3 PO2 5PA-E4 PO1, 6PA-E2 PO2|

|In game play, to call their own fouls cooperatively with the opposing team |5PA-E4 PO1 |

|To know how to score a volleyball game |1M-E1 PO3 |

|To do several flexibility exercises correctly |4PA-E1 PO1 |

|To do several muscular strength exercises correctly |4PA-E1 PO1 |

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|Mastery Elements |

|Underhand serve |Set pass |Bump |

|Overhead Serve |Footwork |Athletic Position |

|Blocking |Team Strategy – Offense |Team Strategy – Defense |

|Formations |Vocabulary/terminology |Scoring rules |

|Substitution rules |Infractions and Penalties |Modified Games for Skills & Drills |

|History & Evolvement of Play |Modified Game Rules |Basic Math (associated with the game and scoring) |

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|Daily Overview |

|Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |

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|Underhand Serve |Review serve |Set Pass |Stations |Volley Tennis |

| |Overhead Serve | | | |

| |Bump | | | |

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|Day 6 |Day 7 |Day 8 |Day 9 |Day 10 |

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|Scoring |Serving Fouls |Tournament Games |Tournament Games |Tournament Games |

|How to Rotate |Game Play Fouls | | | |

|(3 and 2 rows) |Practice Games |Team 1 v Team 2 |Team 1 v Team 3 |Team 1 v Team 4 |

|Practice Games | |Team 3 v Team 4 |Team 2 v Team 4 |Team 2 v Team 3 |

|Game Play Skills | | | | |

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|DATE: ______________________ EQUIPMENT: All volleyballs, 4 nerf balls, and 3 nets. |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day: 1 of 10 LOCATION: Gym |

|STANDARDS: 1 PA-E2 P01, 1PA-E4 P01, 1PA-E5-P01 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you will learn: What it takes do a successful underhand volleyball serve. |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: | |

|1 lap run around gym, 2nd lap skip |In L/ R: Show me how fast you can find a space along the gym wall where |

| |no one else is. |

| |Put music on |

|Fitness: Teacher led exercises |Please stand in front of me spread out such that you can do this and touch|

| |no one. |

|Upper Body Strength | |

|Knee Push-ups, Triceps push-up, Side, Push-up hold | |

|Abdominal Strength | |

|Knee touch curl-ups |As you curl, slide your hands up to your knees |

|Partial curl-ups and hold 8 seconds | |

|Crunches |As you curl, lift feet off floor, touching elbows and knees |

|Leg extensions |Sitting legs extended feet off floor. Pull feet to your seat. |

|Lesson Focus: Underhand serve |1 Ready position – Check feet, is left in front of right? Hand a |

|Me demo |fist? Ball held low in front of leg? Look up where you want ball to go, |

|Choose, nerf, volleyball, beach ball |look at ball |

|Against wall |2 Backswing – Knees are bent, check weight on back foot? |

| |3. Swing – Eye on ball don’t toss it. Step forward with left foot |

| |4. Follow through – Fist pointing over net, step forward right foot |

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| |Serve 3 in a row, then go to the end of your line. |

| |Girls on other side of net, while they’re serving, collect the balls and |

|Across nets |get them to the first person in each row. |

|lower net real volleyball | |

|higher net real volleyball |When ball comes over the net, catch it run back to serving spot, serve |

|regulation net, nerf balls |over the net. |

| |Each time it goes over and the other team doesn’t catch it, you score a |

| |point. |

|4. Serve and Catch | |

|Closure: Put all balls against the wall. | |

|What was our lesson focus? | |

|Show me how you hold the ball | |

|Tell me one thing that helps give your serve enough power to go all the way | |

|over the net? | |

|Do you toss the ball up to serve it? | |

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|DATE ______________________ EQUIPMENT: All volleyballs, 4 nerfballs, 3 nets |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day : 2 of 10 LOCATION: Gym |

|STANDARDS: 1 PA-E2 PO1, 1 PA-EA PO1, 1 PA-E5 PO1 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you are responsible for learning: What to do when the volleyball comes to you below the waist – called the BUMP |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: Run 2 laps around gym |½ forward, ½ backward |

| |½ heel kickers, ½ carrioca |

|Fitness: | |

|Torso Stretching |overhead reaches, side bends, side twists, walk around reaches |

| |elbow pusher, elbow puller, wishbone, slow arm circles |

|Shoulder Stretches | |

|Lesson Focus: The BUMP | |

|1. Ready position |Joke – been camping? |

| |Cup hands |

|Demo – me. Pick someone to toss |Thumbs together |

|Triads |Elbows straight |

|Groups of 6 | |

| |1 toss, 1 bump back, one observer |

|Keep It Up | |

| |Stand in circle with your arms out to the side. If you’re touching |

| |someone else, step backward |

|Practice underhand serving |Send one person to center, she tosses to each person who bumps back to |

| |her. If bump or toss no good, repeat |

|Teach overhead serve to those who are having success | |

|Toss and catch, serve against wall, over net | |

| |Review arm/foot opposition, no toss, look at ball, shift weight as swing |

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| |Good toss, flat hand, shift weight |

|Closure: | |

|Everyone think about what you’ve learned today. I’m going to ask you some | |

|questions. | |

|What were you responsible for learning? | |

|What are some keys to doing successful bumps? | |

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|DATE ______________________ EQUIPMENT: 3 nets, all volleyballs, nerfballs |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day: 3 of 10 LOCATION: Gym |

|STANDARDS: 1 PA- E2 PO1, 1 PA- E 4 PO1, 1 PA- E5 PO1 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you will learn: What to do when the ball comes to you above the shoulders. It’s called a Set Pass. You will learn the keys for |

|doing a successful set pass. |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: |Everyone get 2 clothespins, have a friend clip them to the back of your |

|Clothespin Tag |shirt. |

| |Like tag and everyone is it. Except instead of tagging, you try to steal |

| |as many clothespins as you can and clip them to the front of your shirt. |

| |But..watch your backside, because someone may be trying to steal your |

| |pins. |

| |Try w/ different locomotor forms. |

|Fitness: |Show me how fast you can get in groups of 3 sitting facing the wall |

|Explain Scavenger Hunt |nearest the cafeteria |

| |Hand out cards to groups who are sitting |

| |Everyone look at #1 on your list |

| |Ask someone, tell that group what do first |

| |Ask someone else; explain they go to a different place first. |

| |Work down your list of 10 IN ORDER. When you get to #1, come to the |

| |center of the gym and sit. We’ll see which group is first. |

| |Everybody up. When I put the music on, go and have fun. |

|Lesson Focus: Set Pass | |

|Demo wall – me |Look through window |

| |Big hands |

|Partners against wall |Finger tips |

| |Spring |

|Self toss, set to partner |Toss and catch to get your rhythm |

| |Then switch to gentle set passes against the wall |

|Partners across net (maybe have a few practice serve in back) |When 1 person has done it for awhile, let your partner try. |

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|Game Keep-It-Up | |

| |Groups of 6. Using set pass or bump, Count how many times in a row your |

| |group can hit the ball (set pass/bump) before it lands on the floor. I’ll|

| |time you for 2 min. Check for understanding. |

|Closure: | |

|What were you responsible for learning today? | |

|Everyone show me (sitting) what you look like when the ball is coming you | |

|above your shoulders. | |

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|DATE ______________________ EQUIPMENT: All volleyballs, 3 nets |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day: 4 of 10 LOCATION: Gym |

|STANDARDS: 1 PA- E2 PO1, 1 PA-E4 PO1, 1 PA-E5 PO1 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you are responsible for reviewing 3 different volleyball skills at 5 different stations that are set up for you. After that – if |

|time – get in some practice games. |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: Rock, Paper, Scissors Tag |Show me how fast you can get into partners |

| |Think the Rock Paper Scissors Game |

| |What beats Rock, Paper Scissors |

| |After I say RPS, you make a sign, the winning sign runs to the line behind|

| |her and the loosing sign tries to tag her before she gets there. |

|Fitness: Leg Stretches – Calf Stretch, Hamstring Stretch, Standing V stretch |Scatter formation |

|for Inside of Leg, Upper Thigh Stretch on floor |Both feet pointed forward |

| |Knees slightly bent, never locked |

|Lesson Focus: | |

|Stations - Explain each one, maybe demo and place one set of partners there |Seated with your partner in front of me |

|Set Pass with partner | |

| |Stand 8’ apart. Start with self toss, then set to partner. Keep it going|

|Bump against wall |as long as possible. |

| |Try it for several times, see how many you can do in a row. Then let your|

| |partner have a turn. |

|Serving |Try standing behind the line. Remember to shift weight back, then |

| |forward. Partners stand on the other side of the net and catch. Switch |

| |places after 1 minute and ½. |

| |You have 3 minutes total there. Switch off between partners. |

|Set Passes against the Wall |Partner toss, you bump back to her, she bumps back to you. Keep it going |

| |as long as you can. If you loose control of the ball, start again. |

|Bumps Over the Net |When I blow the whistle rotate to the next station. Bring your ball. |

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|3 minutes each station. Ball stays w/ you, not station. | |

| |Only score point when your team served |

|Check for understanding |Rotate only when the other team is out (side out) and you have a new |

| |person stepping up to serve. |

|MODIFIED GAMES 3 ROWS OF 3-4 EA |When the ball is in play turn your body to face |

|2 tries for the serve |When not in play (dead), roll it under net. |

|Serve from back right, but inside court is OK. | |

|Help the serve over is OK | |

|As many hits on each side as you want. | |

|Closure: | |

|When ball is dead, how do you get it to the other side of the net? | |

|True or false, every VB player on the court should turn to face the direction | |

|of the ball? | |

|Hints for serving? | |

|Hints for bump? Hints for set pass? | |

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|DATE ______________________ EQUIPMENT: 4 Volleyballs, jump ropes |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day: 5 of 10 LOCATION: Tennis Courts |

|STANDARDS: 1 PA-E2 P01, 1PA-E4 P01, 1PA-E5-PO1 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you will learn: How to play a game called Volley Tennis |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: | |

|Jog to tennis courts | |

|Fitness: | |

|Continuity – jump rope | |

|Walk around stretch | |

|Calf stretch | |

|Quad stretch | |

|Wall Sit | |

|Curl-ups | |

|Lesson Focus: Volley Tennis |Volley back and forth over net like volleyball, but much easier |

|Get yourselves in groups of 6 |As many hits per side as you want |

|Demo rotation on one court |Can help serve over |

|How to play |Can bounce 1 time |

| |Same person can play it twice in a row |

| |Same as Volleyball |

| |Must serve in order |

| |Rotate after you’ve just won the serve back |

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|Closure: | |

|Vote with your fingers. One finger means I hate the game, 5 means I love it. | |

|When you are going to let a hard, fast ball bounce before you hit, what do you| |

|usually need to do to be where you need to be to get the ball? | |

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|DATE ______________________ EQUIPMENT: music, nets, 3 volleyballs, cones |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day: 6 of 10 LOCATION: Gym |

|STANDARDS: 1PA-E4 PO1, 1M-E1 PO3 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you are responsible for learning: How to score, what side-out means, how and when to rotate |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: | |

|Wave Drill | |

|Fitness: | |

|Racetrack Fitness | |

|Lesson Focus: Scoring, Rotation | |

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|Scoring |Only when your team served the ball |

| |1 point if other team doesn’t return the ball over the net by the third |

| |hit |

| |Server – announce the score before each serve |

| |Games = 15 points |

| |When your team serves, but looses the volley, called SIDE-OUT |

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| |Show me how you rotated in Volley Tennis |

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|Rotation |Sort of backwards compared to 2 rows – middle back to server, server |

|Put 6 people on each side of net |crisscross court to front row |

|Add third row | |

|Demo that court | |

|Set up other courts |MOVE – to keep the ball in sight, to be ready to help a teammate, to get |

| |the ball, to get in ready position. |

|Practice Games |Call out “it’s mine” when you are going to hit the ball. Teammates back |

|Game Play Skills |off. |

| |Always be ready, weight forward (on the balls of your feet), and knees |

| |bent a little. |

|Closure | |

|As the ball goes back and forth across the net, what are you doing if you are |When do you rotate? |

|not hitting it? |What do we call it when the serving team looses the volley? |

|Your team just lost the serve; do you rotate? |What’s the easiest skill in volleyball? |

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|DATE ______________________ EQUIPMENT: 8 cones, fitness signs, 2 volleyballs and nets |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day: 7 of 10 LOCATION: Gym |

|STANDARDS: see day 6 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you are responsible for learning: The how to play a regulation Volleyball Game. When hearing the word “Regulation”, think REAL |

|Rules. We’ve played some “modified” games in which we’ve changed some rules. |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: Many Its Tag |Everyone who has a ball is “it” |

| |Each “it” tries to tag someone else with the ball (not throw) |

| |When she does, that person becomes the new it |

|Fitness: 8 Station Circuit | |

|Lesson Focus: Rules of the Game |Show me how fast you can get into groups of 6 |

| |Name each group according to cone heading. |

|Give one cone with a sign on it to each group. |This is a problem-solving exercise. 22 people have one sentence each. |

|Give one sentence to 22 different people. |Some of those sentences belong under your group heading. Your task is to |

| |get all your sentences and only your sentences taped on to your cone. |

| |We’ll see which group does this first, but the class isn’t finished |

| |solving them problem until the whole class is done. |

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|Divide the class into 4 teams and play games with 3 rows. | |

|Closure: | |

|3 volleyball days left. Often play tournament games. Each person here will | |

|have a choice to play a regulation game or modified with lower nets and | |

|shorter serving lines like we’ve been playing up to today. | |

|Find out who wants to so what. | |

|If time review some of the rules. | |

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|DATE ______________________ EQUIPMENT: name cards, pinnies, 2 balls and nets |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day: 8 of 10 LOCATION: Gym |

|STANDARDS: 1 PA-E2 PO1, 5 PA- E2 PO1, 5 PA-E3 PO2, 5 PA-E4 PO1 6 PA-E2 PO2 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you are responsible for playing regulation volleyball games while calling your own fouls and always showing good sportsmanship. |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: | |

|Fugitive Tag | |

|Fitness: |Torso stretch |

|Fitness Circuit |Agility run |

| |Knee huggers |

| |Calf stretching |

| |Twisters |

|Lesson Focus: Tournament Games | |

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|Draw cards for secret students, reward if model these things in the games |Praises others efforts |

| |Is having fun |

| |Moving to get into position with each hit |

| |Calling it’s mine |

| |Showing respect for others by refraining from arguing, put-downs, ball |

| |hogging |

| |Suggests resolving differences of opinion by replaying the volley |

| |Keeps the game moving by rolling the ball under the net, chasing those |

| |that go out of bounds, stepping up to serve right away and calling the |

| |score first. |

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|2. Divide them in teams, assign pinnies and courts | |

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|Team 1 v 2 and Team 3 v4 | |

|Closure: | |

|Feedback on the games | |

|What worked well? | |

|What could have been better? | |

|How did you feel when x happened? | |

|If that happened to you and you wanted to nicely tell the other person how it | |

|makes you feel, how would you say it? | |

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|DATE ______________________ EQUIPMENT: student cards, pennies, 2 balls |

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|UNIT: Volleyball Day: 10 of 10 LOCATION: Gym |

|STANDARDS: see lesson 8 |

|OBJECTIVE: Today you are responsible for playing regulation volleyball games while calling your own fouls and always showing good sportsmanship. |

|ACTIVITIES |CUE PHRAZES/INSTRUCTIONS |

|Intro: | |

|Fastest Tag in the West | |

|Fitness: | |

|Four Corners Fitness | |

|Lesson Focus: Tournament Games | |

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|Draw cards for secret students, reward if model good sportsmanship | |

|Tell me what things you like your teammates to do. | |

|Tell me what tings you like your opponents to do. | |

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|4. Assign pinnies and courts | |

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|Team 1 v 4 and Team 2 v 3 | |

|Closure: | |

|Did you have fun during the games? | |

|Why or why not? | |

|Vote with your fingers 5 = you loved the volleyball unit we just finished, 1 =| |

|you’d rather drop dead than have one more day of it. | |

VOLLEYBALL TEST

Period _________ Name _____________________________________

DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the BEST answer.

1. A "side out" occurs when _________________________________________.

a) The serving team looses the rally

b) The ball goes over the sideline

c) The non-serving (receiving) team looses the rally

d) Your opponent scores a point

2. Which one of these is NOT a foul?

a) Touching the net

b) Calling out the score before you serve

c) The same player hitting the ball 2 times in a row

d) Serving out of order

3. Which one of these will result in a side-out?

a) Hitting the ball 4 times before it goes over the net

b) Spiking the ball

c) Playing the ball in the out of bounds area after your teammate hits it

d) The ball bouncing in your court when the other team serves it

4. When the ball is below your shoulders, you do a ________________.

a) Bunt

b) Bump

c) Set pass

d) Block

5. As you backswing during an underhand serve you should ____________________.

a) Look up

b) Step forward

c) Rock back on your back foot

d) Straighten your knees

6. Which phrase does NOT apply to doing a set pass?

a) Look through the window

b) Make big hands

c) Spring up

d) Use your knuckles

7. The score is tied 24 to 24. What is the LEAST number of serves that will be done before the game is over?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four

8. the time to rotate is _________________________.

a) Right after your team looses the serve

b) When the other team rotates

c) When your team scores a point

d) When the other team gets a side-out.

9. Which one of these statements is NOT a way to play successfully?

a) Turn your body to watch the ball

b) Keep your weight on the balls of your feet

c) Stand still and wait for the ball to come to you

d) Bend your knees

10. Which one of these is NOT a foul?

a) Letting the ball rest in your hand for 1 second

b) Letting the ball rest in your hand for 5 seconds

c) Crossing the center line to your opponent's court

d) During the rally, hitting the ball into the net before it goes over

VOLLEYBALL UNIT TEST

ANSWER KEY

1. (a)

2. (b)

3. (a)

4. (b)

5. (c)

6. (d)

7. (b)

8. (d)

9. (c)

10. (d)

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