Year 10 - Physical education
Digs and sets
Net and wall games: tactics and strategies in volleyball
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Unit Summary
This unit will build core skills and develop the use of game tactics to outwit opponents in pressurised situations. Pupils will sharpen their team working skills with a focus on managing conflict and generating the conditions for a great game regardless of the skill level of the participants.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to replicate a consistent dig and set shot with good technique using a full size volleyball net.
Key Notes
- Move: keeping the hands and elbows locked when performing a dig increases control.
- Move: a triangle between thumbs and forefingers is used to cushion the ball on impact in a set shot.
- Think: it is illegal to catch and release the ball, this is considered a carry or a lift.
- Feel: satisfaction comes from learning new skills.
- Connect: support can reassure others when they are struggling.
Vocabulary To Learn
- assist: passing or setting the ball to a teammate
- bump: a common term for passing from the serve using the forearm
- carry/lift: when a player makes contact with the ball for too long with an open palm facing upwards
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think a bump shot needs the hands to come together to make a fist.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: keeping the hands and elbows locked when performing a dig increases control. Move: a triangle between thumbs and forefingers is used to cushion the ball on impact in a set shot.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'assist'
passing or setting the ball to a teammate.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think a bump shot needs the hands to come together to make a fist. Correction: The correct technique is to place the back of one hand in the palm of the other hand with the arms extended and the elbows locked creating a platform with the forearms.
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