Year 10 - Physical education
Serving and spiking
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 attempt an overarm serve and spike the ball in a game situation.
Key Notes
- Move: transferring your bodyweight forward will add power to a serve.
- Move: you should strike the ball with the heel of your hand for a serve and spike.
- Think: the correct placement of a serve and spike will put the team into an attacking position.
- Feel: harder challenges or skills are more rewarding to learn.
- Connect: working together to give constructive feedback helps others to improve.
Vocabulary To Learn
- float: a serve which does not spin or rotate
- kill: an attack that results in an immediate point
- campfire: a ball that hits the floor in an area surrounded by two or more players with no attempt to play a shot
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think serving speed is the most important factor to an effective serve.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: transferring your bodyweight forward will add power to a serve. Move: you should strike the ball with the heel of your hand for a serve and spike.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'float'
a serve which does not spin or rotate.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think serving speed is the most important factor to an effective serve. Correction: The reality of a successful serve is placement and consistency.
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