Year 10 - Physical education
The rules and rotations of sitting volleyball
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 play a basic game with correct scoring and rotation of playing positions.
Key Notes
- Move: keep at least one buttock in contact with the floor while striking the ball.
- Move: serve from the back right corner and rotate clockwise when service is won.
- Think: awareness of 3 touches before the ball is returned over the net but the same player can't hit it twice in a row.
- Feel: appreciate the adapted version of playing in a seated position.
- Connect: supporting each other towards a common goal.
Vocabulary To Learn
- support play: the actions of players who are not directly involved with the ball but are strategically positioned to assist teammates
- rally: the continuous sequence of play from a serve until a point is score of the ball goes out of play
- rotation: the clockwise movement of players around the court and through the serving position after a side out
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Sitting volleyball is only for people with disabilities.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: keep at least one buttock in contact with the floor while striking the ball. Move: serve from the back right corner and rotate clockwise when service is won.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'support play'
the actions of players who are not directly involved with the ball but are strategically positioned to assist teammates.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Sitting volleyball is only for people with disabilities. Correction: Sitting volleyball is a Paralympic sport, however it is an inclusive and adapted sport that anyone can play regardless of ability. Players have to move quickly around the court using their upper bodies frequently in a seated position.
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