HOW TO INSTALL “BASEBALL” INTO YOUR VOLLEYBALL LESSON

DATE: 4-7-2017

CATEGORY: Indoor Volleyball Activity

GRADE LEVEL: 9-12

NATIONAL STANDARDS:

  • Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns to perform a variety of physical activities.
  • Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principals, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning.
  • Participates regularly in physical activity.
  • Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
  • Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity.
  • Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

STATE STANDARDS:

  • PE.912.C.1.21 Diagram, explain, and justify the use of advanced offensive, defensive, and transition strategies and tactics.
  • PE.912.C.1.24 Analyze the mechanical principles as they apply to specific course activities.
  • PE.912.M.1.33 Practice complex motor activities in order to improve performance.
  • PE.912.M.1.32 Apply sport specific skills in a variety of game settings.
  • PE.912.M.1.31 Demonstrate advanced offensive, defensive, and transition strategies and tactics.
  • PE.912.L.1.5 Participate regularly in health-enhancing activities outside the physical education class setting.
  • PE.912.M.1.24 Apply a combination of complex movement patterns in a game setting.
  • PE.912.M.1.23 Demonstrate proficiency of critical elements when striking with an object/implement.
  • PE.912.M.1.5 Apply strategies for self-improvement based on individual strengths and needs.

CHARACTER STANDARDS:

  • Recognizes coping skills: tolerance, patience, sharing, listening, and compassion.
  • Verbalizes basic needs appropriately.
  • Demonstrates cooperative interaction by asking questions, sharing, and acceptance.
  • Displays active listening skills: eye contact, reflecting the message.
  • Understands appropriate questioning techniques: raising hand and asking for clarification.
  • Recognizes conflict and understand alternatives for resolution.
  • Recognizes interests and successes.
  • Understands that mistakes are a part of learning and not failure.
  • Is aware that a positive attitude increases success.
  • Treats others with kindness.
  • Respects others.
  • Recognizes choices.
  • Utilizes strengths to work with weaknesses.

GOALS: (SEE LESSON DESCRIPTION)

WARM-UP: Students will take a short jog, then line up for head-to-toe stretching: Torso twist, shoulder circles, straddle stretch, quadriceps stretch...

INTRODUCTION: Students will be introduced to the “Baseball” Volleyball Drill rules (SEE BELOW).

Students will play 2-3 innings of the drill for 3-4 days of class.

Strategic Questions:

How is serving in volleyball like pitching in baseball?

How are they different?

How can the serving team keep the receiving team from scoring multiple runs?

What are the position zones on the volleyball court and where are they located?

Predict how accurate you will be personally when you are given a signal to serve to a specific position?

Why is serving suck an important skill when playing volleyball?

What do you think is the most important skill when playing volleyball? Defend your answer with some facts?

DESCRIPTION: "Baseball" (VOLLEYBALL DRILL)

Objective: Promotes scoring from free balls, obtaining side-out, defense intensity.

Players: 2 teams of 6 players

Sequence: Serving team is the team in the field. Receiving team is at bat.

Tempo: Normal game situation for serving team, fast-pace for receiving team.

Scoring:

  • Server is the pitcher.
  • Object is for the serving team to gain 3 outs by winning 3 rallies, while limiting the receiving team (batter) runs.
  • When the receiving team wins a rally from a served ball, the coach tosses the receiving
  • team a free-ball.
  • If the receiving wins THAT rally from the free-ball, they get a run (point), and then gets another free-ball tossed to them.
  • Play continues until the serving team wins a rally (that is, gets an "out").
  • Serving continues to pitch until 3 outs are obtained, then they go to bat, and the receiving team goes to the field
  • and pitch (serve).
  • Play for 6 innings (6 rotations). The team with the most runs wins.

BASIC VOLLEYBALL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS:

Ace- A serve not returned by the opposing team.

Attack- An attempt by the offensive team to end the rally by hitting the ball to the floor of the defensive team.

Attacker- A player who spikes or hits the ball over the net.

Block- A skill executed above the net by one or more players to prevent a spike from entering their side of the court.

Dig- A basic skill used to receive an opponents attack. (Also called a bump)

Down Ball- An attacked ball the blockers judge as not having enough speed or good enough court position to require a block.

Foul- Any rule infraction that causes the referee to blow the whistle.

Forearm Pass- A basic skill where the ball is rebounded off the players forearms to the desired target.

Free Ball- A ball returned by the opposing team that cannot be attacked and, instead, is passed over the net.

Hit- Another term used for an attack or spike.

Kill- An attack not returned by the defense.

Overhead Pass- A basic skill where the ball is contacted above the head with both hands. It can be used on defense, serve receive and setting.

Rally- The time from the start of the serve until the play is ended by a point or side out.

Rally Scoring- An alternative scoring system incorporated in the deciding game of a match where a point is scored when either team wins the rally.

Rotation- When a team earns a side out, the team moves one position clockwise on the court before the next serve.

Serve- A basic volleyball skill used to put the ball into play.

Set - An overhead pass directed to an attacker.

Side out- When the serving team loses the rally and the receiving team gets the ball and the next serve attempt. (Does not result in a point unless rally scoring is being used.)

Spike- A powerful attack that incorporates jumping and hitting the ball into the opponents court with one hand.

Sprawl- A defensive technique used to retrieve a ball in front of the defender.

Tip- An offspeed shot used by the attacker directed at the holes in the defense.