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Pickleball Unit Plan
Pickleball Lesson Plan - Tuesday

Pickleball Lesson Plan 1 - Monday

EQUIPMENT:

  • 1 paddle per student
  • 1 pickleball per student
  • Cones for perimeter
  • 1 hoop per person
  • Music for Interval Training                              

OUTCOMES: 

The student will:

  1. Participate in Hoops and Plyometrics during the Introductory demonstrating form described by the instructor.
  2. Participate in Interval Training, strengthening and stretching exercises during Fitness to improve cardiovascular respiratory and muscular endurance and flexibility.
  3. Participate pickleball balancing ball bouncing drills while locomoting using form demonstrated by the instructor.
  4. Participate in Balance Relay demonstrating the skill of balancing the pickleball on a paddle while locomoting.

NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1-5

Hoops and Plyometrics

INSTRUCTIONS:

Each student has a hoop and rolls it alongside or carries it while jogging. On signal, hoops are dropped, and students are challenged to move in and out of as many hoops as possible during the time given. The number and color of hoops to move in and out of can be specified, as can the type of activity to perform. Students can be asked to do plyometric-type movements with two feet, one foot, or alternating feet. When the teacher gives the next signal, students pick up their hoops and resume jogging with them or rolling them.

TEACHING HINTS:

Scattered formation

Plyometrics is a type of exercise training that uses speed and force of different movements to build muscle power.

Plyometrics can include different types of exercises, like pushups, throwing, running, jumping, and kicking

Interval Training

Alternate Work Activities with Rest Activities
Brisk walking vs. Slow walking
Jogging vs. Walking
Sprinting vs. Jogging
Rope Jumping vs. Walking
Jumping in place vs. walking

 

Core strengthening exercises

Curl-ups
Curl-ups with Twist
Reverse curl
Pelvis Tilter
Push-ups
Reverse push-ups/ dips

 

Lower-Back Stretches

Back Bender
Sitting Toe touch
Feet-together stretch

 

Lower-Leg Stretches

Lower-leg stretch
Achilles Tendon Stretch


Create a tape with 30 seconds for each Work Activity and leave a silent bout of 30 seconds for the Rest Activity.

 

 

 







Continue the use of the same timed tape to indicate a change to the next exercise.

Lesson Focus

Pickleball Rules
Discuss the rules of pickleball
Demonstrate and have students practice skills:

  • Balance ball on paddle with non-dominant hand.
  • Balance ball on paddle with dominant hand while walking forward.
  • Bounce the pickleball on the paddle chest high with your dominant hand while standing in place.
  • Bounce the pickleball on the paddle chest high with your dominant hand while walking.
  • Bounce ball on paddle chest high with non-dominant hand while walking.

Ball Control:

  • Balance to ball paddle.
  • Rotate ball around the paddles edges.
  • Bounce ball on paddle 6” – 1’ in air.
    Striking the ball:
  • Hit ball continuously against wall or fence.
  • Vary distance from wall/ fence.

Partner practice:

  • Without bouncing the ball first, hit to partner about 6’ away.
  • Increase distance.
  • Drop bounce ball first, then hit to partner.
  • Rally with a partner.

TEACHING HINTS:

Distribute Rules Handout that follows this lesson plan

Scattered formation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use Back-to-Back to create partners.

Download PDF
Download Word Document

Balancing Relay:

One by one, each student will balance the ball on the paddle and move to a cone and return.

   Vary the locomotor movement to be used.
   (Walking, jogging, backwards walking, etc.)

TEACHING HINTS:

Use Whistle Mixer to create groups of 4 – 6.
    Select leader.

Make a straight line behind each leader.
1 paddle and pickleball per group.
Students sit when all have completed the relay.

What type of fitness did you participate in today? How many years ago had this technique been used?

Where do you want your eyes while controlling the pickleball?

When controlling the pickleball, at what angle do you want the paddle?

What is the key phrase to be sure your grip is correct on your paddle? “Shake hands” with the paddle.

Cheer: 2, 4, 6, 8, Pickleball is really GREAT!

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