EQUIPMENT:
OUTCOMES:
The student will:
NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1-5
INSTRUCTIONS:
Everyone moves around the room while bouncing pickleball on racquet.
If tagged, move to outside of area and bounce ball on racquet 10 times. Then, return to game boundaries.
TEACHING HINTS:
Select 2 – 3 “its”/ taggers.
Taggers wear pinnies.
Taggers try to tag people while also performing the pickleball bouncing on racquet.
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
TEACHING HINTS:
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.
Backhand Hitting
Skill technique same badminton/ tennis backhand stroke.
Drop bounce ball and hit to partner 5’ apart.
Repeat, increasing distance between players.
Lobbing
Explain purpose of shot.
Partner tosses ball high to partner 5’ apart. Partner returns ball with lob shot. Alternate roles.
Overhead Smash
Explain purpose of shot.
Partner tosses ball, receive with a lob, smash back to partner.
Change roles.
Partner tosses ball, receives with a lob, smash back to partner and continue rallying practicing all strokes.
TEACHING HINTS:
Use Back-to-Back to create pairs of students.
Continue rallying using backhand only without a bounce.
Rally alternating forehand and backhand hitting.
Skill technique same badminton/ tennis overhead smash.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Students run around the area where hoops are spread. When the teacher calls a number, that number of students must get inside 1 hoop in 5 seconds or less.
TEACHING HINTS:
Spread hoops around floor.
Repeat and vary challenges.
What was the most challenging part of Pickleball Tag?
When do you use a lob shot?
When do you smash the ball?
Cheer: (clap while saying cheer) P- I- C- K- L- E- B- A- L- L; Pickle Ball!
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