Racquetball Lesson Plan_Week1_Thursday

Week #1: Racquetball Lesson Plan 4 - Thursday

EQUIPMENT:

Music and signs for Racetrack Fitness
1 Racquetball, eye guards and racquet per student
2 Clipboards, 2 task sheets, and 2 pencils per court

OUTCOMES:

The student will:

Demonstrate the half lob serve as demonstrated by the instructor.
Participate in Addition Tag with the rest of the class as directed by the instructor.

NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1-5

New Leader

INSTRUCTIONS:

The task is to continuously move in a productive fashion that will warm up the group. One person begins as the leader. When a signal is given, a new leader steps up and leads the next activity.

TEACHING HINTS:

Use Whistle Mixer to create groups of 3-5. The leader leads the group through any type of activity while the others follow until a new leader takes over.

Racetrack Fitness

INSTRUCTIONS:

Five or six fitness activities are arranged in the center (the Pit) of a large circle outlined with marking spots (the racetrack). If desired, tumbling mats can be placed in the center of the racetrack to delineate the pit stop area. Students work with a partner and alternate running (or doing other locomotor movements) around the racetrack and going to the pit to perform a strength or flexibility exercise. A different exercise should be performed each time, so students assure variety in their workout.

The following are some examples of exercises that can be used for Pit exercises.

Arm Circles
Bend and Twist
Abdominal Challenges
Knee to Chest Curl
Push-Up Challenges
Trunk Twister

TEACHING HINTS:

Intervals of 30 seconds of music with 10 seconds of silence can be used to signal role changes. The student who was running the track now goes to the pit to exercise and vice versa.

Assure that students run under control (not as fast as they can) and in the same direction.

Allow students to perform at a level they feel comfortable.

Students are genetically different and should not be expected to do the same amount of exercise repetitions.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Serve: Half Lob
Demonstrate the following:
• Position in service zone from which serve is delivered.
• Stroke action when delivering (hitting) the serve.
• Flight patterns (possible) of the ball during serve.
• Follow through action after stroking the serve.
• Movement pattern to center court position after served ball crosses Short Line.
Demonstrate Serve Drill
• The role of the individual serving.
• The role of the individual receiving/returning the served ball.

Fault and Out Serves
Practice
Handout Task Sheet 4 on serving and Receiving
Out of Class Assignment
Handout: Fault Serves and the types of Out Serves.

TEACHING HINTS:

Scattered position on court near service area.

Describe a Fault Serve and an Out Serve.

Direct four students to go to each court. Students are to follow the instructions on the task sheets.

Distribute the serves handout at end of class. Students are to read information on the handout by next class period.

Addition Tag

INSTRUCTIONS:

The “its” hold hands and can tag only with their outside hands. When they tag someone, that person must hook on. This continues and the tagging line becomes longer and longer. Regardless of the length of the line, only the hand on each end of the line is eligible to tag.

TEACHING HINTS:

Scattered formation in area.

Select several “its”.

Change its after each tag game.

Week #1: Racquetball Lesson Plan 4 - Thursday

New Leader

Racetrack Fitness

Addition Tag

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