9 Square
Students will be participating in a alternate version of volleyball and will be using the skills such as setting, bumping, and spiking
Lesson Created By: Jacob Scruggs
Essential Question
What are the rules of volleyball?
What are the cues for setting and bumping?
Grade(s):
- Kindergarten
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
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Lesson Progression
Objectives: TSWBT be able to use correct form for the set and bump while playing in an alternative game of volleyball
Equipment Needed: 9 Square court, beach ball, cones
Set-up: Teacher will set-up 9 square court before class arrives
Goal of the game: Advance through all 9 positions of the game to end up being the server. Stay as the server for as long as possible.
How to Play: Students will begin the game in one of the 9 squares with each student having their own square. The player that is in the center of the 9 square is the server and will serve the ball to any of the other 8 squares. The player that is receiving the ball must use a set or bump to return the ball to any of the other 8 squares. This will continue until someone makes a mistake.
Players can be eliminated if:
- They fail to return the ball into someone else’s square
- They strike the ball and it lands outside of the entire 9 square court
- They double hit the ball
- They touch the 9 square court with their hands or body
Players that are eliminated go to the end of the waiting line which is outside of the court next to the number 9 position (see set-up diagram). Once someone is eliminated, the next player in the waiting line will move into the number 9 position.
Rotation: Rotations will occur in a clockwise motion. See set-up diagram for a full description.
Alternatives:
- For younger grades that might struggle to hit the ball by themselves you can partner them up so that there are two players per square.
- For younger grades, you can allow them to hit the ball as many times as they need in order to get it out of the square.