Sports Participation · SHS2 Physical Education…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.1.2.LI.8 - Apply basic skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., volleyball - reinforcement of underarm serve and digging reception in volleyball).

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Describe the correct technique for performing the underarm serve and digging reception in volleyball, naming at least three key points for each skill.
Demonstrate the underarm serve with correct stance, ball toss, arm swing and contact point, sending the ball over the net at least 4 out of 6 attempts.
Demonstrate the digging reception with correct ready position, platform formation and controlled contact, receiving the ball accurately to a target area at least 4 out of 6 attempts.
Apply the underarm serve and digging reception in a paired partner drill across the net, maintaining continuous rally for at least 4 consecutive exchanges.
Evaluate their own performance and that of a partner using a simple skills checklist, identifying one strength and one area for improvement in each skill.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Physical Activity and Health (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Sports Participation (1.2)
Content standard: 2.1.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate the ability to apply various skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., Table tennis, netball, volleyball, etc). 2.1.2.LO.1 Demonstrate the ability to use basic skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., table tennis, netball, etc).
Indicator: 2.1.2.LI.8 - Apply basic skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., volleyball - reinforcement of underarm serve and digging reception in volleyball).
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 8 (Week 8 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 50

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Group-based learning: Learners demonstrate the skills learnt in the previous lesson. Learners in pairs stand on opposite sides of the net, serve the ball to the partner who then serves it back. Learners practise the digging reception by hitting the ball to their partners in succession.

Assessment (2.1.2.AS.8): Level 2: Describe how to perform the underarm serve and digging reception in volleyball Level 3: Demonstrate the underarm serve and digging reception in volleyball.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Online resources
- Pictures/charts
- Phones/laptops
- Projectors
- Footballs
- Handballs
- Volleyballs
- Basketballs
- Football Field
- Handball Court
- Volleyball Court
- Basketball Court
- Football nets
- Handball nets
- Volleyball nets
- Basketball nets
- Inflator
- Markers
- Training bibs
- Textbooks Supplementary materials