Sample Lesson Notes

Abbreviated notes to my daily lesson plans

1. Football	5. Basketball
2. Badminton	6. Volleyball
3. Juggling - Sorry Dana	7. Track
4. Heart Rate Lesson	8. Mat Room Game Activities

1/05/05 - Conference notes on Bullying and Harassment -

Football

Brief overview on my use of Cooperative Learning

You can see my article in the "OAHPERD Journal" on Cooperative Learning or the article on this web site by clicking the hot button above.
- I use coop partners for
  - Reviewing concepts
    - Alternate response between partners
    - Students quiz each other
  - Brainstorm concepts that will be introduced
  - Quick way to put partners with other groups for teams
  - Teams stand when concepts are discovered, standing teams then share with other standing teams
  - Solve problem topics or issues
  - Improve social techniques
  - Provide a setting where a student can instruct another student in a non threatening environment
  - Roll call on occasions

DAY 1

Classes meet in the lower gym
Make sure students are in proper roll lines
NEW RULE: (This is a rule that I begin the year with, as injuries can happen from unsupervised horseplay before class
- Sit by a friend and talk quietly before class begins---nobody standing
- Don't touch equipment before class begins unless instructed to
Introduce shoulders and shoulder stretches (The stretches are introduced following this progression throughout the first several weeks of school)
- Shoulder
- Back
- Abdominals
- Groin
- Hip
- Quads
- Hams
- Illiac Tibial Band
- Calf
  - You can find the exact stretches by looking at the stretches study guide
Pick a stretch switcher
Do seven other stretches for your body that you know
Line up boys and girls opposite each other
Discuss proper cooperative learning group etiquette
- How to receive your new partner
  - Be pleasant, no put down, sour face, or poor body language
- What to do if your partner is absent
  - Stand by teacher for reassignment
- How to sit when working with your partner
  - Face partner sitting down
Put into cooperative learning groups
- Have partners discuss their favorite physical education activities
- Partners then discuss throwing and catching
- Teacher shows and discusses throwing and catching critical elements
  - Throw
    1. Opposition during throwing patterns
    2. Arm way back
    3. Arm over top-no side arms
    4. Hand on laces
    5. Roll ball off of hand
  - Catch
    1. Thumbs together above the waist
    2. Pinkies together below the waist
    3. Give with the ball-"soft fingers"
    4. Watch ball into hands
    5. Never sandwich catch
Football Pre Test.
1. Have students put their name Last name first, period, date and PRE on the Scantron sheet
2. Tell students how to bubble with #2 pencil on Scantron sheet
3. When finished, students get a partner and a football and go to the field to play catch
Class closure

DAY 2

Coop partners meet by dry erase board
- Review what to do if your coop partner is absent
- Review throwing and catching with partners, alternate response
- Review classroom rules and consequences, alternate response
- Discuss safety rules
  1. Know and obey the rules.
  2. Keep your head and eyes up.
  3. No live fumbles.
  4. No cleats are to be worn.
  5. No tackling.
  6. Flags must be worn on the outside of the shirt.
  7. No rushing or blocking the punt.
  8. Hand or screen blocking only- no elbows-don't grab shirt
  9. Do not leave your feet when carrying the ball or pulling flags
  10. Watch out for and report any field damage.
- Rule of the day: NO LIVE FUMBLES
- Discuss what offense and defense means
- Pass pattern of the day: Slant and streak
- Teach blocking, screen blocking only
- Students go roll lines in lower gym
- Get on roll spots---Review shoulder stretches, Take roll
Fitness
- jog pass patterns - slant and streak
Class Closure

DAY 3

Lower gym Coop partners by dry erase board
Rule of the day: The offensive line must be in three point stance & NO LIVE FUMBLES
Review Concept: What offense and defense and what the point of the game is
Review pass patterns of the day: Slant and streak
Cover 2 and 3 point stance
1. Have students get into a three-point stance
2. Partner checks
3. Switch
Review blocking, screen blocking only
Pass Pattern of the Day: In and Out
Roll, stretches, pick a stretch switcher
Fitness: Blob tag - Check "Games" for a description
Jog pass patterns with coop partner (?) if time allows
Find a partner of your choice and run pass plays out of a stance outside going width way on football field
Class closure
- Run through pattern
- Don't stop in pattern
- Keep hips going down field

DAY 4

Lower Gym
Coop groups
Review classroom rules that the students came up with and their consequences
Introduce center snap
1. Upside down throw
2. Get ball out if front to add power to snap upside down throw
Review 3 point stance --- Everyone get into a three-point stance
- Coop partners evaluate each other
Review rule of Wednesday: Offensive line in three-point stance (No live fumbles]
Rule of the day:
- One foot in bounds for a completed pass
- Can't throw a forward pass in front of L.O.S.
Introduce "Line of scrimmage" --- An imaginary line that separates the offense from the defense, and where the new play begins
Review pass pattern of yesterday: Slant and streak
Pass pattern of the day: In and out pattern --- cut at 5 yards
If time allows, line up students on sideline with coop partner and jog patterns

Roll-stretches
Teacher leads other stretches
Review orally "Line of Scrimmage" game
1. Get into groups of three---record is 15 seconds to do this
2. Demonstrate Line of Scrimmage Game
  - One point for calling old and new line of scrimmage
  - One point for running proper pattern
  - One point for completing the pass
  - One point for getting snap to Q.B.
· Fitness --- reviews track rule and jog one lap around track
- You must run the lap unless you check in with me
- If you do check with me and you have to walk, you may only walk by yourself
On football field to play LOS game
Class closure

DAY 5

Meets at dry erase board
Review Line Of Scrimmage --- Everyone says it out loud
Everyone get into a three-point stance
Review rule of yesterday:
- One foot in bounds for a completion
- You may not throw pass beyond LOS
Rule of the day: You may blitz once every four downs
Pass pattern of yesterday: In and Out at 5 yards
Pass pattern of the day: Curl in and curl out at 5 yards
Coop partners on sidelines
Walk patterns with eyes closed-the Frankenstein walk
Roll stretches --- introduce Mid-section stretches --- Abdominal stretches, groin and hip
Fitness blob tag --- For a description see "Games"
Outside in Group's of three can play Interception or L.O.S. game
- One point for calling old and new line of scrimmage
- One point for running proper pattern
- One point for completing the pass
- One point for calling new line of scrimmage
- BONUS POINT for throwing ball as receiver cuts
Class closure

DAY 6

Get into coop groups
Review classroom rules
Review rule of yesterday: You may blitz once every four downs
Review Line Of Scrimmage --- everyone says it
A touchdown is worth 6 points
Football is a team sport ----verses individual sport
Rule of the day: No blocking the punt, no forward pass on return
Pass pattern of the day: Post and Flag
Discuss punting --- 7th Graders Only
- Holding the ball
- The drop, not a drop
- Pointing the toe
- The follow through

2 laps around gym --- Roll, stretches --- Close eyes review on the stretches

Fitness ---lap around track --- remember lap rule
Punting game
- I punt to a partner
- Partner punts back to me
- See which person can push their partner back across end line first
Closure

DAY 7

Lower Gym
STUDENTS DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO BE IN COMPETITIVE OR NON COMPETITIVE TEAMS.
Students stand up if they want to be competitive, Check them off a copy of roll list
Teacher picks captains and they pick teams from student list
Everyone else define lines of scrimmage --except for captains picking
Everybody gets into a three-point stance
Can you throw a forward pass off a kick-off?
Review rule of yesterday: No blocking or forward pass off punt
Rule of the day: Q.B. may not run unless rushed or D. drops back
Everyone is eligible to catch or run the ball.
Review pass pattern of the day: Post and Flag
Role lines and stretches with a review
Discuss offensive team positions
- Break students into teams of 11 and have them get into positions
- Huddle and change positions and quiz them
Class closure
- 7TH Graders Only---Someone on your team will need to bring 5 file cards to class tomorrow
- Tomorrow, meet in cafeteria

DAY 8

Meet in Cafeteria tomorrow-Lower Gym today
Coop Groups
- Define L.O.S. as a class
- Rule of yesterday: Quarter - Back may not run unless...
- Rule of the day: You may not throw a pass during a kick-off return
- Review pass pattern of yesterday: Combining patterns
- Review all patterns alternating responses and definitions
- Review player positions
Roll-stretches
Read off teams and have them get together and: (NON competitive team organizes themselves into teams)
Make team name
Have team explain huddle
Have teams identify positions
Meet by dry erase board in football team groups
Cover running plays for 7th graders only, not 6th- blocking, hand off/pitch, runs on dry erase board - 6Th Grade (Keep it simple)
- Show the symbols used:
- Block
- Pass
- Run
- Center
- Person carrying the ball
7TH Graders only-Have students begin to develop plays with team on cards. Your team needs:
- Running play
- A short pass crossing play
- A long pass play
- A trick play
- Any play you feel your team needs
- These will be collected and graded at a later time
If students finish plays, run outside to field ---no lap
Go outside and run your plays
Class closure

DAY 9

Meet in cafeteria - If raining, Juggling, Hachey sack & Yo Yo's
Roll and stretches ---Close eyes and check abdominal., groin and hip stretches
Introduce Quad stretches ---superman, lunge if students are ready
Coop Partners
- Coop groups and review classroom rules if needed
- Review rule of yesterday: If kick goes out, throw off
- Rule of the day: After a touch down you take ten steps from Goal
- What is an offensive series: 4 tries to first down or score
- Review running plays-blocking, hand off/pitch, and run
- Review pass plays-short & long pass crossing pattern, reg. Pass
Let 7th Graders (6th Graders play games today, 7th continue to draw up and practice plays or put play on cards---I will be here for your questions or help
- Running play
- A short pass crossing play
- A long pass play
- Any play you feel your team needs
Show field dimensions, out of bounds, touchdown, etc.
If students are done with designing plays, they may go outside to practice them---match up teams outside for practicing plays
· Class closure

DAY 10

Meet in cafeteria - If raining, Juggling, Hachey sack & Yo Yo's
Review rule of yesterday: After a touch down-take ten steps
Review some plays on the board only if students come up after and ask
- Two running plays
- Two short pass patterns
- Two long pass patterns
Finish plays
- Must be on cards
- They will be graded
Practice plays
Roll and stretches
Run pass patterns
Games ---Read off who plays where (practice game)
Class closure-Handout homework assignment, due Tuesday October 5th

DAY 11

Meet in cafeteria - If raining, Juggling, Hachey Sack and Yo - Yo's
Roll and stretches
Introduce quad stretch
Read what team plays who where
Let students have a few minutes to practice play
Lap around track on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week, Remind them the track rule
Continue games
Class closure

DAY 12

Meet in cafeteria - If raining, Juggling, Hachey sack & Yo Yo's
Roll and stretches
Read what team plays who where
Let students have a few minutes to practice plays if needed
Run pass patterns outside from goal line to first down marker on Tuesday and Thursday
Continue games
Class closure

DAY 13

Meet in cafeteria - If raining, Juggling, Hachey sack & Yo Yo's
Roll and stretches --- Close eyes and check abdominal., groin, hip and quad review
Read what team plays who where
Let students have a few minutes to practice plays
Lap around track --- remind them of track rule
Continue games
Class closure --- Football will last through next Monday

DAY 14

Meet in cafeteria - If raining, Juggling, Hachey sack & Yo Yo's
Roll and stretches
Read what team plays who where
Run pass patterns today
Let students have a few minutes to practice plays
Continue games
Class closure---Don't forget homework assignment

DAY 15

Meet in cafeteria - If raining, Juggling, Hachey sack & Yo Yo's
Roll and stretches
Read what team plays who where
·One lap around track
Let students have a few minutes to practice plays
Continue games
Class closure --- Don't forget to do homework assignment

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Badminton Unit

Brief overview on my use of Cooperative Learning

You can see my article in the "OAHPERD Journal" on Cooperative Learning or the article on this web site by clicking the hot button above.

- I use coop partners for
  - Reviewing concepts
    - Alternate response between partners
    - Students quiz each other
  - Brainstorm concepts that will be introduced
  - Quick way to put partners with other groups for teams
  - Teams stand when concepts are discovered, standing teams then share with other standing teams
  - Solve problem topics or issues
  - Improve social techniques
  - Provide a setting where a student can instruct another student in a non threatening environment
  - Roll call on occasions

Day 1

Lower Gym
Roll lines, stretches, push-ups for twenty seconds, assign racket numbers
Meet by the safety board by the equipment doors
- Go over safety items
  - Avoid swinging the racket when not in an assigned working area
  - Avoid retrieving shuttles when others are rallying
  - Follow correct court positions in doubles play
  - Have sufficient clearance about the court
  - Report any defective equipment to the teacher
  - Watch out for water from the drinking fountain
  - Watch out for people walking through your court
- Discuss racket care
  - Look for broken strings or broken racket parts
  - Report any damaged rackets to the teacher
  - Do not throw rackets in the air
  - Do not hit things with the racket
  - Always place racket in correct spot when class is done
  - First person to rackets, bring out cart just past door
- Discuss birdie care
  - Never press or touch the feathers, only
  - When serving, hold in palm or touch feathers
  - Do not place birdies upside down on floor
Introduce students to the playing court
- Side lines and end lines
- Open areas between and behind courts
- How to walk to the other side of the gym without disrupting games
- Short and long service lines
- Odd and even courts for serving
- Net and not to touch the net at any time
- Walk the courts looking at court areas
- Students stand at a court and look to key areas on teacher cue
Assign warm-up courts
Open volley with assigned rackets
Class closure

Day 2

Stretches, roll, pushups for 20 seconds
1 lap around track in preparation for the mile if nice weather
Meet at dry erase board
1. Explain after class routine
2. Change clothes first at shower bell
3. Use own rackets, put away correctly and count birdies
4. Only our class can play, all other classes to locker room
Rule of the day: Starting the game
- Who serves first?
- 1st team only gets one chance to serve
- 2nd team, both partners get a chance to serve
Introduce forehand and backhand grip
- Forehand
  - "Shake hands" type of grip
  - Face of racket perpendicular to floor
  - Little finger should be at the end or "butt" of the racket
  - A "V" will be formed by the thumb and pointer finger on top of the racket handle
- Backhand
  - Same grip as the forehand can be used
  - OR, Use the THUMB UP GRIP
  - Rotate the racket slightly so the thumb is along the wide side of the racket
- Footwork
  - Ready position --- good athletic stance
  - The first step --- cross over step
  - Turn sideways for shot
  - Return back to the center of your half of court
  - Use short steps
Discuss "before class" routine
1. Students are assigned to a court
2. After you dress, read board and find specified task
3. First person to rackets pulls out cart just past door
4. Get your assigned racket and a birdie
5. Students work on what the teacher has specified
6. Only work on specified item from board
7. When teacher says, 1 1/2 laps and stretches, put rackets by wall and run around courts and nets and go to roll spots for stretches
Practice before class procedure
1. On dry erase board
2. Practice switching grips during rally
3. Get with coop partner and assign courts
4. You can work with how ever is at your assigned court
5. As teacher assign courts, students get rackets
6. Students work on teacher task
Assign Courts
Open volley
Class closure
After students change, only our class may play until final bell rings
- Rules
  - Change first.
  - Put stuff away, with one minute left before bell rings, count birdies.
  - Go out locker room door

DAY 3

After coming out of locker room, students check dry erase board, then go to assigned courts to work on:
- Rally while changing grips
1 1/2 laps around gym not touching nets / Roll lines / stretches / Push-up, 20 seconds
Coop partners meet at dry erase board
- Rule of the day: Net birdies that land in proper court are good
- Service court review
- Short and long service line
- Service side line and middle line
- Only person in service receiving court can hit serve
- Service must be diagonal
- A birdie landing on the line is good
- Only one service try per server, unless the server misses the birdie completely
- Service receivers must stay in their own half of court can not switch sides
- Games will last until teacher says time, regular games are played to 11 or 15
- Coop partners discuss how they think a deep and short serve is hit
Long / deep serve-teacher note-only pick 5 for students to work on
- Stand sideways to receiver's court with feet shoulder width apart and weight primarily on the back foot
- Make sure the hitting wrist is cocked up as much as possible
- Drop the shuttle far enough away from the body to force the hitting arm to reach slightly for it
- Drop shuttle before starting the swing
- Be as relaxed as possible and try to generate maximum racket head acceleration by snapping the wrist and rotating the forearm at point of contact
- The racket face will be open (tilted back) at point of contact to allow the upward trajectory. Too much height without depth indicates too much of an open face. A low trajectory indicates that the racket face was too flat
- Follow through with your whole body. Transfer the weight to the front foot and lift up with the knees at point of contact
- Rotate the shoulders and hips at point of contact to help generate power and allow the racket to finish across the left shoulder
- Concentrate on watching the birdie
Short serve-teacher note-only pick 5 for students to work on
- Hold the shuttle chest high and lower the hitting hand to waist high
- Keep the wrist cocked (do not snap it)
- Point of contact should be just below the waist (This is slightly higher than the long serve)
- Primary movement is from the shoulders
- Think of guiding the shuttle, not hitting it
- Keep the shuttle as low and short as possible
Both serves, drop birdie down as far as racket is long
Beginners may hold racket at head to practice the serve
Demonstrate both short and deep serve
Show and demonstrate serving to targets
- Serve diagonally
- Partner gently sets racket on floor in one of four extreme corners of the service reception court
- Server attempts to hit racket head target
- Then server sets racket in extreme corner, continue
Go back to assigned courts and serve to targets
Open volley/ Game play
Class closure
After students change, only our class may play until final bell rings
- Rules
  - Change first.
  - Put stuff away, with one minute left before bell rings, count birdies.
  - Go out locker room door

Day 4

After coming out of locker room, students check dry erase board, then go to assigned courts to work on:
- Serve to targets
1 1/2 laps around gym not touching nets / Roll lines / stretches / push-up
Meet at dry erase board with coop partner
- Rule of the day: Line birdies are good
- Review short and long serve teaching cues
- Both serves, drop birdie down as far as racket is long
- Coop partners discuss how they think a clear is hit
- Clears -teacher note- only pick a few for students to work on -Clears are defensive shots-
  - Forehand Underhand clear
    - Same short as an long / deep serve
  - Forehand Overhead Clear
    - Good preparation is a must. The racket should be taken back to the back-scratching position as one moves into position
    - When the racket is taken back, it is important that the wrist be cocked up
    - Turn sideways to the net
    - Hit the shuttle, extending as high as possible with the racket face pointing slightly up
    - Transfer weight forward, snap the wrist, and rotate the forearm at point of contact
    - Rotate the shoulders and nips as one would when throwing a ball
    - Hit the shuttle hard.
    - Hit the shuttle high and deep
  - Backhand Clears-teacher note-only pick a few for students to work on
    - Switch to the backhand grip while turning sideways
    - Cock the wrist down, bend the arm and reach behind the back when preparing
    - Extend the arm outward at point of contact and try to generate as much power as possible by snapping the wrist and rolling the forearm
    - The shoulder rotation is critical. It will be impossible to generate any power without extensive use of the shoulders
    - Reach in front of the body (towards the net) to make contact
Demonstrate the Clears
Go to assigned courts
1. Serve to partner diagonally
2. Work on either a short or deep serve
3. Partner hits back a clear of their choice
4. Switch roles
Open volley on any court with any partner
Class Closure
After class routine

Day 5

After coming out of locker room, students check dry erase board, then go to assigned courts to work on:
- Serve to targets
1 1/2 laps around gym not touching nets / Roll lines / stretches / push-up
Meet at dry erase board with coop partner
- Rule of the day: Only two players on a court at a time, extras rotate in every two points
- Review underhand, backhand and overhead clears -Clears are defensive shots
- Coop partners discuss how they think a smash is hit
- Drives --- Drives are offensive shots --- Draw drives and clears on board
  - Similar to smash, but hit higher to back of court
    - Similar to a sidearm clear
    - Point of contact creates a flat pathway
- Smash
  - Get into position so contact can be made in front of the body with the racket face angling down toward the court
  - It is far easier to smash from the forecourt than the back court because of the angle the shuttle must travel. Also the shuttle slows down rapidly and therefore may be easily returned when struck from deep in the court
  - Sharp downward angle is just as important as sheer speed. The smash is a power stroke that must be placed at the opponents feet
Demonstrate the Smash and drive
Introduce and demonstrate the "3 shot combination"
- You may only hit the birdie three times
- Work only on the hits you are told to hit
- Such as
  1. Deep serve
  2. High clear
  3. Smash
    - Switch
- This forces you to know how to hit the shot and how to set your shots up
Do three shot combination
Open volley on any court with any partner
Class closure
After class routine

Day 6

After coming out of locker room, students check dry erase board, then go to assigned courts to work on:
- Do three shot combination
  1. Deep serve
  2. High short clear
  3. Smash
    - Switch
1 1/2 laps around gym not touching nets / Roll lines / stretches / push-up
Meet at dry erase board with coop partner
- Rule of the day:
  - The person in the service reception court must hit the birdie
  - If you touch the net, you lose the point
- Review Smash and drives
- Introduce Drop shots, Cross court dink and Blocks
  - Drop Shot
    - hit from deeper in the court
    - Preparation has to be the same as if one were going to clear or smash, anything different will tip off the opponent that you are intending to do a drop shot
    - On the overhead motion the racket face should be flat or pointing slightly down
    - On the underhand motion the racket face will be open similar to the position when clearing
    - The racket head should move slowly at point of contact
    - The shuttle should drop immediately after crossing just over the net
- - Net drops
    - Contact the shuttle as near net level as possible (Don't let it drop
    - Using not even a stroke, guide the shuttle over the net
    - Keep the shuttle low to the net and dropping before short service line
  - Cross court dink
    - Same technique as the Net drops
    - Angle head of racket and use the wrist to flick the shuttle to the opposite side of the front of the court
  - Blocks
    - Do not try to take the racket back as there will not be sufficient time
    - Reach as quickly as possible trying to get the racket head out in front of the shuttle
    - Try to keep the shuttle low. Aim for just over the top of the net
    - If the shuttle is smashed at the body, block it with the backhand
    - Both the forehand and backhand blocks will be hit with the forehand grip, because there won't be enough time to change grips
- Demonstrate the Drop Shot, dink cross court dink and block
- Review "3 shot combo"
Students go back to assigned courts and do 3 shot combination
1. Deep serve
2. High short clear
3. Drop
  - Switch
Open volley on any court with any partner
Class closure and after class routine

Day 7

After coming out of locker room, students check dry erase board, then go to assigned courts to work on:
- Serving to targets
- 3 shot combination --- Deep Serve / Short clear / Smash
- 3 shot combination --- Short Serve / Clear / Drive
- 3 shot combination --- Deep Serve / Clear / Drop Shot, or net drop, or block
1 1/2 laps around gym not touching nets / Roll lines / stretches / push-up
OR 1 lap around track in preparation for the mile if weather permits
Meet at dry erase board
- Rule of the day:
  - You can hit the birdie only after it crosses the net to your side, and your racket can cross the net without touching it
  - If the birdie gets stuck on the racket for a moment, it is illegal
  - Review Net Drops, Cross court dink and Blocks
  - Discuss and review game play rules
    1. Front and back
      - good for net or deep shots
      - Bad for side shots
    2. Side to side
      - Good for side shots
      - Bad for middle and front or back shots
  - Starting the game
    - Who serves first
    - 1st team only gets one chance to serve
    - 2nd team, both partners get a chance to serve
  - Rules
    - Net birdies that land in proper court are good
    - Line birdies are good
    - Only two players on a court at a time, extras rotate in every two points
    - The person in the service reception court must hit the birdie
    - If you touch the net, you lose the point
    - If the birdie gets "stuck" on your racket, it is a carry-illegal
    - Six minute games-if there is a tie, play one more point
Demonstrate a short game
Students to assigned courts and play games
- Six minute games
- Teacher will call "time"
- If there are any ties, volley for the point
- Winners rotate up, and teams that don't win rotate down
- Have students pick the court that they would like
Class closure, after class routine

Day 8

After coming out of locker room, students check dry erase board, then go to assigned courts to work on:
- Serving to targets
- 3 shot combination --- Deep Serve / Short clear / Smash
- 3 shot combination --- Short Serve / Clear / Drive
- 3 shot combination --- Deep Serve / Clear / Drop Shot, or net drop, or block
1 1/2 laps around gym not touching nets / Roll lines / stretches / push-up
OR 1 lap around track in preparation for the mile if weather permits
Meet at dry erase board
- Rule of the day: You can hit the birdie only after it crosses the net to your side, and your racket can cross the net without touching it
- Review Net Drops, Cross court dink and Blocks
- Discuss and review game play rules
  1. Front and back
    - good for net or deep shots
    - Bad for side shots
  2. Side to side
    - Good for side shots
    - Bad for middle and front or back shots
  3. Starting the game
    - Who serves first
    - 1st team only gets one chance to serve
    - 2nd team, both partners get a chance to serve
  4. Rules
    - Net birdies that land in proper court are good
    - Line birdies are good
    - Only two players on a court at a time, extras rotate in every two points
    - The person in the service reception court must hit the birdie
    - If you touch the net, you lose the point
    - If the birdie gets "stuck" on your racket, it is a carry-illegal
    - Six minute games-if there is a tie, play one more point
Re-Demonstrate a short game if needed
Students to assigned courts and play games
- Six minute games
- Teacher will call "time"
- If there are any ties, volley for the point
- Winners rotate up, and teams that don't win rotate down
- Have students pick the court that they would like
Class closure, after class routine

Day 9

After coming out of locker room, students check dry erase board, then go to assigned courts to work on:
- Serving to targets
1 1/2 laps around gym not touching nets / Roll lines / stretches / push-up

Meet at dry erase board
- Rule of the day: Shuffling or moving the feet during the serve is a fault
- Review Game play stuff from yesterday
Decide how many students have to be on a team
Have students pick someone they want to be on the same team with
If you want teacher to pick a partner for you, come to me
Students come and sit by dry erase board with team mate
Explain the rotation for games
- Six minute games
- Teacher will call "time"
- If there are any ties, volley for the point
- Winners rotate up, and teams that don't win rotate down
- Have students pick the court that they would like
Start games
Play for six minutes
Call, "Time, are there any ties"
If there is a tie, volley for the point
Rotate
Begin new game
Continue throughout period
Class closure, and after class routine

Day 10

After coming out of locker room, students check dry erase board, then go to assigned courts to work on:
- Serving to targets
- 3 shot combination --- Your choice of hits
1 1/2 laps around gym not touching nets / Roll lines / stretches
Meet at dry erase board with team partner, not coop partner
- Rule of the day: ??? Put in what ever students are having difficulty with
Start games
- Play for six minutes
- Call, "Time, are there any ties"
- Rotate
- Begin new game
Continue throughout the period
Class closure and after class routine

Day 11

Meet in new station
Have students pick-up Badminton Test, scantron and pencil
Take Post Test
Pick up test in roll call order
Begin to explain Juggling and yo-yo unit

Basketball Unit

Brief overview on my use of Cooperative Learning

You can see my article in the current copy of "OAHPERD Journal" on Cooperative Learning or the article on this web site by clicking the hot button above.
I use coop partners for
- Reviewing concepts
  - Alternate response between partners
  - Students quiz each other
- Brainstorm concepts that will be introduced
- Quick way to put partners with other groups for teams
- Teams stand when concepts are discovered, standing teams then share with other standing teams
- Solve problem topics or issues
- Improve social techniques
- Provide a setting where a student can instruct another student in a non threatening environment
- Roll call on occasions

Basketball---Lower gym � Pretest Last week

Brief overview on my use of Cooperative Learning

You can see my article in the "OAHPERD Journal" on Cooperative Learning or the article on this web site by clicking the hot button above.

At each basket post critical elements of lay-in, set shot and dribble

Day 1

Meet in lower gym
On dry erase board write: FITNESS Blob Tag ‑‑‑ See appendix #2
Sit by equipment door and go over safety sheet on basketball
One and a half lap, roll and stretches
Review class rules
Cover the SET SHOT (Skill test items are in Red)
- Good athletic stance � extend up with legs on the shot
- Eyes should be focused on the basket before, during, and after the shot
- Body should be square to the basket
- Finger tips should control every shot and should follow through toward the basket ‑‑‑ fingers in the hoop
- Maintain body balance: Try not to lean or fall
- Backspin on the ball is desirable
- Generally, a higher arc on the ball results in greater accuracy
- It is a one handed shot
Introduce the "Wall Shots" concentrating on form
Read / Explain "Before Class Procedure" when coming out of locker-room after changing into PE clothes from posted explanation on wall

Come out of locker room
Get basketball and practice 20 form set shot against wall
Go to assigned basket
If two basketballs are already there, put yours away
Only two basketballs at each basket
Wait in line for your turn to shoot
Rebound ball and pass it to the next shooter
Go back to the end of the line

Assign baskets for before class set shot practice/coop partner at same basket
Practice procedure stated above
Class closure - point to your assigned basket, can you remember that for the next two weeks?

day #2

Meet in lower gym
Write on dry erase board: Set shot procedure at assigned basket
- Direct Coop Partners to watch partner at their assigned basket and to give their partner feedback on the first two critical elements. (1. Feet shoulder width 2. Leg lift on shot) They are to give two positives and one thing to work on. Watch for
  - Partner not in position to watch shooter
  - Observing partner not giving feedback to shooter
  - Shooter not accepting feedback from observer
1 and a half lap, Roll and stretches - close eyes and check for stretch and muscle group understanding
If time allows, which it probably won't due to the coop partner check over the first two critical elements, Play Fitness tag, one set of students is it, and if the other gtroup gets tagged, they go to the out of bounds area and do 5 perfect push-ups. Switch which group is it frequently
- Red shirts are it
- Blue shirts are it
- Etc.
Coop partners
- Review key components of the set shot
- coop groups discuss Lay‑ins
- Teacher introduces LAY-INS
  - Bring the ball up into a shooting position with two hands
  - Right hand shoots a right handed lay‑in, left hand shoots a left handed lay‑in
  - Right knee comes up in a right handed lay‑in, left knee up with a left lay‑in
  - Jump up towards the basket when shooting
  - Use the backboard
Use a demo group to show lay‑in
Back to assigned courts and start lay-ins
Stop groups and introduce the Jump Stop and Chest Pass for the rebound group before pass is made back to shooting line
Back to lay-in lines with the jump stop
class closure

day 3

Meet in lower gym
Write on board: Set shot and Lay-in procedure at designated basket‑Coop partner gives two positives and one correction
- Direct Coop Partners to watch partner at their assigned basket and to give their partner feedback on the first two critical elements. (1. Feet shoulder width 2. Body Square to basket 3. Leg lift on shot width ) They are to give two positives and one thing to work on. Watch for
  - Partner not in position to watch shooter
  - Observing partner not giving feedback to shooter
  - Shooter not accepting feedback from observer
1 and a half lap, roll and stretches
PAC Person with Nurf Ball � You get tagged, 5 push-ups and you have the Nerf - stay on lines
Coop groups
- Coop Partners review set shot
- Coop Partners review Lay-ins
- Coop Partners review Jump Stop
- Introduce the DRIBBLE- teacher picks 5 critical elements to focus the students on
Teacher explains the dribble
- Head and eyes up, knees bend
- Be able to dribble with either hand
- Protect the ball with your body and opposite arm
- Control the dribble with your fingers and wrist-not palm
- Bounce ball at waist height or below
Discuss TRAVELING and DOUBLE DRIBBLE
Dribbling Drills (Teacher: picks the ones you have time for)
- Dribble around the gym
- Dribble while everyone else is dribbling while trying to slap other classmates basketball away
- Dribble relays
- Dribble around body with one hand only
- Dribble ball around the legs in a figure eight -‑‑ stay low
- Straddle flip ball -‑‑ catch ball in both hands alternating
- Dribble ball around the body while on one knee, both knees, sitting, lying down
- Stand 2 feet from wall and wall dribble
- Review jump stop, stop dribble and jump to both feet on the whistle. Continue. Add in Pivots (I like this one and do it every year. Helps kids understand jump stops and pivots)
Open shooting it time allows- never happens though
Class Closure

day 4

Meet in lower gym
Set shot and Lay-in procedure as they come out of the locker-room at assigned basket
Set shot at assigned baskets � have coop partners help each other with form at the wall. Cover each critical element. Look for the perfect looking shot (important to look COOL) - Two positives and one correction. Coop partners MUST communicate after their partner shoots - walk around and stress this! Have them refer to the critical element chart.
Cover and do bounce pass after jump stop during lay-ins
Say �right handed lay‑ins� with bounce pass
Say �left handed lay‑ins� with bounce pass
1 and a half lap, roll and stretches - When stretch switcher says "Shoulder Stretch" everyone must point to the shoulders and say "SHOULDERS"
Dribble - girls get basketballs, boys get basketball
- Dribble - jump stop, pivot, pivot
- Changing hands - jump stop, pivot, pivot
- behind back dribble - jump stop, pivot, pivot
- Between legs - jump stop, pivot, pivot
- Slap other persons ball away - jump stop, pivot, pivot
Coop Partners at board
- Review Jump Stop, Pivoting, double dribble and traveling
- Review any other concepts
- Introduce Defense - staying between person and basket and sliding
  - Back to assigned baskets.
    - One coop partner is an offensive guard, the other is the defensive guard
    - Offensive guard tries and get around defense
    - Defense slides to stay in front of offense
- Pre introduction to Screens - wouldn't be easier to get by a person if their was someone there "blocking" as they did in our football unit? Is it easy to butter toast, or have a butler do it for you - then would it be easier for someone to set a screen? Introduce
- SCREENS on dry erase board and positions
  - Run out of the sight line of the person you are screening on �V Cut�
  - Set your screen very close to the opponent
  - Wait for the screen to become set
  - Protect yourself with your arms
  - Hold your ground
- Back to assigned baskets for screens
Class closure � Don't worry if you don't understand screens yet, we will cover them more as we go. You can go to the web site and look them over though

day 5

Meet in lower gym
Set shot and Lay-in procedure at assigned basket - coop partner helps with set shot again
- Cover and do baseball pass after jump stop during lay-ins
Say �right handed lay-ins� with baseball pass
Say �left handed lay-ins� with baseball pass
Say �screens"
- (During set shot procedure, pick one group and give set shot skills test to each student a day) Grade on:
  - Athletic stance with leg lift on shot
  - Body should be square to the basket
  - Finger tips should control every shot
  - Maintain body balance: Try not to lean or fall
  - The shooting hand should follow through toward the basket " fingers in the hoop"
Say "guard to guard screen, forward to guard screen, etc.
1 and a half lap, roll and stretches
Coop partners review defensive position without speaking
Coop partners review: Screens and positions orally
- Athletic stance with leg lift on shot
- Run out of the sight line of the person you are screening on
- Set your screen very close to the opponent
- Protect yourself with your arms
- Hold your ground
Introduce Fouls and Violations
Close eyes and stand if you want to play competitive
Split group into fun game and real games
Fun game group learns and plays Around the World
- Have a student who knows game teach it to group
Real game people
- Teacher makes teams of four on four
- Introduce GAME PLAY concept: Beginning rules, they will change later:
  - No stealing basketballs yet
  - Try not to double dribble and travel
  - On a tied up ball, offense gets ball
  - No jump balls
  - Don�t need to keep score
  - If I have to call the foul, you get a time out
  - Check the ball a top of key after a point or out of bounds ball

Class closure

day 6

Meet in lower gym
Free throw and screen routine
Cover and do SCOOP PASS after jump stop during lay-ins
Say �right handed lay-ins� with scoop pass
Say �left handed lay-ins� with scoop pass
Say "screens"
- (During set shot procedure, pick one group and give set shot skills test to each student a day) Grade on:
  - Have students start practicing set shots again
  - Athletic stance with leg lift on shot
  - Body should be square to the basket
  - Finger tips should control every shot
  - Maintain body balance: Try not to lean or fall
  - The shooting hand should follow through toward the basket "fingers in the hoop"
Go around and ask how many students at each basket don't understand screens
If most know, say
- Forward to forward screen (looking for transfer of learning)
- Guard to forward screen (Show basket that is getting it as a model)
- Guard to guard screen
1 and a half lap, roll and stretches - review stretches and muscle groups with eyes closed
Coop partners
Review screens, center to guard? Students visualize them and then I show them
Introduce PICK AND ROLL - next step
- Do the same techniques performed in the screen
- Next, use a slight �push‑off� technique to separate from the opponent
- Open up towards your teammate you screened for
- Head to the open area or basket quickly
- Have hands up and ready to receive the pass
- **Use a demo group at their basket to show routine of free throw, screens and pick and roll
Students go back to assigned baskets
- Do the same techniques performed in the screen
- Have students start practicing set shots again
- Say �right handed lay-ins�
- Say �left handed lay-ins�
- Say �screens�
- Say �pick and roll�
Continue fun and real games groups
Fun game group learns and plays Horse
- Have a student who knows game teach it to group
Real game people - encourage screens "how many have you set?"
- Continue with teacher selected teams
- Review rules and calling own fouls
No jump balls
On a tied up ball, offense gets ball
Don�t need to keep score
If I have to call the foul, you get a time out
Check the ball a top of key after a point or out of bounds ball
Class closure

day 7

Meet in lower gym
Free throw and screen routine
Say �right handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say �left handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say "screens"
Say "pick and roll"
- (During set shot procedure, pick one group and give set shot skills test to each student a day) Grade on:
  - Have students start practicing set shots again
  - Athletic stance with leg lift on shot
  - Body should be square to the basket
  - Finger tips should control every shot
  - Maintain body balance: Try not to lean or fall
  - The shooting hand should follow through toward the basket " fingers in the hoop"
Roll lines and stretches
Coop partners review: Pick and roll, positions
Use a demo group at their basket to show any things students do not understand
Continue fun and real games groups
Fun game group learns and plays Bump
- Have a student who knows game teach it to group
Real game people - encourage screens "how many have you set?"
- Continue with teacher selected teams
- Work on rules and calling own fouls
No jump balls
On a tied up ball, offense gets ball
Don�t need to keep score
If I have to call the foul, you get a time out
Check the ball a top of key after a point or out of bounds ball
Class closure

Day 8

Meet in lower gym
Free throw and screen routine
Say �right handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say �left handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say "screens"
Say "pick and roll"
- (During set shot procedure, pick one group and give set shot skills test to each student a day) Grade on:
  - Have students start practicing set shots again
  - Athletic stance with leg lift on shot
  - Body should be square to the basket
  - Finger tips should control every shot
  - Maintain body balance: Try not to lean or fall
  - The shooting hand should follow through toward the basket " fingers in the hoop"
1 and a half laps, roll and stretches
Continue split groups into fun game and real games
Continue fun and real games groups
Fun game group learns and play real game
- Teacher works with this group
Real game people - encourage screens "how many have you set?"
- Continue with teacher selected teams
- Work on rules and calling own fouls
No jump balls
On a tied up ball, offense gets ball
Don�t need to keep score
If I have to call the foul, you get a time out
Check the ball a top of key after a point or out of bounds ball
Class closure

Day 9

Meet in lower gym
Free throw and screen routine
Say �right handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say �left handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say "screens"
Say "pick and roll"
- (During set shot procedure, pick one group and give set shot skills test to each student a day) Grade on:
  - Have students start practicing set shots again
  - Athletic stance with leg lift on shot
  - Body should be square to the basket
  - Finger tips should control every shot
  - Maintain body balance: Try not to lean or fall
  - The shooting hand should follow through toward the basket " fingers in the hoop"
1 and a half laps, roll and stretches
Coop Partners
Introduce GIVE AND GO ( I never really get to this officially, but we cover it but not calling it by name - not enough time... � Don�t formally introduce it. Don�t give it the real name. Just introduce it as �Go to the basket after you pass"
Coop partners review: Screens, pick and roll and positions orally
- Pass the ball to a teammate using the techniques described in �PASSING"
- Immediately run past the person guarding you
- Pick your path according to your opponents body position
- Have your hands up and be ready to receive the pass back quickly
- The ball will be passed back before you clear your opponent
Use a demo group at their basket to show routine of free throw, screens, pick and roll and give and go
Students go back to assigned baskets
- Have students start practicing set shots again
- Say �right handed lay‑ins�
- Say �left handed lay‑ins�
- Say �screens�
- Say � pick and roll�
- Say "give and go"
Say "Give and Go"
Continue split groups into fun game and real games
Continue fun and real games groups
Fun game group learns and play real game
- Teacher works with this group
Real game people - encourage screens "how many have you set?"
- Continue with teams
- Work on rules and calling own fouls
No jump balls
On a tied up ball, offense gets ball
Don�t need to keep score
If I have to call the foul, you get a time out
Check the ball a top of key after a point or out of bounds ball
Class closure

Day 10

Meet in lower gym
Free throw and screen routine
Say �right handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say �left handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say "screens"
Say "pick and roll"
Say "Give and Go"
- (During set shot procedure, pick one group and give set shot skills test to each student a day) Grade on:
  - Have students start practicing set shots again
  - Athletic stance with leg lift on shot
  - Body should be square to the basket
  - Finger tips should control every shot
  - Maintain body balance: Try not to lean or fall
  - The shooting hand should follow through toward the basket " fingers in the hoop"
1 and a half laps, roll and stretches
Continue split groups into fun game and real games
Continue fun and real games groups
Fun game group learns and play real game
- Teacher works with this group
Real game people - encourage screens "how many have you set?"
- Continue with teams
- Work on rules and calling own fouls
No jump balls
On a tied up ball, offense gets ball
Don�t need to keep score
If I have to call the foul, you get a time out
Check the ball a top of key after a point or out of bounds ball
Class closure

Day 11

Meet in lower gym
Free throw and screen routine
Say �right handed lay-ins� with different passes
Say �left handed lay-ins� with different passes
Coop Partners at dry erase board
- They're in groups of two ( and then split coop partners to make groups of three - groups of three sit down so I can see who to put where)
- Review critical elements of Dribble
  - Two students give a grade to the one doing the critical elements of the dribble after careful observation and collaboration
  - (5 = A+ , 4 = A, 3 = B, 2 = C, 1 = D, 0 = F
- Review critical elements of Set Shot
  - Two students give a grade to the one doing the critical elements of the dribble after careful observation and collaboration
  - (5 = A+ , 4 = A, 3 = B, 2 = C, 1 = D, 0 = F
- Review critical elements of Passing
  - Two students give a grade to the one doing the critical elements of the dribble after careful observation and collaboration
  - (5 = A+ , 4 = A, 3 = B, 2 = C, 1 = D, 0 = F
- Review critical elements of the "V" Cut
  - Two students give a grade to the one doing the critical elements of the dribble after careful observation and collaboration
  - (5 = A+ , 4 = A, 3 = B, 2 = C, 1 = D, 0 = F
Combine a group with another to have them play a game of bump, do the same with all