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Volleyball - Lesson 11 - Free Ball Defense, Base, and Open Up
What positions should the volleyball players be in for a free ball? What position should they be in for a hard hit? Then where do they each move, transitioning to offense? Lesson 11 goes over these questions regarding positioning and...
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Defensive Strategy Hockey Lesson Plan
Here is a nice set of hockey drills focused specifically on developing and enforcing a defensive strategy. The document includes the "Three Rules of Defense," a suggested warm-up and cool-down, and a few videos and professional sources...
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Dribbling, Screening and Defense
Students are introduced to the techniques to dribble and defend themselves in a game of handball. In groups, they play a game and practice being on the offensive and defensive. To end the lesson, they participate in dribbling and...
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Castle Ball
In teams, high schoolers practice working together playing offense and defense in the game of handball. Students use hula hoops to build a castle while the other team tries to knock it down.
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Tchoukball - Lesson 6 - Game Strategy
The sixth lesson plan in this Tchoukball unit talks about game strategy. There were some basic game strategies presented in activity four, and this activity specifically focuses on how to attack the frame, and positioning for offense....
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The Vietnam War 1954-1975
Discuss the full travesty of the Vietnam War. Whether it's for history class, Memorial Day, or Veterans Day, this slide show is sure to make an impact on learners in the upper grades. Vivid images, concise language, and the complete...
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Goalie Game
Students practice throwing and catching in a game situation and learn the skills of good defense and the ("ready" position, stay between goal and offense).
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Basketball - Hoops - Team Sports 2
Hoopsters! Looking for something to use to teach your hoopsters a bit about the game of basketball? Use this very comprehensive PowerPoint to teach everything from the history of the sport, to skill techniques, to game plays. Included...
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3-Catch Basketball
Learners complete a 3-catch basketball activity to improve their basketball skills. In this basketball skills lesson plan, students participate in a 3-catch basketball activity with defense.
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Pass for Points
Students participate in offensive and defensive strategies in flag football and work on passing, catching, and defending.
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Basketball Shuttle Run
I would use this basketball shuttle run activity as one of several drills in a days lesson. There are several components to the drill and some lead up activities could be done before the basketball shuttle run. I would suggest a basic...
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Women's World Cup Champs
The Learning Network in conjunction with the New York Times provides an article for reading and questions for short answers and discussion. If you are looking for a rainy day activity or just a time-filler this story titled, "Women's...
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Volleyball - Lesson 18 - Defending Against an Attack
Learn the skills of blocking, as well as specific footwork and arm positions. Timing is especially important in performing a good block. Learn these skills and practice them! This volleyball unit has twenty lessons.
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Volleyball - Lesson 20 - Setting up the Attack
It's time to pull all those volleyball skills together in lesson plan 20! The focus of this lesson plan is running plays. The setter communicates with her team to set the ball to a certain player and in a specific way. That player will...
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Team Defense
Students communicate and work in team fashion on defense. They use correct rotations on defense against a fast break or undermanned situation. In addition, they practice footwork drills, triangle shifts and "Three on Two" drills to...
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Thinking About Violence: Assault
Students explain how the law defines an assault causing bodily harm - identifying the important elements that constitute the offense.
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Football Mania
Students practice previously- learned throwing and catching skills and offensive/defensive strategies in a game-like situation.
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Mass Basketball
Form six teams, each with a basketball, beanbags, and pinnies. The goal of this game is to score a basket at each of your opponents' baskets, and to guard your own basket to prevent your opponents from scoring. Each team will have...
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Freeze
Students practice recognizing and getting into proper position when playing basketball defense.
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Basketball/Tumbling
Students play basketball games and show knowledge of offense and defense. In this basketball lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions about offense and defense.
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Offensive and Defensive Strategies
Third graders are introduced to offensive and defensive strategies in the game of soccer. They, in groups, develop their own strategies, write them down for presentation to the instructor and try them out against an opposing team.
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Man-Defense in Basketball Part II
Pupils demonstrate man-defense concept in small group or regular sized game of basketball.
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Get Your Ball
Students use a ball to improve their dribbling skills, defensive and offensive strategies, cardiovascular fitness, and cooperation. In this ball handling lesson, students try to grab the ball and trap it from their partner. Partners try...