SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE - DAILY LESSON PLAN

NAME: ​Rachel Ball DATE:10/3/17 TIME: A, C, G

SCHOOL: ​Agawam High School ​LESSON#:​2 ​FACILITIES: ​Tennis Courts
CLASS SIZE:​ 20-25 ​GRADE: 9-12 UNIT/THEME: ​NitroBall
GENERIC LEVEL: ​Control
EQUIPMENT:
1. 10 Nitoballs

FOCUS OF LESSON: Students will learn the two different passings skills used in
NitroBall, the bump and set.
STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (SPO):
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

(P) ​Demonstrate competency with the set and bump during gameplay by successfully
returning both to the other side of the court. ​(National # S2.H1.L2; MACF # 2.17;
Task/Activity # Activities 2)

(C)​ Understand and repeat at least 1 skill cue of the bump and set by the end of the
lesson. ​(National # S1.H3.L1; MACF # 2.12; Task/Activity # Informing & Closure)

(A) ​Apply safe practices, rules, procedures, and sportsmanship etiquette during
gameplay. ​(National # S4.H2.L1; MACF # 2.12; Task/Activity # Activity 3)

TEACHER PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES - ​During the lesson the teacher will​:

1. During the lesson, the teacher will weight for silence before starting to give
instructions, instead of talking over the students.
2. The teacher will try to learn names, by calling on different students and asking
them to say their name before answering the question.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS - What are the safety concerns? What is unique about the
students in this class?
● If students seem to be fooling around with their partner, the teacher will re pick partners
to keep students more on task.
● The NitroBalls are very fragile, please do not kick them.
REFERENCES :
1. Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Frameworks, Oct 1999.
2. SHAPE America: National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical
Education 2014, pp. 57, 58 & 59.
3. https://ahspe.wordpress.com

LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE OF ORGANIZATION REFLECTIONS

LESSON

Warm Up
All classes will complete
0-5 the same daily warm up:
● 2 minute run
● 10 jumping jacks
● 10 push ups
● 10 sit ups
● Hamstring
stretch

Introduction Make sure to connect

The teacher will review each of these skills to
5-10 with students some rules the prior unit of
learned last class.
volleyball.
Today we will be
focusing on passing
skills (the bump and set)
Bump
- Athletic stance
- Hands out in
front of body
- Do NOT lock
fingers
- Shrug shoulders

Set
- Arms above
head
- Thumbs and
fingers create a
triangle
 - Elbows point
outward. Push
with fingers.

Activity 1 Some teams created an

Teams will find a court. extension and kept
10-13 One team will start by score with this activity.
throwing the Nitroball’s
over to the team on the
If one team unable to
other side of the court.
That team must use the
return the ball over the
“bump” to make sure net, it is a point for the
that all students touch other team.
the ball before it goes
over the net.
They will then throw it
over the next to the
other team who will do
the same.

Activity 2 Students had a much

Students will complete more difficult time with
15- 20 the same activity, the set.
however this time they
Allow students a little
must set it to each
time to practice the set
everyone one their team.
before moving to this
After each round, a team activity.
will rotate clockwise like
the would in a game.
This way every student
is returning the “serve”.

Activity 3: Some teams needed a

Game play, teams of 4. 5th person. I allowed
20-30 (4vs 4) the 5th player to stand
Try keeping score. An
in the middle. (two in
official game of NitroBall
front, two in back, one in
is played to 21 points.
Teams must will by at
the middle).
least 2 points.
If a 5 person team plays
a 4 person team, have
them sub someone in
and out.
 Closure:

What skill did we find to

be hard, why?

30-40
Which do we think did
we have more control
with?