Lesson Plan

Grade: 9 Unit: Racquetball Equipment:

• Racquets for every student (and 3 spare racquets) • Eye protection for every student ( and 2 spares) • Two racquetballs for every student

Lesson #: 3 of 7 Content focus: Z – serves and Game play Behavior Objectives: By the end of the lesson the student will be able to: Affective:

• Display a positive attitude by fully participating in all drills and, and offering positive feedback to other classmates. Assessed by daily points awarded by teacher observation.

Cognitive: • Identify primary cues of the Z-serve and game play as assessed by

the peer directed Z-serve analysis form and the game play revew questions.

Psychomotor: • Demonstrate proper Z-serve techniques as assessed by the peer

directed skill analysis form. • Demonstrate proper game play strategies, as assessed by teacher

observation. Safety concerns:

• Students will demonstrate proper technique. • Students will use their protective eye wear at all times. • Students will treat equipment and others with respect. • Students will follow the dress code including tennis shoes, tee-shirt, athletic pants/shorts and no jewelry. • No food or drink on the courts • Pay attention at all times

Lesson Time Description Cues Organization 0-2 2-7

Beginning Set Induction:

• See lecture notes • Lifting history • Practical uses

Warm up:

• See lecture notes

• Circle up

• Back person run to front of line

* Start in forum semi-circle

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7-8 8-9 9-10 10-12

• Fox and the hound - Walk, jog, skip, hop, back pedal, but kicks high knees, crab walk, bear walk • Wall squats • Push ups • Lunge jumps

Transition to weight room

• 2 sets of 30 sec • Focus on

technique • Get water, stretch • Any questions? • Check heart rate

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12-15 15-20 20-27

Middle Major task: Bench Press

• See lecture notes Extension 1: Push ups

• Student example for class

• Whole class does 20 push ups, work on technique

Extension 2: Dumb Bell Bench Press

• Student example for class

• Demonstrate spotter • Practice – each

student performs lift 10 times

Application activity: Bench Press with Barbell

• Student example for class

• Demonstrate spotter • Practice – 2 sets of 12

• Arms not passed

90° • Strait back • Use knees if

necessary • Center yourself

• Hands wide

• Overhand grip

• Lower bar at a

controlled rate

• Inhale

• Touch chest (not

rest)

* Move to weight room squat racks

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X X X X X X X T Partners work

together at stations

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27-30 30-35 35-42

reps • Assess with skill

analysis form Major task 2: Squat

• See lecture notes Extension 1: Wall Squats

• Student example for class

• Demonstrate spotter • 2 wall squats for 30

seconds each Extension 2: Fit Ball Squat

• Student example for class

• Demonstrate spotter • Practice – 20 fit ball

squats Application activity: Squat

• Student example for class

• Demonstrate spotter • Practice – 2 sets of 12

reps • Assess with skill

analysis form

• Push bar strait up

• don’t lock elbows

• Exhale

• Feet flat

• Back flat against

wall

• Eyes up

• Feet shoulder

length apart

• Bend at the knees

and waist

• legs a little more

than 90° angle

• Shoulders back

• Don’t rest at

bottom

• Blow bar up

X T Partners work

together at stations

* Move to hallway and bring FIT ball

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X X X X X X X T Partners work

together at stations

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Ending Closure: Lesson review

• See lecture notes • Review the bench

press • Review the squat • What did you learn

today? Tomorrow: We will learn some of the Olympic lifts.

• Breathing • Good posture • Eyes up • Shoulders back

semi-circle O O

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X

Lecture Notes

History and Review – Weight training is an age old practice that has been traced back to the Greeks and Romans who used it to train their soldiers for war. The activity has really taken off in the past century. It became an Olympic event in 1896 and has been used by body builders, athletes and people just looking for a good work out. Last class period we learned basic safety and push up and wall squat technique. Today we will learn the bench press and the squat, two of the core lifts for any of the strength training groups I just listed. These two lift can be used in your weight program for life (Mood, Musker, and Rink, 2005). Practical Uses

• Life long activity – No matter your age strength training has benefits. • Cross Training – Its good to do something different in the off season • Maintaining health – Lifting weights is a good way to control your weight and

get an aerobic exercise • Build bone and muscle mass – Weight lifting increases both muscle and bone

mass • Increase RMR – Use more calories at rest

(Mood, Musker, and Rink, 2005) Fox and the Hound

• Start in a single file line • The person in the front of the line starts with any locomotive movement they

choose • Everyone else does what the first person does • The last person in line tries to get to the front of line and then changes the

activity • This pattern continues on until the teacher stops it.

Closure Assessment Questions

1. When and where is weight lifting thought to have originated? 2. How is it used today? 3. What are the critical cues for the bench press? 4. What are the critical cues for thee squat? 5. How can you use what you learned today outside of school?

Mood, Dale P., Frank F., Rink, Judith E., Sports and Recreational Activities, Thirteenth Edition, New York, NY: McGraw- Hill, (2003)

Bench Press

Illustration Critical Cues Yes No Comments

Lie flat on bench Back pressed firmly to

bench Feet flat on the floor Over hand grip Hands centered on the

bar

Arms at a 90 degree

angle Arms slightly wider

than the shoulders Arms should be fully

extended (not locked)

Lower bar until it

gently touches chest Inhale (while lowering

bar)

Push back up to

starting position Exhale (while lifting

bar up)

Squat

Illustration Critical Cues Yes No Comments

1. Feet shoulder width apart

2. Toes turned slightly outward

3. Position bar on shoulders just below the neck

4. Hands should have a wide, overhand grip

1. Head up and eyes forward or up

2. Flat back 3. Slow controlled

movements

1. Thighs parallel to the floor (90 degree angle)

2. Knees directly over your toes

3. Feet flat on the floor