Volleyball Unit Plan

Middle School/ Junior High

Brett Smalley
I Standards and Performance Objectives

A. Cognitive Standard
a. In Standard 2: The student will apply movement concepts and principles
to the learning and development of motor skills.
i. Students will take and pass a quiz over the rules and the positions,
scoring better then 7 out of 10.

B. Affective Standard
a. IN Standard 5: The student will demonstrate responsible personal and
social behavior in physical activity settings.
b. IN Standard 6: The student will demonstrate understanding and respect
for differences among people in physical activity settings.
c. IN Standard 7: The student understands that physical activity provides
opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social
interaction.
i. Each player will go home and practice what was covered during
class with their friends or family every night for 15 minuets.
(6.7.1)

C. Psychomotor Standards
a. IN Standard 1: The student will demonstrate competency in many and
proficiency in a few movement forms.
b. IN Standard 3: The student will exhibit a physical active lifestyle.
c. IN Standard 4: The student will achieve and maintain a health enhancing
level of physical fitness.
i. Each player will correctly serve a volleyball with a closed fist into
the square taped on the floor 6 out of 10 times. (7.1.2)

II Motor Skills

A. Serve
a. Make sure that you toss the ball I little in front of you
b. Keep your hand open and hit the ball with your palm
c. Make sure you step to get more power
i. Each student will correctly serve a ball from the end line into a
basket 7 out of 10 times. (7.1.2)
B. Overhand Set
a. Push up with your legs
b. Make sure you use your fingertips
c. Keep your shoulders square
i. Each student will have to correctly set a ball with their finger tips
to there partner 8 out of 10 times. (7.1.2)
C. Forearm Pass
a. Make a fist with one hand inside the other
b. Keep thumbs together
 c. Point shoulders to your target
i. Each player will pass 10 balls from a tosser 10 feet away with 70%
accuracy. (6.2.1)
D. Spiking
a. Keep ball in front of your body
b. Jump straight up
c. Snap your wrist
i. Each play will have to show that they can move when the ball is in
the air, and then be in position to spike the ball correctly 80% of
the time. (8.1.2)
E. Blocking
a. Jump straight up
b. Keep outside hand pointing in.
c. Finger tips up
ii. Each blocker will be able to use proper form when going up for a
block at least 85% of the time. (7.1.2)
 Task 2

I Standards and Performance Objectives

A. Cognitive Standard
a. IN Standard 2: The student will apply movement concepts and
principles to the learning and development of motor skills.
i. Students will take and pass a quiz over the rules and the positions
scoring better then 7 out of 10. (6.2.1)

B. Affective Standards:
a. IN Standard 5: The student will demonstrate responsible personal and
social behavior in physical activity settings.
b. IN Standard 6: The student will demonstrate understanding and respect
for differences among people in physical activity settings.
c. IN Standard 7: The student understands that physical activity provides
opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social
interaction.
i. Each player will go home and practice what was covered at
practice with their friends or family every night. (6.7.1)

C. Psychomotor Standards:
a. IN Standard 1: The student will demonstrate competency in many and
proficiency in a few movement forms.
b. IN Standard 3: The student will exhibit a physical active lifestyle.
c. IN Standard 4: The student will achieve and maintain a health enhancing
level of physical fitness.
i. Each student will correctly serve a volleyball into the square taped
on the floor 6 out of 10 times. (7.1.2)

II Motor Skills
1. Overhand set
2. Forearm pass
3. Serve
4. Block
5. Attack
 Drills, Lead Ups, Modified games

1. Battle ball
a. Divide students into two equal team
b. Object is to throw the ball over the net as quickly as possible, so when
time expires there will be the least amount of balls on your side of the net.
c. Game has four quarters which are 3 minuets long.
d. Team changes sides at halftime.

2. Pickle in the middle

a. Two players bump and set the ball back and forth, while the player in the
middle attempts to intercept the ball.
b. When successful, the middle player takes the place of the player who last
contacted the ball.

3. New comb
a. Throw the ball over the net so that it strikes the floor within the
opponents’ court
b. And catch and return and ball thrown to your side of the court.
c. Players are lined up as for volleyball; serves are taken in the same order.
d. Play begin when a servers tosses the ball over the net.

4. One-line digging
a. Six players form one line near court zone 5 to practice digging.
b. Four players help by shagging volleyballs and putting them into the
basket.
c. One player hands the balls to the teacher.
d. One player serves as a target for the diggers.
e. Each player has 10 attempts, then they switch.

5. Around the world sit-ups

a. Class forms a circle, with about three feet between each person.
b. Students lie on their backs along the line with knees bent around 90
degrees.
c. Each player has a ball and sends it clockwise around the circle while
performing sit-ups.
d. Perform 20 sit-ups, rest for 45 to 60 seconds, and then repeat.

6. Zig-zag
a. Students divide into two or more teams, which compete against each
other.
b. Each team is divided into two facing ranks, students stand side by side
with a distance of 2 to 4 feet.
c. First student tosses the ball into the air and hits it with both hands to the
first student in the opposite rank.
 d. This student taps it with the fingers to the second student of the first rank
and so on.
e. The group that first gets its ball back to the head of the line wins.

7. Cone drill
a. Place one cone in the center of the court and 8 cones around it in a circle
with a diameter of 30 feet.
b. A student starts at one of the outside cones, runs to touch the middle cone,
then runs back to touch the next outside cone, back to touch the middle
cone, and so on.

8. Touch reach slide

a. Student A stands on a line facing a tosser, who is 8 feet away, holding a
ball.
b. Two other players stand to the left and right of student A on the same line.
c. Drill begins when student A runs to touch the ball and then backs up to the
line.
d. As soon as student A reaches the line, the tosser sends the all to one of the
side students, who sends it back to the tosser.
e. Student A quickly reacts and slides to touch the knee of the player who
caught the ball and then slides back to the center to continue the drill.
f. After each return to the center, student A goes forward to touch the ball in
the tosser’s hands.
g. Continue drill for 20-35 seconds and then rotate students.

9. Toss ball
a. A light ball is used in this informal game.
b. The ball is either tossed and caught, or volleyed over the net.
c. All other rules of volleyball apply.

10. Modified newcomb

a. Rules are the same as newcomb, but the ball that is returned to the
opponents’ court must be hit in a legal manner.
b. A freer handling of the ball is allowed
c. The students line up in the M-formation to receive the serve, and the
student who receives the serve may catch it and throw it to the setter in the
middle front court.
d. The setter sets or lobs the ball with two hands in an underhand toss to one
of the spikers who hits it over the net using any legal technique.
e. The defense is also allowed to catch the first and second ball.

11. Backboard
a. Have students toss a volleyball against a wall and set pass the ball on the
rebound as many times as possible in 30 seconds.
b. After that pair the students up or have them select a partner.
 c. Partner 1 tosses the volleyball to partner 2. Who then set passes it against
a wall.
d. After 12 set passes, partners should switch roles.

12. Ali shuffle

a. Stand sideways with both feet on one side of the line.
b. Do the Ali shuffle as you move laterally down the line. Switch feet as you
jump in the air to the front and back of the line.
c. Go 15 yards and come back facing the same direction.

13. High outside set drill

a. Stand 5 feet in from the right sideline, while your partner stands just
outside the left sideline.
b. Your partner tosses you the ball.
c. You must set the ball to a height of at least 6 feet above the top of the net.

14. Three to nine

a. Stand facing forward with both feet to one side of the line in a six o’clock
position.
b. Jump with both feet a quarter turn to nine o’clock position as you move
forward.
c. Next, jump with both feet a half a turn to a three o’clock position as you
move forward.
d. Repeat the half turns going from nine o’clock position to a three o’clock
position.
e. Go down and back 15 yards.

15. Option Volleyball

a. A student is allowed to hit the ball with or without bouncing it.
b. The ball may hit the floor once between hits by players on a team, but it
must be returned to the opponents’ court after three contacts.
c. A game is 15 points with the team changing sides when 8 points have been
scored by one team.

16. Double bunny hop

a. Stand with one foot to one side of a line.
b. Hop back and forth over the line with one foot as you move forward.
c. Go 15 yards on the right foot and come back on the left foot.

17. Queen/King of the court

a. The drill uses the concept of three-on-three volleyball.
b. Teams of three players begin on both sides A and side B.
c. Two additional teams stand on the end line of side B.
d. A server on side B initiates the rally.
e. If side A wins the rally, they get a point and remain in position.
f. Side B retrieves the ball and returns to the end line.
 g. The next team of three steps onto side B.
h. If side B win the rally, they get a point and move to side A.
i. The drill ends when one of the teams reaches 15 points.

18. Jungle trail

a. The team must travel through the jungle trail without touching the floor
and must achieve the success criteria on each challenge along the way.
b. Start each team on a separate challenge and let it travel along the trail at its
own speed.
c. Team work within and between teams is crucial.

19. Doubles tournament

a. Two vs. two, try to get three courts so six team can play.
b. On court one, players are required to comply with only two rules-no net
violations, and the serve must initiate from the end line.
c. On court two, a rule is added-a minimum of two team contacts must be
used by each team every time the ball crosses the net.
d. On court three, three team contacts are required each time the ball crosses
the net.

20. Black hole

a. All group members must go thought the black hole.
b. No person may touch the black hole.
c. No one may dive through the loop.
d. Group member must remain on tumbling mats during the challenge.
e. If any rule is broken, the person making the mistake and one person who
has passed through the hoop mush start again.
f. No last names or put downs can be used.

21. Ball toss drill

a. Place a 12-inch-square target on the floor in front, slightly to the center, of
your forward foot.
b. Stand in the overhand floater serving position and hold your hitting arm
fully extended.
c. Toss the ball so that it goes higher than your hitting hand and lands on the
target.

22. Stepping stone

a. Group tries to rearrange itself from a specific starting order to a specific
ending order.
b. Group members stand in a straight line on bases, which should not be
moved.
c. The team divides itself into two equal groups, and the groups face each
other.

23. Wall serve drill

 a. Stand in a serving position approximately 20 feet away from the wall.
b. Toss and serve the ball into the wall above the line.

24. Balloon volleyball

a. At the signal to begin, all players hit the balloons with any part of their
bodies in an effort to get the balloons over the net.
b. If a balloon hits the ground inside a team’s court, the other team scores a
point.
c. If a balloon hits the ground outside a defending team’s court, the
defending team scores a point.

25. Serve, forearm pass, set or back set and attack drill
a. Get a team of four students.
b. A server stands in the service area.
c. On the other side of the court, a receiver starts in the left or right back
position, a setter in the front of the court at the net, and at least 5 feet in
from the right sideline, and an attack on the attack line on the left or right
side of the court.
d. The ball is served underhand to the receiver, who accurately forearm
passes the ball to the setter.
e. The setter sets the ball at least 5 to 7 feet higher than the net and within 1
foot of the sideline.
f. The attacker hits the ball over the bet using any of the three attack
methods.
g. This drill should be completed twice.

26. Volleyball relay

a. At the signal to being, student 1 from each team passes the ball to student
2 behind the attack line, who then passes the ball back over the net to
student 3, and so on.
b. After players set the ball they move forward and touch the net, and then
move behind the attack line to make their next pass.
c. Play continues for a team until their ball is not successfully passes over the
net.
d. Count how many times each team consecutively goes through the
complete rotation.

27. Underhand serve drill

a. A regular game is played.
b. An underhand serve is always used, enhancing serve reception so that
rallies may occur.

28. Frozen tag

a. At the signal to begin, the “it” tries to tag the other players.
b. When a player is tagged she/he stands with there feet spread at least
shoulder width apart.
 c. If another player can dive between there legs the frozen player is free
again.
d. When a player steps outside the boundary they are frozen until the end of
the game because no other player can go outside the boundaries to thaw
the player out.
e. If the “it” freezes everyone, the first player frozen becomes the new “it”.

29. Sitting Volleyball

a. A team consists of about nine players who all sit or kneel on the floor.
b. A rope or net is drawn across the center of the court. The game can be
played on mats and the size of the court is determined by the number of
participants.
c. Net height can be varied from group to group, depending on their strength.
d. Service is made from behind the end line, using an overhand pass.
e. Rotation can be used if desired.

30. Review for rules and skills test.

31. Take test of the rules and the skills that they were taught.
Steps Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
FIT Battle ball New comb Around the world Cone drill Touch, react,
Blake & Blake & Volp sit-ups Scates & slide
Volp p.163 p.164 Scates & Linn p.92 Linn p.90 Scates & Linn
p.93
SKL Basic rule, Review forearm Review forearm Review rules Go over test
teach how to bump teach pass
Forearm forearm pass
bump
ACT Pickle in the One-line digging Sig-Zag volley Test over Toss Ball
middle Dearing p.72 Blake & Volp p. rules Mason 7
Zakrajsek, 169 Mitchell p.
Carnes, 370
Petigrew Jr.
p.379
FIT Modified Ali shuffle Three to nine Double Jungle trail
newcomb Shondell & Shondell & bunny jump Glover &
Scates p.212 Reynaud p. 154 Reynaud p.154 Shondell & Midura p.93
Reynaud
p.151
SKL Teach setting Review Review spiking Modified Modified
overhand pass, and all other drills games games
teach spiking
ACT Backboard High outside set Option Volleyball Queen/King Doubles
set drill drill Scates p.212 of the court tournament
Zakrajsek, Viera & Dearing Dearing p.118
Carnes, Ferguson p.54- p.117
Petigrew Jr. 55
p.379
FIT The black Stepping stones Balloon Volleyball Volleyball Frozen tag
hole Glover & Byl p.164 Relay Byl p.170
Glover & Midura p.90 Byl p.166
Midura p 77
SKL Teach setting Review serving Modified games Modified Skills test
games
Review skills
ACT Ball toss Wall serve drills Serve, forearm Underhand Sitting
Viera & Viera & pass, set or back serve volleyball
Ferguson p. Ferguson p.31- set and attack drill Viera & Scates p. 213
31-32 32 Viera & Ferguson Ferguson
p.79 p.198
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