By ILUVPE on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 11:55 am: Edit

I am starting a volleyball unit soon for grades 4-5. What would be a great sequenced skill lesson for introducing vball (bump first?) Any suggestions? Thanks.

By KACH US on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 11:56 am: Edit

Teach them the proper way to stand and make a platform. Have them work in pairs or groups. Them one person tosses and the other passes. Work on passing the ball to the tosser while they hold their hands high for a target. I would work on side-to-side passing and short passes. the next thing I would teach would be the serve. Them team work-calling the ball. I coach volleyball 7-12 grade girls but i coached my daughters at the boys club,7 years-11 years, and they got it after two weeks. you can email me if you need any more help.
csmith@hotsprings.net

By BAILS4 on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 11:57 am: Edit

Yes bump first, I think. What age are you coaching? I have some 'non-sting' balls which I always use when introducing volleyball. They are great for bumping - not easy to control, but they do the job. And they don't hurt!
Bye
Bails

By MIKEB68 on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 12:01 pm: Edit

1)demonstrate proper ready position and hand/arm position.
2)contact and follow-thro
3)each student gets a balloon a) how long and times can they bump the balloon, "Do not let your balloon touch the ground ".
b) same as a) but move around gym or space., c) students move from balloon to balloon , bumping them up, they cannot return to their balloon until they bump 5 other balloons. "keep them high off the
ground." ask students "why must we bump high"
4)get beachballs for each student repeat #3 a)b) and c)or invent your own ideas.ie."how MANY times can you BUMP the ball in 30 sec."
5)depending on the skill levels, some might like to use beachballs, or training(oversized)balls or official sized balls of dif colors and textures. a)bump to self spell name or"bump".b)use wall, c) partner d)partner plus nets( use dif nets at dif heightsie.badminton)
6)all sport involves movement,so you may want to teach forw,back,lat.
good luck Mike

By Florence on Friday, March 15, 2002 - 05:47 pm: Edit

The county that I teach in has redone the physical education course of study. Under the section titled volleyball, a game called Newcomb Volleyball is listed. I have searched in all of my texts and resources and I have yet to find any reference to Newcomb Volleyball. Would anyone be able to help me out and briefly describe this lead up game or tell me where I can find some information.

By Sarah Niskanen on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 07:49 am: Edit

When starting a volleyball lesson I would begin by working on passing. Teach the student about a wide base of support and arm positioning. Passing is the key to the game so teaching the students the correct way is a very important starting point.You will want to demonstrate for them so they have a good visual an what the task is going to look like. Students work well in either pairs or groups of three when first learning the basic skills of volleyball. The pairs or groups should work on passing to each other continually to improve the basic skills. One way you could modify the activity to help students to be more successful would be using different types of balls to pass with. Another aspect you will want to impose on the students in the first lesson is the importance of communication in the game. Players need to work together and communicate to have a successful lesson.