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Material Type: Assignment; Class: Program Development; Subject: Physical Ed--Professional; University: University of Idaho; Term: Unknown 1989;
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Week #1 Unit introduction - Nature of the game, Fitness benefits Safety - Required equipment, warm-ups, facility checks, hitting on the court Team assignment for racquetball unit Grip Forehand stroke Learning Activities: Dry swings Footwork movements Drop & Hit - (1) Form, (2) Power, (3) Accuracy Toss & catch in correct position Toss off side wall & hit Hit & return off front wall Hit & return off 2 walls Record task results Review - grip, forehand, footwork & positioning, safety Continue - Forehand Introduce - Backhand Learning Activities: Peer teach partner - grip & forehand stroke Repeat yesterday’s activities, modified for backhand stroke Combination forehand / backhand return shots off front wall Combination shots off 2 walls Record task results Review - Backhand Introduce - Lob serve, serving / returning rules Learning Activities: Footwork/fitness tasks n C-V endurance n Agility Forehand / backhand practice (off bounce, off wall toss, repeats off front wall, repeats off 2 walls) Lob serve practice - repeats aiming for corners, points scored Serve Return practice - repeat lob serve returns (no rally), points for placement (server & returner) Modified game - lob serve, forehand & backhand only, front wall shots Record task, game results Review - Safety, lob serve, serve return, service/return rules Continue - rules instruction Introduce - Multiple wall shots Learning Activities: Hit & move w/ 3 per court - Forehand / Backhand to front wall Lob serve 2X10 for placement / Serve return 2X10 for placement Multiple wall shots - one player hits alternating forehand & backhand shots to create front & side wall contact; partner moves to position for return, catches ball at ankle level (3X10) Repeat - partner hits return shot, points for return placement Modified game - score only on serve or 2-wall shots; Lob serve only Record task, game results Review - footwork / body positioning; stroke mechanics Continue - rules instruction Learning Activities: Hit & move task n add agility dimension (touch wall) Serve & return practice (X10) Continuous stroke to front wall task - consistent placement, good mechanics (count consecutive repetitions) Multiple wall shot task - same as yesterday, points for good returns Modified game - lob serve, 2- wall shots only Record task & game results Week #2 Review - forehand / backhand mechanics Continue - Rules instruction, forehand, backhand, lob serve Introduce - Skill analysis (error detection & correction) Learning Activities Fitness development task (c-v endurance) - Continuous hitting, any # of bounces, 2X min. Forehand / Backhand Side-by- Side task (1 min. ea. side) Skill analysis checklist Modified game - lob serve & Review - skill analysis, what to watch for & how to correct Continue - forehand, backhand, lob serve Introduce - Kill shots (front wall, corner, & pinch) Learning Activities Fitness dev. task (agility) - Grps. of 3 (A, B, & C) w/ 3 balls; A tosses off front wall, B moves into position to hit, C retrieves ball; repeat rapidly tossing to different points for 10 tosses; Count good position Peer reviews practice task for errors / corrections - during continuous hitting forehand / Review - kill shots Continue - rules, backhand, forehand Introduce - Z-serve Learning Activities Hit & move task Z-serve practice task - serve 10X aiming for back corners ( ea. corner) - record Repeat Z-serve task w/ partner returning - score for good serves & returns (no rally) Modified game - use Z-serve only, all other shots must be multiple wall or kill shots. Review - Z-serve Continue - kill shots Learning Activities Quiz - rules, skills, errors / corrections Side-by-side warm-up Score kill shots task - off drops to forehand hit 10 kill shots from ea. of 3 court positions, score according to 5-3-1 scale (pg. 105 in bk.), record total Mini-games - serve (Z-serves) 5X, partner returns & rally ensues, score all points whether serving or not, rotate to Review - weak areas as revealed by quiz results Continue - Lob, Z -serves, kill shots Learning Activities Serving to back corner task - Serve 10X (5 lob & 5 z-serves) aiming for scoring zones in back corner, (pg. 98 in bk.) record score; repeat to other corner Fitness task (speed) - Start at back wall, sprint to front wall & back to receiving line, walk to front wall, sprint to back wall & back to front of service zone; Repeat 3 x
multiple wall shots (like Friday), record score backhand shots Kill shots off bounce from 3 distances from front wall (10 ea. for front wall, pinch, & corner kills) - repeat for backhand; record good kills Modified game - play using lob serve, multiple wall, or kill shots only. Record points. Record score. back court after 5 serves, play to 20 points Kill shot task - hit tosses off the side wall for kill shots (5X from ea. of 3 court positions); Repeat for backhand; record good kills Modified game - Lob or Z-serve, multiple wall or kill shots only; Record score Week #3 Review - Fitness development concepts Continue - kill shots Introduce - Passing Shots Learning Activities Hit & move task Fitness dev. task (c-v end.) - repeat last Monday’s, 2 x 3 min. Down-the-line passing shot task - position partner on outside in center mid-court, hit 10 passing shots off side-wall toss; Repeat for backhand Cross-court (“V”) Passing shot task - position partner in front or mid-court, hit 10 cross-court passing shots; repeat for backhand Repeat previous tasks but start with a lob shot off the front wall Repeat previous task with lob shot start but partner tries to return the passing shot Review - passing shots Continue - application of all skills in modified games Learning Activities Side-by-side task Passing shot task - 3 players in line, one at mid-court, 2d player hits passing shot & moves up while 1st^ player moves back, 3rd player returns w/ another passing shot & moves up; continue hitting & moving up, using only passing shots Modified game - Play a 5-min. game using lob or z-serve, can score only by using a kill shot Modified game - Play a 5-min. game using lob or z-serve, can score only by using passing shots Modified game - Play a 5-min. game using z-serve only, can score only off serve or off multiple wall shot Review - kill shots Continue - consistent mechanics Introduce - back wall shots Learning Activities Fitness dev. task (agility) - Grps. of 3 (A, B, & C) w/ 3 balls; A tosses off any wall, B moves into position to hit, C retrieves ball; repeat rapidly tossing to different points for 10 tosses; Count good position Kill shot task - Partner A hits ball off front wall, Partner B hits kill shot; Repeat 10X ea. for front wall, corner, & pinch kills Back wall practice tasks - Partner A tosses ball into floor to back wall, Partner B moves into position to hit good forehand or backhand shot before ball hits floor again; Repeat 10X Repeat above task, only hit the forehand or backhand shot Repeat 1st^ back wall task only partner tosses directly to back wall and hitter positions for shot off the floor bounce Repeat above with hitting instead of positioning Back wall shot practice - Partner hits shot to front wall so ball bounces to back wall, other player hits shot to front wall, score good shots out of 10 trials Review - back wall shots, serving rules, hinders Continue- skill applications in games Learning Activities Back wall shot practice - Partner hits shot to front wall so ball bounces to back wall, other player hits shot to front wall, score good shots out of 10 trials Hit & move task Game play - Play 8-min. game, emphasize: challenging serves, multiple wall shots, kill shots, passing shots; Record score Diagnose game play Play 8-min. game - work for improvement of one specific skill; Record score Review - weaknesses observed during game play Continue - skill application in games Introduce - Game play assessment criteria / evaluation rubric Learning Activities Side-by-side warm-up Serve & return rally - Serve 10x (5 to ea. corner), partner returns & rally; score every point whether server or not Game play - Play 8-min. game; Record score Diagnose game play when not playing Game play - Play 8-min. game; record score