Physical Education

Key unit competence:

By the end of this unit, learners will be able to execute technical skills in game situations emphasizing
rules and the regulations of playing volleyball.

Learning Objectives:

Knowledge and understanding
 Interpret regulations of volleyball.
 Discuss the importance of playing volleyball.
 Recognise the different techniques and tactics of volleyball
 Recall importance of volleyball for his/her body and daily life.
 State reasons for playing volleyball in the society.
 Demonstrate the rules of volleyball

Skills to develop:
Learners will be able to;
 Apply techniques and tactics to improve his performance in volleyball.
 Create individual, techniques tactics and gestures in game situation.
 Evaluate his/her performance in volleyball.
 Develop body coordination.
 Describe how volleyball can be done in a safe, varied, effective and enjoyable way.

Attitudes and values:
 Show respect of rules and regulations during the game.
 Appreciate the importance of co operation in team.
 Fair play
 Self confidence
 Enjoy in playing volleyball using technique tactics and gestures

Content
 Techniques and tactics in volleyball.
 Rules and technical gestures in volleyball

LESSON 1: BASIC TECHNIQUES OF SERVING IN VOLLEYBALL

Lesson objective
By the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to perform serving technique in volleyball.

Teaching methods:

 Demonstration
 Role play
 Explanation
 Discussion
 Guided discovery

Teaching and learning materials:

 Playground
 Whistle
 Room
 Stopwatch
 Balls
 Sticks
 Cones
 Narrowband
 Chasuble
 Net post

Lesson development:

 Instructing learners to warm-up their muscles, then stretch.
 Guiding learners that the server steps behind the line and has freedom to serve from wherever he or she pleases as long as the foot does not touch or cross the end line.
 Following the under hand serve, instruct the serve to hold the ball in the hand opposite from the hitting hand.
 Holding the ball below the waist and above the knee.
 The server getting in good position by bending the knees.
 The server hitting the ball with force using his or her hand so that it cross to the opponents side of the court over the net.

Final discussion
In which hand side should the right handed player hold the ball?
Let the learners serve the ball at least fi ve times in small groups of 10.

Assessment
Mention any four basic techniques of playing volleyball

Relaxation
Let them walk around and then stretch their muscles.

LESSON 2 EXERCISES OF INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUES AND TACTICS IN ATTACK

Lesson objective
By the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to use various individual techniques and tactics during a game of volleyball.

Teaching Methods:
 Explanation
 Guided discovery
 Demonstration
 Instruction
 Practice

Teaching and learning Materials:

 Playground
 Nets
 Stopwatch
 Chasub

Lesson development:

Step 1 :
 Instructing learners to warm-up their muscles and stretch.
 Telling the learners about the individual techniques and tactics in attack.
 Individual technique and tactics are skills that are performed to improve on the quality of the game by an individual (one player).
 The smash (spike) is an individual attacking weapon in the volleyball game.
 Emphasize to the learners during spiking performance, a player is expected to do the following.
– Jump as high as possible into the air near the net.
– Hit the ball strongly down into the opponent’s court.
 Tell the learners that for that matter, the player is required to be;
– A fast runner (athleticism)
– Have good timing
– Have good thinking
– Do a lot of practice

Step 2 :
Teaching points for spiking
Demonstrating to the learners on the following;
 Stand 3-5 steps away from the net.
 Move towards the net.
 Accelerate to the take off position.
 Put both feet shoulder width apart.
 Flex the knees.
 Swing the arms behind.
 Take off from both feet with vigor.
 Rock over heels.
 Swing the arms forwards and upwards as strongly as possible.
 Extend the hip, knee and ankle joint vigorously.
 Flex the hitting arm at the elbow with the elbow pointing forwards.
 Arch the back.
 Move the trunk towards the ball.
 Keep the arm at ear and move it upwards and forwards.
 Keep the fingers together and wrist loose.
 Contact the ball with an open hand but sharp.

 Rotate the elbow outwards.
 Land on the ball of the feet.
 Avoid touching the net.

Activity 6.1
Players stand in a file facing the net. One by one makes a s-step approach and jump to spike an imaginary ball at position 2-3 and 4.This is done repeatedly to the count of 15 repetitions.

Step 3 :
 Explain to the learners that setting is a volleyball pass played near and above the net.
 Emphasize to the learners that setting is performed to make it easy for the spiker to hit the ball.
 Let learners be reminded that setting is an attacking technique.
 Describe to the learners the type of set that is best for a P.5 learner.

High set as the most used type of set in volleyball
 The ball is played to the wing position.
 The height of the ball is between 3-4.5 m above the net.
 High set is good for beginners as it gives enough time for one

Overhead set
 This set could be high, short or parallel. The difference in this set is that the setter sends the ball to the front and the areas behind him.
 This makes it harder to foretell (predict) the attacker’s action and as a result it is difficult t block the ball.

Jump set
The setter must have jumped in air as high as possible before going beyond the net.

Final Discussion
Ask the learners to describe the individual techniques in attack during the volleyball game.
What is the importance of good techniques in playing volleyball?
How are tactics important during the volleyball match?

Assessment
Mention two individual techniques needed in playing volleyball.
Let the learners have volleyball matches of 5 minutes each to apply the individual techniques.

Relaxation
Let the learners makes star jumps and then stretch their muscles.

Final discussion
Identify the types of set used in volleyball.
According to your level, identify the best set to use while playing.
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LESSON 3: EXERCISES OF TECHNIQUES IN DEFENSE

Lesson objective
By the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to apply various techniques in defence during
a game situation.

Teaching methods:

 Explanation
 Guided discovery
 Demonstration
 Instruction

Teaching and learning materials:

 Volleyball
 Volleyball court
 Whistle
 Stopwatch

Lesson development:

Step 1 :
 Ask learners to perform some warm up exercises. These could be jogging, stretching,jumping, boxing in the air, running around the court, etc.
Step 2 :
 Explain to the learners that blocking is a technique performed in volleyball to prevent an attack.
 Emphasize to the learners that defensive tactics are to block an attack by the opponents.

Teaching points on block
 Stand close to the net
 Watch the ball as it leaves the setter’s hands.
 Predict where the ball will be attached from.
 Identify the opponent attacker
 Observe the opponent’s approach.
 Determine his point of attack and angle through which he will most likely attack.
 Places arms at shoulder level.

Jump from the spot
 Jump after the attacker has done so.
 Thrust the arm into the air.
 Place the arms opposite the attacking arms of the opponent.
 Let hand lead over the net and in over the opponent’s court.
 Contact the ball over the opponent’s court.
 Make the contact at the peak of the jump.
 Withdraw the hands from the opponent’s court.
 Avoid touching the net.

Final discussion
What defence mechanism do you use in your life to overcome trouble?
Why is blocking necessary during a volleyball match?
How is blocking done in he game of volleyball?

General assessment
Mention the steps and tactics to defend a team against an attack in a volleyball game.
Let the learners have volleyball matches of fi ve minutes each to apply the techniques in defence.

Relaxation
Let the learners walk around and then stretch their muscles.

LESSON 4: BASIC RULES IN VOLLEYBALL

Lesson objective
By the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to apply the rules of volleyball in a game
situation.

Teaching methods:

 Discription
 Explanation
 Discussion
 Guided discovery

Teaching and learning materials:

 Volleyball
 Volleyball court
 Whistle
 Stopwatch

Lesson Development:

Describe to the learners the following voleyball rules and train them on how to apply them in game
situation.
Serve
 The server must serve from behind the end line until after contact.
 Ball may be served underhand or overhand.
 Serve must be returned by a pass or set only. Serve cannot be blocked or attacked.
Scoring
 Rally scoring, there will be a point awarded on every won rally.
 Offence will score on a defensive miss, out of bounds hit, or blocker touches the top of the net.
 Defence will score on an offensive mis,out of bounds hit, serve into the net or hitter touches top of the net.

Rotation
 Team rotates after each sideout. A sideout is when the team on serve receives a win the point
to earn the right to serve.
 Players rotate in a clockwise direction.
 There should be six(6) players on each side.

Playing the game
 The ball is hit maximum of three times per side.
 Player must not hit the ball twice in succession.
 Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve.
 Ball touching any part of the boundary line is considered in.

Final discussion
Ask the learners to brainstorm the rules of playing volleyball they have learnt.

General assessment
1. Describing the individual techniques and tactics of attack in volleyball.
2. Mentioning the technique of volleyball that is taken to be the final touch of the team.
3. Explaining four steps that you as a volleyball player may require during exercise.
4. Giving the characteristics of attacker for a volleyball player.
5. Suggesting the four requirements to the smash player in volleyball.
6. Let the learners have volleyball matches of five minutes each in order to apply the volleyball rules

Additional Notes

Guiding learners on how to guard against common fault in blocking during the volleyball game is very important.
i Touching the net during a takeoff and below are the reasons.
– Player taking off while too close to the net.
– Player swing arms instead of extending vertically.

ii. Touching the net due to the following reasons;
– Player pushed arms across the net before enough height was reached.
– Player failed to raise his/her arms after blocking.
– Player overused his/her arms during the capping actions.

iiii. Touching the net on landing
– Player took off in unbalanced position
– He/she did not control his/her landing
– He/she forgot to bring his/her hands back.

Unit summary
In the previous unit, learners have learnt about;
Individual techniques

General Assessment
Set the learners to perform various techniques and tactics in small teams.