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Team Sports

1. Lacrosse:

a. Indoor Lacrosse

Students who participate in the indoor lacrosse unit will learn the basic skills needed to play this sport. They will be taught all the individual skills, team concepts and the rules of lacrosse. No physical contact is allowed in this activity.

b. Outdoor Lacrosse

The outdoor lacrosse unit will consist of all items taught in the indoor unit. All the proper positions of a lacrosse team will be taught and the rules of the sport enforced. The students will play on a regulation field and understand both the defensive and offensive strategy of the sport. This unit is a non-contact activity.

2. 4 on 4 “Let it Fly” Football:

a. This is a unit of football that is all passing. Teams are composed of only four players on each team. The offensive team takes possession of the ball at their 5-yard line and has three (3) plays to cross mid-field. Once a team crosses mid-field, they have three (3) plays to score a touchdown. All possession changes except interceptions start on the offenses 5-yard line. This is a game of two-handed touch football.

3. Basketball:

a. A basketball learning plan is used with this unit. Each student is given a learning plan card and must complete all the listed items on the card. Basic skills, defenses, small group play, and large group play activities are offered in this class. The students grade themselves and the educator gives them a final grade for this unit. This unit is a differentiated learning unit.

4. Indoor Soccer:

a. Soccer demands teamwork and the coordination of individual skills into group goals. It is an excellent game for cardiovascular development, because it demands a great deal of running and body control. Students will be taught the basic skills needed to play soccer.

5. Wallyball:

a. This unit combines the skills of volleyball with the mentality of racquetball. It is played in a walled area and you strike the ball off the walls. Team work and good skills are needed in this unit. A school wide tournament follows this unit and is very popular with our students.

6. European Team Handball:

a. The game combines the skills of running, jumping and throwing into a fast moving, exciting sport. This sport is played with six (6) court players and a goalie on each team. The object of the game is to hurl the ball past the goalie and through the opposing team’s goal. The skills of basketball
including dribbling, passing, and screens and picks are used in this sport.

7. Floor Hockey:

a. This unit is a non- contact unit of ice hockey. The students will learn all the skills and rules of hockey. They will also have a homework assignment to watch a hockey game and check off all the rules they see. This is a very controlled unit of hockey with the objective being to understand the total game of hockey.

8. Volleyball:

a. All the official rules of volleyball will be taught in this unit. The skills will be reviewed every day in a two (2) minute session, so each team may develop effective team play. The students will understand the rally scoring system and keep score themselves, on scoreboards. A tournament will be played in each class.

9. Ultimate Frisbee:

a. Combining the nonstop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with aerial passing skills of football, a game of Ultimate Frisbee is played by two (2) seven-player teams on a field similar to football. The object of the game is to score points by catching a pass in the opponent’s end zone. A Player must stop running while in possession of the disc, but may pivot and pass to any of the other receivers on the field.

10. Softball:

a. This unit is played with a safe, low-impact “ragball”. All the basic skills of hitting, catching, and throwing are taught in this unit. Pitching is performed by the educator and is slow pitch underhand. Infield and outfield positions are played by students and a double first base is used.

11. Cricket:

a. Cricket combines the skill of baseball, challenge of football, and the thrill of hockey. In general, the object of the game is that batters try to protect their wickets, foul, run and steal while the fielders stay in hot pursuit, roll throw, or hold the ball, all in attempt to legally knock the ball from the wicket. This unit gives our students the opportunity to play an international sport.

12. Speedball:

a. Speedball is the combination of many fundamental elements of basketball, football, and soccer. Two teams play speedball with 6-11 players on each team. A player should be able to dribble the ball like in soccer, catch and throw as in basketball, and punt, pass and catch like in football. The object of the game is to advance the ball down the field toward an opponent’s goal and attempt to score.