Introduction
Students,
I am sure you are very pleased that there is no school due to the mass amounts of snow that is accumulating on the ground as we speak. Unfortunatley, we must keep moving foward as a class even though we are not at school. In previous class we have been finishing up our softball unit and now will use the things we have learned and apply them to this lesson.
Good Luck,
Coach Thackeray
Task
You are a high school softball/ baseball coach for the 2016 season. Part of being a coach requires you having a plan and practicing to help your athletes to improve each day. Your task is to create a one week practice schedule for your team. You will need to decide on goals, objectives, specific time management, drills, and skills you want to cover throughout the week. Each practice schedule should include daily objectives, introduction, warm up, skills and drills, and a wrap up in that order. As a coach designing your practice plans is crucial in being organized and having a plan for what you want to accomplish with your team. This ensures less standing around and more productivity in each practice. Good luck coaches. SAMPLE PRACTICE PLANS WILL BE PROVIDED for your benefit. When we return from the storm we will take 10 minutes of the class period to teach a skill or drill to the class that you as coaches have implemented into your practice plans. However you will only be receiving a grade for your practice plans. The mini teaching lesson will purely be graded on participation. If you have further questions or expectations are unclear please email me at tandythackeray@hotmail.com. Good Luck and HAPPY SNOW DAY. This assignment is due upon your return back to class. Be sure to review your class handouts from previous lessons.
Process
As you create this one week practice plan consider your handouts and the different lessons we have been able to cover throughout this unit; throwing and catching, fielding, hitting, game strategy etc. To help this process of creation move faster I suggest you brainstorm on paper first all of the drills and skills that we have covered in class.
>Then after you have written down what we have used in class, then I would like you to go to youtube.com and type in either "softball practice drills" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNhkRkcs75t29Iq_GsJUa_Mw5ufxoZCbP or "baseball practice drills" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNhkRkcs75t3FAN_PCUyOqkwXNYasakq1 (the links above are playlists with softball or baseball practice drills) but feel free to explore further on youtube.
After you have brainstormed I would like you guys to type up some useful information for your class mates and paste them to the class padlet link provided here;
> Here is a link to instagram to help you with ideas for skills and drills to use: https://www.instagram.com/softball_skills_drills/
>Here is a link to a google doc that has a sample practice plan that can help guide you as you create your own plans:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PWDwbl8gXhCOz7VSv8huy_p01Kfn-R3QWjDpBs24UF0/edit?usp=sharing
Evaluation
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Student Name: ________________________________________ |
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CATEGORY |
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Required Elements |
The practice plans include all required elements as well as additional information. |
All required elements are included on the practice plans. |
All but 1 of the required elements are included in the practice plans. |
Several required elements were missing. |
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Organization/ Creativity |
Several of the practice plans used in the project reflect an exceptional degree of student creativity and organization in their plans. |
One or two of the practice plans used in the project reflect student creativity in their plans. |
The practice plans are made by the student, but are based on the designs or ideas of others. |
No practice plans made by the student are included. |
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Knowledge Gained |
Student practice plans accurately demonstrate their knowledge of the sport and important components involved with practice planning. |
Student practice plans accurately demonstrate proper knowledge on at least 3 of the plans. |
Students plans accurately demonstrate knowledge of the team sport on at least 1 of the practice plans. |
Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the creating the practice plans. |
Please include in your practice plans:
*daily objectives
* introduction
* warm up
* skills
* drills
*wrap up
Conclusion
The purpose in creating this webquest is to help you apply the skills of hitting, fielding, throwing catching, game strategy and other important aspects of the game of softball or baseball that we have been learning and implementing throughout our classtimes. Standard 2- Standard 2 - The physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance and Standard 4- The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others. These standards will be used in this lesson and will show me you can apply these things.
By being able to successfully complete this assignment you will show me that you understand what we have learned throughout the softball unit and also shows me that you can design and create a practice plan confidently. Our goal is to prepare you to become professional recreators and being able to plan out and cover different skills and drills can make you a successful recreator.
This assignment should be completed upon your return to class.
Teacher Page
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Softball
Name(s): Tandy Thackeray Lesson length: 75 min
Grade Level: 9-12 Subject: Softball wrap up/ performance assessment
National Standards
Standard 2- Standard 2 - The physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
Standard 4- The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
Utah State Core Curriculum Objectives(s)
Standard 2: Students will demonstrate understanding of movement, fitness and nutrition concepts, principles, and strategies as they apply to the learning and performance of fitness activities.
Intended Learning Outcomes
➣Students will apply their knowledge of skills to completing the performance assessment
Assessment of Student Progress
Pre-Assessment: Padlet Class discussion and brainstorm, have students review previous handouts from previous lessons
Summative Assessment: Students will be able to use specific activities used from all of the lessons to help start their performance assessment.
Preparation:
Prior knowledge and skills: basic fitness skills, basic athletic skills, prior knowledge of softball skills
Teacher preparation:
Materials: performance assessments
Student preparation: This is the last lesson in the softball unit, so any prior knowledge students have regarding softball will be used in performance assessment.
Instructional Procedures
Have students follow webquest and read directions closely.
Students will bring what they have created thus far back to class, if students need more time for plans make accommodations as necessary, if not then get right into mini teaching lessons for students. For the mini teaching lessons split them into groups of four so that they can collaborate ideas and teach together.
Wrap up and close the unit.
Meeting Student Needs
Accommodations: make accommodations as necessary.
Differentiation: I am differentiating for students who enjoy softball and or baseball, providing samples for visual learners, and giving a performance assessment instead of the traditional test for students who do not perform well on tests. We will also will be working individually and collaborating online for project for students who work better in the profile. Profile, interest and readiness are being differentiated.