Volleying

Equipment: Volleyball or other bouncy ball.  Court:  Volleyball courts and nets work best.   The net will hang at 3 feet off of the ground like tennis. Teams of 3 to…

Students begin on the baseline each holding a gator ball. On the teacher signal, the students underhand serve their ball so that it goes straight ahead of them. The goal…

Place hula hoops randomly inside the volleyball court in the gym. Place beach balls, balloons, or volleyballs around the outside of the playing area. On the teacher signal, students try…

Create target on the walls and other areas around the playing area. Create score cards that match the targets. Students are each given a balloon or beach ball to use…

After an initial practice time using volleyball underhand serves, divide the class into two or three teams depending on the number of nets that are available. Each team will have…

Once your K-2 students can volley and strike their balloon with some control, try applying that skill to a little game called The Shepherd. In this game, 3-5 students are…

Students practice hitting a balloon forward while walking on a line. If they drop the balloon they can keep going. If they're successful, they can have a starting place and…

Students start at a color and volleying together to get to the other hoop of that color. They continue to do the same until they've "collected" a rainbow!

Teams of four work to volley a ball down floor to volley into basketball hoop. All Basketball rules apply, including dropped ball goes to opposing team.

Have groups begin with balloons, and set a challenging goal for the number of times that they think they can volley it in succession. Teacher should teach good cues on…