Name: Cameron Rivest Date: 10/31/19 Time: 8:00-8:56am; 10:00-

10:56am; 1:34-2:30pm
School: Holyoke High School- Lesson: 3 Facilities: ½ of Gymnasium
Dean Campus
Class Size: 37, 36, 18 Grade: 9, 10, 12 Unit: New Games
Focus of Lesson: Nitroball Intro and Gameplay
Equipment: 2 volleyball nets, 4 volleyballs

Student Performance Objectives (SPOs): By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Psychomotor Allow the volleyball to bounce in between each hit 100% of the time during
gameplay.
GLO S1.H1.L1
Cognitive Use offensive and defensive strategies to improve team dynamics throughout
gameplay.
GLO S2.H5.L1
Affective Adhere to the proper rules and etiquette of Nitroball 100% of the time throughout
the lesson.
GLO S4.H2.L1

Teacher Performance Objectives (TPOs): During the lesson, the teacher will:

Ensure that students are adhering to the rules and etiquette of Nitroball to ensure students are
applying the knowledge of the sport.
Give specific individual, as well as global feedback to students to ensure their improvement in the
sport and show praise to students.

Special Considerations: Accommodations for this specific class/ safety concerns:

We are inside the gymnasium playing Nitroball. The students should be aware of the volleyball net
and poles, as well as the benches. These are hazards on the court that if not aware of, the students
can run into and cause injury.

References:

Kleinman, Isobel. Complete Physical Education Plans for Grades 7-12. Human Kinetics, 2001.
Couturier, L., Chepko, S., & Holt-Hale, S. (2014). National Standards & Grade Level Outcomes for K-12
Physical Education. Reston: SHAPE America. (37-41)
 LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE ORGANIZATION REFLECTION

0:00-6:00 Daily Routine: Students will SSSSSSSSSSSSSS
enter the gymnasium and T
place sit on the benches in
the gymnasium.
6:00-8:00 Attendance: Teacher will SSSSSSSSSSSSSS
take attendance with T
students sitting in the
bleachers.
5:00-6:00 Transition: Students will walk SSSSSSSSSSSSS
in towards the volleyball net T
to listen to the instruction of
the day’s activity.
6:00-10:00 Instruction: Teacher will SSSSSSSSSSSSS Students thought it
discuss the day’s activity with T was a dumb game to
the students. start because they
thought it was childish
Rules of Nitroball: because the ball could
- Serve from behind bounce.
the black line.
- Boundary lines will
be the same as
volleyball court lines.
- Serve must be
underhand.
- Ball must bounce in
between each hit on
each side of the net.
- Volleyball hits are the
only hits allowed
(Bump, set, spike)
- 3 hits/side is the
max.
- Cannot touch the
net.
- Cannot block the ball
coming over the net.
- Ball hits line is in-
bounds.
- Ball is out when a
player hits it out of
play on the opposing
team’s side.
 The activity for today’s
lesson is a Royals of the
Court style tournament.
 Two teams will play a
short game up to
three points.
 The team that gets to
three first will stay on
the court and the
team that loses will
hustle off the court.
 The teams not
playing will stay on
the sideline in order
of how they came
off.
 After each game, the
team that just lost
will move to the back
of the line of teams
on the sideline and
all other teams will
slide down the line.
 The team on the
sideline that is up
next will rotate onto
either side
depending on which
team loses.
10:00-11:00 Checking for Understanding:

Q: What do you have to do in

between each hit?
A: Let the ball bounce
Q: Can you block the ball
from coming over the net?
A: No
11:00-12:00 Team Making: Teams will be SSSSSSSSSSSS
chosen by having 4-5 leaders
come out front to the line S S S S S
and then teacher will make
fair teams of 4-5 students on T
each team depending on how
many students are
participating.
12:00-15:00 Demonstration: Teacher will T SS
have students demonstrate S S SS
the game while following the S SS
rules and giving feedback so ------------- SS
other students understand S SS
the game and how it should S S SS
look. SS
SS
15:00-48:00 Gameplay: Team 1 vs. Team T SS Once students started
2. All other teams on the S S SS to play and I
sideline. S SS encouraged them to hit
------------- SS the ball as hard as they
Teams will switch after one S SS could they started to
team receives 3 points. The S S SS like the game because
winning team will stay on the SS they started to hit the
court and the team that did SS ball with backspin and
not win will move off to the it would keep the ball
side of the court near the low and it would skid
curtain. on the floor.

Standings will be kept on the 3 point challenge was

whiteboard. A team will
receive a tally mark when
they win a game by receiving
3 points and stay on the
court.
48:00-50:00 Closure:
Q: What were some parts of
the game that we thought we
did well?
A:
Q: What were some parts of
the game we think we could
still work on?
A:
50:00-56:00 Daily Routine: Students will
have time to change for the
rest of the day and pick up
their backpacks in the
bleachers.
introduced so teams
wouldn’t be off the
court for too long
waiting.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSS If I were to teach
T Nitroball again I would
teach it before
volleyball because it
will help students with
the 3 hits and having
time in between each
hit to make a decision.
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