Lesson Plan Format

Teachers Name: Colby Lindseth

Course: PE 10
Topic: Lacrosse
Length of Class: 70 Minutes
Materials: Pool noodles, lacrosse sticks, lacrosse balls, hockey nets, pylons, pinnies
Curricular Outcomes: Students will acquire skills through a variety of developmentally
appropriate movement activities, students will interact positively with others, students will
assume responsibility to lead an active way of life.
Objectives:
1. Apply and refine performance of manipulative skills of using a lacrosse stick, to
perform activities such as passing and shooting.
2. Demonstrate positive behviours that show respect for self and others
3. Demonstrate effort and participation needed to have a effective class

Activities Time Allowed

Attendance and introduction: 5 Minutes

Here I will wait for students to come into class. I will say hello to each of
them and ask them how their weekend was. After I engage as many students
as possible this weekend I will take attendance. After attendance is complete I
will tell them what the plan is for the day. After I tell them that it is lacrosse, I
will go over the objectives and outcomes I am looking for: their ability to set
up properly to throw and receive the ball, use proper footwork to pass the
ball, and use the proper scoop technique to pick up lacrosse balls. I will also
assess their effort and participation level for the class. I will explain to them
that if they can show those things they will get full marks for the day. After I
tell them the plans and expectations I will get them ready for warm up.

Transition:
The students will transition from the floor and I will get into partners on the
baseline. Here I will deliver further instructions.

Warm Up Game #1: Leaning tower 10 Minutes

Here I will go over the leaning tower. It is a warm up game designed to
challenge students to grab their partner's pool noodle without it falling. The
students will initially start roughly the distance from the center line to the
attack line apart(volleyball court lines). This might be varied for students to
go farther apart or closer together depending on difficulty. After a couple tries
to catch their partners pool noodles. I will have the students pause, and get
into groups of four. I will explain to them the goal that all four students
should try and catch all 4 noodles without them falling. After a couple
attempts, I will once again stop the warmup, and get the class in one big
circle and start again. We will try as one big group a couple times before we
transition to the next game. I will keep in mind that some groups may need to
be closer together, and some can be challenged further apart.
Transition: I will blow the whistle and explain to the students it is time to
clean up. They will put the pool noodles back into the box and come back and
line up on the side or base line for further instruction. The bags of lacrosse
sticks will be stationed close by, as well as the box of balls ready to go.

Instructional Drill #1: Lacrosse Pass

Here I will explain the lacrosse pass. I will ask the students to grab sticks, no 10 Minutes
balls, and we will begin going through the skills of lacrosse. I will tell the
students this can be a sneaky tricky skill so I will explain the drill. I will
explain to the students we will be stationed on the badminton serving lines
across from your partner. I will get a student across from me to show where
we are supposed to stand. I will then go over the proper grip of the stick. The
bottom hand is the base, which they hold onto tightly and do not move. I will
go over how their top hand will be held looser and closer to the top, and how
it will slide when you pass the ball. I will then demonstrate what it looks like.
I will make the students do dry reps with me so we all get a feel. I will then
go over the proper ready position to catch and throw the ball. To throw you
will begin with your feet staggered about shoulder width apart. I will then
talk about generating momentum and using a step to do that. After I go over
that, I will talk about hand positioning on the stick. The bottom hand is the
anchor on the stick, while the top hand is looser and on the stick in order to
slide down the stick. I will tell them that when your pass is finished your
hands should be pretty close together in the follow through. I will show them
the angles they must be aware of to release the ball effectively. I will
demonstrate what happens when these do not occur. I will also talk about how
to aim properly, using the butt of the stick to point to the target, and using
your stick as a lever to get the ball there. On the receiver side, I will
demonstrate how to set up to catch a pass. Stick out in front of them
displaying a target. Then I will demonstrate how they need to softly catch the
ball. I will then give a quick talk about safety. I will acknowledge that we are
all strong students, but I am not assessing how hard they throw the ball. Slow
and controlled is what I am looking for. I will demonstrate this point again as
an example of what I am looking for. Once I have gone over what is expected
in the first drill. They will grab a partner and a ball, and begin when I say go.

Instructional Drill #2: Scoop and pass 5 Minutes

After I go up and down the rows of students assessing and helping when
needed. I will call the students in to explain the next drill. The next drill being
scoop and pass. Here we will go over how to properly pick up the lacrosse
ball using the scoop method. I will explain to them the angles needed to
effectively pick up a lacrosse ball. I will also show and explain the trap
method to help students stop the ball.. The drill will go as follows, student A
will roll the ball to student B, student B will scoop the ball and pass it to
student A, student A will pass back to student B, who will roll the ball to
student A who will scoop and pass. I will get them back in lines and say go
when ready.
Instructional Drill #3: Cradle and Pass Relay 10 Minutes
After I go up and down the rows of students assessing them and helping when
needed. I will call the students in to explain the next skill and drill we are
doing. We are going to talk about ball handling and the skill of cradling. After
we discuss ball handling I will show them how to cradle. I will explain it to
them hopefully in a way they understand, using a bicep curl reference. In
which you take the top hand of the stick and bicep curl it to the opposite
shoulder. After I demonstrate the skill we will get into in the next drill. I will
separate the students into two groups, each starting on the basketball baseline.
For safety the students will not line up directly behind the receiver but beside
them. The drill is designed to make students run to the other side of the
gym(half gym) cradling the ball. On their way back they will pass to the next
person in line. There will be a pass line, a badminton sideline, which they
must pass from. The first team to go there and back wins. We will do this
twice, if each line wins 1, we will do a tie breaker to finish off. I will once
again preach safety, and that passing as hard as you can is not allowed, I will
give the mantra “slow and steady wins the race”. After I split the students into
teams I will start by counting them down and saying go.

Transition:
After the students do this relay twice or three times, I will bring them back in
for one final drill before we play. Students will line up around me as I
introduce the last drill.

Instructional Drill#4: Shooting 5 Minutes

Here I will explain the next drill, shooting. I will explain to them that passing
and shooting are two very similar skills. The drill will go as follows, students
will line up an appropriate distance away from the wall(this will be
determined day of as I am writing this outside of the gym and will have a
better gauge in person). They will be in partners and they will practice
shooting against the wall. The shooter will be on the line ready to go, and
their partner behind them. I will tell them to pick a target on the wall based on
where they are standing, it could be a brick in the wall, could be a specific
part of the mat, based on where they are standing. Partner 1 will shoot on my
count of 3,2,1 shoot. They will be tasked of grabbing their rebound, giving
the ball to partner 2 where they must wait on the line for me to count down as
well. I am doing this as a safety precaution as students may not have the best
control of their shots, so I do not want students to catch a stray shot as they
rebound there own shot. We will do this so every student shoots roughly 5
times each. When I am ready to transition into gameplay I will quietly ask 4
students who have a good feel for the skills to grab two hockey nets. After
they return with the nets I will call them in.

Transition:
I will tell students to put the balls away and line up on the base line with their
partners. Here I will explain to them the next thing we are doing.
Gameplay Rules: 5 Minutes
I will first tell them we are going to play a game. I will go over the rules as
follows: the game will begin with a traditional faceoff, two students kneeling
with the back side of their pockets ready to trap the ball, after the faceoff is
done it will be a 5 on 5 game of lacrosse. We will initially use the 3 step rule
for the ball handler, this is to promote passing, we may switch to as many
steps as possible if the flow of the game increases naturally. I will talk about
how students must be a stick lengths away as a defender, to give students a
chance to pass the ball effectively, here is where I will talk about no stick
checking, this is a safety measure to ensure students do not get slashed.
Students can only hold onto the ball for 3 seconds before they need to pass it.
If the ball is on the floor and there is a scramble, whoever traps it first gets
possession and the other team must give room. The net will be placed down
on the floor and students must score while trying to shoot low, this is to
promote safety again, as we do not want students getting hit in the face with
the ball or sticks. There will be a crease laid out in pylons just as in real
lacrosse, the crease is a no go zone for the other team and forces students to
get creative to get open to shoot. We will do 3 minute shifts and switch when
I blow the whistle. After I get a collective nod from the group, I will quiz
students on the rules to see who was paying attention. When I am satisfied
with the responses I will then tell students to line up on the baseline with a
partner.

Game: 15 Minutes
I will split students into two teams and get five from each team on the court.
The rest of the students will line up on the side ready to go for shift change. A
student from each team will line up for the faceoff. When I count down, the
games will begin and we will start playing.

Cleanup: When the music pauses, I will blow my whistle and tell students it 5 Minutes
is time to clean up. I will designate 4 students to be responsible for nets, and
two students to make sure sticks are put nicely back into bags ready to put
back into the equipment room.

Assessment:
I will be going around and assessing students' ability to set up properly to throw and receive
the ball, use proper footwork to pass the ball, and use the proper scoop technique to pick up
lacrosse balls. Just as we had discussed at the start of class. I will also be assessing their effort
 and participation during the drills. I know students may struggle with lacrosse so I am going to
see their engagement levels and assess them there.

Why I am doing this lesson:

I am doing this lesson to start off the week to try and hit outcomes early. It will enable me to
grade a few students each class so that by the time the end of the week comes. I will have
everyone assessed. I also chose lacrosse because it has many ways to assess basic easy
fundamental movement skills needed to play effectively, that does not require students to
necessarily be good. If student A is not a good passer, they may display proper footwork and set
up which will be assed, so they will not lose marks if they can not do one skill. Whereas some
sports all there really is, is just one skill to assess. I also chose this game as I feel it is an
opportunity to talk about the indigenous peoples of Canada, which in PE there never really seems
to be a good opportunity to do.