EQUIPMENT
1 volleyball per 2 students
24 tall cones
5 dots
Optional: net
STORYLINE
Today we are playing Whack-a-Mole. Your goal is to serve underhand to a target, aiming to whack-a-mole (knock down a tall cone) on the other side.
INSTRUCTIONS
I will divide the class into teams of two – servers and retrievers.
Before the game begins, servers will spread out onto their side of the field with a ball.
Retrievers will line up on either sideline on the opposite side.
When I say, “GO!” servers must serve the ball underhand to the other side.
Retrievers must roll back any served balls to the servers.
If a cone is knocked down, retrievers must take the cone back to the sideline.
At the end of five minutes, servers and retrievers will switch roles.
Game 1: Play as indicated above. Do not keep score.
Game 2: Keep score. At the end of each round count how many cones have been knocked down. If students serve a ball and it lands in a hula-hoop it is worth double points.
Game 3: Change the location of the cones. (Have all the cones bunched together in the middle, make a shape with the cones, put the cones in a border around the outside, etc.)
Variation: To increase difficulty, use a net instead of short cones.
Exit Ticket: Students serve underhand to the teacher catch and put the equipment away.