The students will pair up and line up opposite their partner - or find space for them and their partner, if their is no lines you can use the spots to make a designated area for the following activity "pass and move". The coach goes over the passing technique for a:

Chest pass; make the letter W with your hands on the ball, start with the ball positioned in front of chest, step into pass, flat pass to your partners chest and finish in superman position pointing toward your target/partner. 

Bounce pass. The coach will then go over the passing technique for a bounce pass; coming from the hip, bouncing on the ground 2/3 of the distance, ball staying low.

Lob pass, (a high pass used to lift the ball over the arms of the defending players.) Teaching points: Start movement from the shoulder, Short back movement, One handed high release and follow through in direction of pass with wrist/fingers

Progressions:

Catch two-handed

Catch one-handed (practice with each hand)

Pass one-handed, overarm (practice with each hand)

Pass to where receiver will be, not where s/he is

Round 1: See how many passes can be completed in 20 seconds (without dropping the ball).

Round 2: First to 20 passes, pair must put the ball above their head when finished.

Tips: These passes are similar to netball and basketball. Depending on prior experience, instruction on technique may be necessary.

Modifications

Increase distance between partners.

Special Needs Modifications

Use a soft ball

Instructions:

Define an area for the activity. Divide the group into two teams. One team has possession of the ball, and they attempt to tag as many people within one minute. Players can not move when in possession of the ball, instead they must pass the ball between themselves. When tagged, players must stop and complete 10 star jumps before returning to the game. To tag the opposition the player must have two hands on the ball and is not to throw it at the opposition.

Encourage players to:

• Use space effectively.
• Pass in front of moving players
• Plan and implement strategies.
• Review and revise the strategies.
• Pass accurately.

Modifications

Make the teams smaller. Make playing area smaller.

Special Needs Modifications

Use a soft ball

Split the class into two teams with the same number of players. One player from each team stands in a defined “5 point” zone (which is at each end of the playing area). The player can move anywhere in the zone.

The team with the ball passes between themselves, earning one point for every successful pass. If a pass is made to the teammate in the “5 point” zone, the team get 5 points!

The opponents try to intercept passes. If they do, they place the ball on the ground, for the passing team to pick up. You can play for a set time and see how many points the team can score.

The coach should regularly change who is standing in the 5 point zone. The activity can be done with no person designated to be in the 5 point zone, but allowing players to move into the zone whenever they want (as long as there is only one player in the zone at any one time).

Variations

•Whenever a ball is intercepted the passing team lose points

•If a pass is dropped or thrown away, the passing team lose points

•If the defending team intercept the pass, they now become the passing team. See which team has the most points at the end!

Modifications

More/less players. Make area bigger/smaller.

Special Needs Modifications

Use a soft ball