Racquetball and Paddles Lesson Plan
Racquetball and Paddles Lesson Plan
Racquetball and Paddles Lesson Plan
The students will learn the basic skills and cues for the backhand stroke. They will also
learn the right stance when hitting backhand and practice hitting the ball with a partner.
Students will also reflect on how the backhand stroke is different and similar to the forehand
stroke.
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Student
Learning
Goal(s)/
Objective(s)
What are the
specific learning
goal(s) for
student in this
lesson?
Safety
Statement
LEARNING GOALS
They will learn how to properly hold a racquet or paddle.
They will learn how to perform a backhand stroke.
They will learn how to hit a ball against the wall and back to them while using a
backhand stroke.
They will learn how to hit a ball back and forth with a partner while performing the
backhand stroke.
OBJECTIVES
Psychomotor TSWBAT demonstrate hitting a ball using the backhand stroke by
bending the knees, putting the weight on the balls of the feet, holding the paddle by
making a V with the hand, close fingers on paddle, holding end of racquet, palm
facing your body, pivot and step, swinging paddle low to high, hitting the ball at
about knee height and following through, 8 out of 10 times with 80% accuracy, as
supervised by the instructor.
Cognitive - TSWBAT describe and identify how to hit a ball using a backhand
stroke by bending their knees, putting weight on the balls of their feet, making a V
on the paddle with the hand, closing fingers on paddle, palm facing the body, pivot
and step, swinging paddle low to high, and hitting the ball at about knee height.
Affective TSWBAT cooperate and work together with a partner while performing
the backhand stroke.
Be sure the surface of the activity area is smooth, dry, and free of unnecessary equipment.
Students must remember to be aware of those around them. Do not swing the paddle if a
person is closer than arms width away from you.
Assessment of
Learning
Describe your
formative and
summative
assessments you
will use.
During partner drills, pairs rally with each other in similar line of direction, in parallel lines
that are safely spread apart.
Formative: The students will be assessing each other by helping their partner and they
become more consistent at hitting a ball with the backhand stroke.
Summative: I will be walking around assessing the students and helping those who need
help with the backhand stroke.
Learning
Environment/
Behavior
Expectations
Instructor will walk around the gym to help students that are having a hard time the
backhand stroke. Remind students to keep enough space between each other (about arms
length away). Make sure that all students are being included in the activities. Encourage
students to try their best even if they may not get the backhand stroke down at first.
What procedures
will you use to
ensure students
are safe, on task
and engaged?
What might
happen that you
might not
expect?
Expectations:
If a student is misbehaving or disturbing his or her peers, the student will receive a verbal
warning and will have to perform an exercise (push-ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks, etc.) in
order to partake in the rest of the class.
Instruction: (Body of
the lesson)
____14____ Minutes
Write the step by step
Teaching
Procedure/progression
here.
Tasks
(Extensions)
activities for
the whole
class.
Example: Hit
the ball over to
your partner
10 times.
Cues
(refinements
) Simple
secrets to
improve
performance.
Example: Hand
in the cookie
jar.
Challenges :
(Applications)More game like
chances to
practice the
same tasks at
the same
difficulty level.
Example: In 90
seconds see
how many
times you can
hit the ball to
your partner.
Modifications
: Add
modifications
to make the
tasks easier
and harder
according to
the skill level
of the
students.
Transition: You are all doing a great job of hitting the ball back to yourself using the
backhand swing! Now, lets partner up with the person next to you and practice hitting
a ball backhanded back and forth to your partner.
(1
minute)
Demonstration #2:
Transition: lets set our rackets down and talk about some of the things we learned
today.
Closure
____3____ Minutes
How will you end the
lesson?
Write out the questions
that relate to your
learning goals and
objectives.
Questions that Check
For Understanding
(CFUs)
Hook to next lesson
Differentiation
Next we are going to be learning the lob. Does anybody know what a lob is?
Students with IEPs or 504 plans or students requiring other
accommodations:
Gifted/Talented Students: N/A
Language Differences (ELL): N/A
Materials
What specific
materials/equipment
does the teacher need
for this lesson?
ATTACHMENTS
Include any assessment, task cards, exit slips you used): Describe and numbered.
Resources:
List references and
Other Resources
used to support or