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		Drop-It

Tactical Focus:
Setting up for attack

	Set up a neutral zone by marking off a rectangle with pylons or use a low net.
	Start by using throwing and catching skills.
	To score a point, ball must bounce inside opponent’s court and not be returned.
	All throws must be underhand and be thrown immediately from the place where the ball was caught.
	Play rally point – someone scores a point on every serve.
	Play someone new after scoring 5 points.

	Play doubles.
	Strike with hands.
	Use feet to kick a beach ball over the net.
	Use a paddle to hit the ball over the net.
	Do not allow a bounce.
	Play against a wall.
	Use balloons.
	Have players stand on opposite sides of a hoola hoop. Each person can take 2 steps backwards and throw underhand so that the ball bounces in the hoola hoop.

	What are different ways you can make the ball more difficult to hit?
	Disguise shots with changes of preparation and swing (e.g. add a spin, look the opposite direction from where you are hitting the ball)
	Hit the ball to the sides, front, corners

	Use large, soft, lightweight balls.
	Assign a peer buddy to provide verbal cues (i.e. cues that the ball is coming).
	Set-up a small playing area. Use 1/4 of a volleyball court.

LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY

Moderate

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Participant Grouping

Partners.

Equipment

Balls (e.g. beach, foam, paper, wiffle gator): 1 per pair
Paddles: 1 per person
Racquets: 1 per person
Other: Beach Balls, Tennis Balls

Playing Area

Gymnasium

Safety

Warm-up properly to prepare players to be able to change directions quickly.


		Life Skills Development
		Coping and Self-Management Skills
		Do you feel this game challenged you?
		How do you feel when the challenge, whether it be in school, home or in another area of your life, feel it is to large to overcome? And how do you overcome these challenges?
		Why is it important to never give up?
		What types of challenges do you face in your everyday life?
		Do you think it is easier to face challenges when you have a few good friends or people you can trust to help you work through the challenge? Relate this to sport? At school? Or with family members at home?


		FUNdamental Skills
		Manipulation Skills
		Underhand throw
		Preparation Phase: Stand with legs bent, shoulder width apart with non-throwing leg slightly ahead.
		Execution Phase: Transfer weight forward by stepping with non-throwing arm leg (rocking horse action).
		Follow Through Phase: Body and throwing arm should follow through in the direction of the target (arm motion is like the path of a swing).