Team Sports Teacher Resources

Sure the ancient Mayan civilization had an advanced calendar and mathematical system, but did you know that they also played a great team sport like basketball? Invite your learners to discover the great ballcourt at Chichen Itza and...

Young athletes get fit and eat healthy with a comprehensive one-week fitness plan. Focusing on nutrition and physical activity, the project provides a tangible way to set goals and create balance.

Team handball is not the same as handball played on a racquetball court. This game is more similar in concept to soccer, the main difference is that the hands are used and not the feet. The court is about the size of a basketball court...

So much to learn about the game of flag football. Here is a well-organized PowerPoint to help you teach this sport. I has excellent pictures and explanations, which will keep students' interest. Well worth investigating!

This softball presentation is incredibly complete in introducing all the basic components of the game. It has great definitions and pictures to go along with the terms used in the sport. The presentation starts off with a little bit of...

Hoopsters! Looking for something to use to teach your hoopsters a bit about the game of basketball? Use this very comprehensive PowerPoint to teach everything from the history of the sport, to skill techniques, to game plays. Included...

Hey Ligase, what have you been up to? Just making ends meet. Watch a video that uses cartoon graphics to teach DNA replication in a clear and concise manner. It begins with the where and when, then covers helicase, primase, DNA...

In this graphing activity, students read a scenario about the participation in team sports by boys and girls. Students create two pictographs; one will show bias toward girls in sports and the other will do the opposite.

Soccer? Football? Which is it? Well, most of the world calls it football except those from the United States. This game has certainly evolved from its beginnings 2,000 years ago. This PowerPoint starts out with a bit of history and goes...

Volleyball originated in the United States over one hundred years ago as a combination of four different games. Can you guess which ones? Check out this PowerPoint and introduce the game of volleyball to your class. It has great photos...

Pupils play a game that's much like ice hockey, but with no ice. It's called floorball. Learn all about the game in this PowerPoint. Learn the rules, learn about the equipment, and then learn how to play the game. It looks like so much fun!

Team sports are quite social; they involve following rules, playing cooperatively, communication, taking turns, and interpersonal relations. Introduce your special education class to the all-American sport of baseball. They learn about...

Playing team sports is about more than just scoring the most goals or winning the most games. Read this passage with your class and learn how athletes build character as members of a team. When finished, individuals identify the main...

Students discover team work by participating in sports activities with classmates.  In this physical education lesson, students compete in different activities in small groups.  Students discuss ways to increase their level of play by...

Students explain the importance or benefits of exercising, determine various activities they can participate in for each of the physical benefits, compile information, develop a presentation, and complete the Well-Being Survey.

Students learn to play a team sport. In this handball lesson, students review passing the ball and practice a crossing drill while defenders try to steal the ball. Students review what they have learned.

Students play a team sport. In this team handball lesson, students review the rules of the court and how to pass the ball. Students practice two types of passing and play a game of handball.

Learners build dribbling and passing skills. In this passing skills lesson, students use basketballs and soccerballs to participate in a team sport in order to score points. Each team must try to pass the ball correctly into the goal or...

Students play a team sport. In this basketball lesson, students learn the nine areas of a basketball court and practice dribbling, passing and shooting without leaving their area.

Students play a team sport. In this handball lesson, students learn the strategies for goal keeping and shooting. Students play practice games.

This is not a lesson, but can be made a part of a lesson in a weight training or conditioning class, or even as part of a team sports workout. This list contains 12 hard core strength training exercises that can be done without any...

Learners research various aspects of a team sport, collect data in a table and use this data to create a graph. They analyze the data in their graph and write a comparative analysis of the team's performance in an article format.

Students discover what types of sports were popular in ancient Hawaii. They investigate the rules for playing the games no longer common in Hawaii. After researching the sports, students play the games and design posters representative...

Not all physical activities are made alike! Show your young athletes the array of individual, team, competitive, and noncompetitive sports that exist. During your presentation, have your class members brainstorm different types of...