Volleyball Teacher Resources

Pupils choose a ball to volley between the group of three or four.

Students practice the overhead volley, using the proper cues.

Learners practicewith a racket, to learn strategies for moving the ball around the court and the importance of placing the ball in different spots .

Pupils work on fitness in stations where they are assigned specific tasks (ex. jumping jacks) that must be performed as a group before moving on to the next station.

Third graders are introduced to offensive and defensive strategies in the game of soccer. They, in groups, develop their own strategies, write them down for presentation to the instructor and try them out against an opposing team.

Students practice throwing and catching in teams while learning about rebound angles.

Students, in groups, are spaced evenly around the gymnasium. Each group is under a basketball basket. Each team runs one lap around the race track. when he/she gets home, hand the ring to the next person who runs.

Students participate in a lesson that covers the concept of finding the circumference of a circle. The teacher covers relevant vocabulary with the students. They work in groups to measure objects and calculate the formula to find the...

Students enter the gym and immediately stretch and perform warm up activities. They work in teams to play a game of handball. They practice to increase their competency in shooting the handball into the goal. Finally, they participate in...

Students practice movement activities used in Australian Rules Football. In groups, They practice stealing the football from the other group. Students demonstrate handball skills and breakdowns.

Young scholars get moving in a fun holiday setting. They participate in a holiday tradition of exchanging gifts with the gift being an exercise to be completed. Exercises are written on small slips of paper and put into a small holiday...

Pupils start at the beginning of the day and move and rotate individually or with friends. They go to as many or as few centers as they wish such as: PE, Art, Music, Media, and Computers. Students do not have to stay together. They...

Middle schoolers examine the role of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Using an inflatable ball, they toss the ball around the room and answer questions related to sayings on the ball. In groups, they play a game to reinforce...

In this grammar worksheet, students, working with a partner, shuffle a set of playing cards with sports and hobbies on each one. Students match up the action verbs, go, play, go to and do to each sport or hobby.

Students understand that elements of sport and/or physical exercise are important aspects of certain jobs. In this sports lesson plan, students discuss sport related careers, listen to speakers who have sport related careers, and...

In this yes/no questions instructional activity, learners read the sentences about Spring. Students then write questions to correspond with the questions.

In this vocabulary instructional activity, students alphabetize a set of 10 words related to sports, found at the top of the page in a word box. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

For this sport dictation worksheet, students take dictation concerning various sports terms and their definitions.

Students are introduced to the letter "V" and its sound. In this letter "V" instructional activity, students practice saying the sound made by the letter "V" and touch their throats to make sure their voice boxes are on track. Students...

The national office of this association is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. USA Volleyball is the national governing body for the sport of volleyball. It also lists national teams, educational sources officiating and merchandise.

Page from the Special Olympics site provides information on volleyball and a coaching guide.

This volleyball site provides information on the characteristics of volleyball, its history, its rules, and the finer points of playing the game.

This site provides a timeline of the history of the game of volleyball. Starts from the beginning of the game in 1895, and goes all the way up to 1996.

This animation shows example moves in a volleyball match (the serve, block, dig) the dimensions of a volleyball court, and explains how points are scored.